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In
May 2000, former
Attorney General John F. Farmer, Jr.
announced the establishment of the New Jersey
Attorney General’s Advocacy Institute
to enhance the administration of justice
in the State, and ensure the attorneys representing
governmental entities maintain the highest
degree of professionalism. Since then, the
Advocacy Institute has endeavored to provide
a broad range of programs to address the
needs of public sector attorneys, including
deputies attorney general, assistant prosecutors,
municipal prosecutors and those who represent
other governmental entities. Under the stewardship
of its first Director, former Assistant
Attorney General Andrew J. Rossner, the
New Jersey Attorney General’s Advocacy
Institute developed into one of the finest
providers of professional development programs
in the nation.
The
Advocacy Institute today offers a curriculum
practical skills programs and topical presentations
on the diverse areas of the law in which
public sector attorneys practice. Moreover,
the Advocacy Institute serves as a clearing
house for Best Practices, and is responsible
for producing handbooks and practice manuals
for use within the Department of Law &
Public Safety.
The
Advocacy Institute primarily offers programs
in Trenton and Newark, depending on the
type of program being offered, and facility
availability. The Advocacy Institute is
an accredited New Jersey and Pennsylvania
Continuing Legal Education (“CLE”)
provider. Accordingly, as an added benefit,
attorneys attending Advocacy Institute programs
may earn credits toward their New Jersey,
New York and Pennsylvania CLE requirements,
and toward their New Jersey trial certification
requirements.
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