Students at Moritz have the opportunity to begin developing practical skills early in their careers. With moot court and lawyering skills programs in trial advocacy, alternative dispute resolution, and appellate argument, Moritz students can take advantage of many levels of opportunity across a broad range of legal areas. We host multiple internal competitions and field traveling teams in some of the nation’s oldest and most prestigious competitions. Whether you are interested in trial work, appellate work, and Alternative Dispute Resolution work there are many ways to be involved in the Moot Court and Lawyering Skills Program.
The program is managed by the student-run Moot Court Governing Board and their advisor. The program features a nationally ranked travel team program, which sends Moritz’s best advocates to competitions across the country, as well as provides the opportunity to compete in a host of intramural competitions. Our intramural competitions include:
- James K.L. Lawrence Negotiations Competition
- Appellate Advocacy Performance Arguments/Herman Moot Court Competition
- Moritz Representation in Mediation Competition
- Moritz 1L Moot Court Competition
- Michael F. Colley Trial Competition
In the Travel Team Program, second-and third-year law students represent Moritz at moot court and lawyering skills competitions across the country. Recent travel team program successes include:
- National Champion, Prince Evidence Moot Court Competition (2021)
- Best Oralist, Prince Evidence Moot Court Competition (2021)
- Best Oralist, National Energy and Sustainability Moot Court Competition (2021)
- Regional Semi-finalist, Best Brief, ABA National Appellate Advocacy Competition (2021)
- National Semi-finalist, National Moot Court Competition in Child Welfare and Adoption Law (2021)
- Third Best Brief, National Moot Court Competition in Child Welfare and Adoption Law (2021)
- Regional Semi-finalist, Texas Young Lawyers Association (2021)
- Best Advocate, All Star Challenge (mock trial), 2021
- National Semi-finalist, American Association of Justice Student Trial Advocacy Competition (2021)
- Second Place, Region 6, NYC Bar National Moot Court Competition (2020)
- Best Oralist, Region 6, NYC Bar National Moot Court Competition (2020)
- Regional Semi-finalist, Texas Young Lawyers Association (2021)
- National Champion, Andrews Kurth Moot Court Championship (2020)
- Second Best Brief, Andrews Kurth Moot Court Championship (2020)
- Regional Semi-finalist, Best Brief, ABA National Appellate Advocacy Competition (2021)
- Second Place, Frank A. Schreck Gaming Law (2020)
- Best Respondent Brief, John J. Gibbons Criminal Procedure (2020)
- Second Best Brief, Kaufman Securities Law (2020)
- National Semi-finalist, Giles Sutherland Rich Memorial Moot Court Competition (2020)
- Third Place, ABA National Negotiation Competition (2020)
- Best Advocate, Andrews Kurth Moot Court Championship (2019)
- Best Brief, Herbert Wechsler National Criminal Moot Court Competition (2019)
- Best Advocate, Walter Shapero Sixth Circuit Moot Court Competition (2019)
- National Semifinalists, Irving R. Kaufman Memorial Securities Law Moot Court Competition (2019)