Inter-School Moot Court Competition Guide
Last Updated: September 25, 2009
Please note that this list is intended as a guideline only. Specifics of the competitions are subject to change at any time. Although this list will be updated periodically, students are strongly encouraged to conduct their own research regularly. Students wishing to participate in an inter-school competition are responsible for knowing the details and deadlines of the competitions.
Competitions listed below are listed by deadline registration month. Please contact Jon Saline at or copies of competition information.
Competitions with No Registration Date Scheduled or Open Until Filled
20th Annual ABA Criminal Justice Trial Advocacy Competition
Issue: Criminal law
Location: John Marshall Law School, (Chicago, Illinois)
Date of Competition: March 25-27, 2010
Registration Deadline: No deadline given
Registration Fee: $350 per team.
More information:
Miscellaneous:Competition limited to 20 teams. Only teams invited to attend will pay registration fee.
Space Law Moot Court Competition
Issue: Space law issues
Location: Georgetown University Law Center
Date of Competition: April, 2010 (North American Regional Competition at Georgetown) and September 2009 (International Finals in Prague, Czechoslovakia)
Registration Deadline: No information provided
Registration Fee: No information provided
More information: or contact Skip Smith at
Miscellaneous: Sponsored by the International Institute of Space Law (“IISL”). IISL arranges funding to the winning national team to attend the international competition. Each school is limited to one team.
National Cultural Heritage Law Moot Court Competition
Issue: Cultural Heritage Law
Location: DePaul University College of Law (Chicago, Illinois)
Date of Competition: March 5-6, 2010
Registration Deadline: No information provided
Registration Fee: No information provided
More information: or email
Miscellaneous: Sponsored by the International Institute of Space Law (“IISL”). IISL arranges funding to the winning national team to attend the international competition. Each school is limited to one team.
2009-2010 Open Competitions
(Arrainged chronologically by REGISTRATION deadline date)
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2010 National Environmental Law Moot Court Competition
Issue: Environmental Law
Location: Pace Law School (White Plains, New York)
Date of Competition: February 18 – 20, 2010
Registration Deadline: September 29, 2009
Registration Fee: $400 Entry Fee per team
More information:
Miscellaneous:
GNLU International Moot Court Competition, 2010
Issue: Oral Advocacy
Location: Gujarat, India
Date of Competition: February 3-7, 2010
Registration Deadline: September 15, 2009
Registration Fee: $100 per team
More information:
Miscellaneous: Registration is limited to one team per accredited law school.
October
2009-2010 ABA Forum on Communications Law First Amendment and Media Law Diversity Moot Court Competition
Issue: First Amendment and Media Law
Location: Regionals are held in four regions (Arizona schools compete in Los Angeles, California; location to be determined) and finals are held in Key Largo, Florida on January 28, 2010
Date of Competition: Regional Competitions in Mid-January 2010; Finals on January 28, 2010
Registration Deadline: October 9, 2009
Registration Fee: No information provided
More information:
Miscellaneous: Participation limited to BLSA, NLLSA, NNALSA, NAPALSAor minority student group members.
20th Annual First Amendment Moot Court Competition
Issue: First Amendment Issues
Location: Vanderbuilt University Law School (Nashville, Tennessee)
Date of Competition: February 18 – 19, 2010
Registration Deadline:October 9, 2009
Registration Fee: $500 Entry fee per team
More information:
Miscellaneous:
November
22nd Annual Domenick L. Gabrielli National Family Law Moot Court Competition
Issue: Family Law
Location: Albany Law School (Albany, New York)
Date of Competition: February 25 – 27, 2010
Registration Deadline: November 11, 2009
Registration Fee: $300 per team
More information:
Miscellaneous: Participation limited to the first 24 teams to register and pay registration fees
12th Annual Herbert J. Wechsler National Criminal Law Moot Court Competition
Issue: Substantive Criminal Law
Location: Erie County Courthouse (Buffalo, New York)
Date of Competition: March 27, 2010
Registration Deadline: November 27, 2009
Registration Fee: $400 per team and $775 for 2 teams
More information: or
Miscellaneous:Competition is limited to 24 teams.
December
16th Annual Evan A. Evans Constitutional Law Moot Court Competition
Issue: Constitutional Law
Location: University of Wisconsin Law School (Madison, Wisconsin)
Date of Competition: March 26 – 28, 2010
Registration Deadline: December 1, 2009 (First come, first served)
Registration Fee: $500 for one team
More information: or
Miscellaneous: Each law school is limited to two teams comprised of no more than two students. Law school must be ABA accredited to participate.
January
February
13th Annual Thurgood Marshall Memorial Moot Court Competition
Issue: Emerging issues in federal law
Location: Washington, D.C.
Date of Competition: March 25-26, 2010
Registration Deadline:February 9, 2010 (registration fee not due until March 6, 2009)
Registration Fee: $400 per team
More information: Dan Strunk: nd
Miscellaneous: Teams must be comprised of two people. One school may send up to three teams. Hosted by the Younger Lawyers Division of the Federal Bar Association.
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May
11th Annual Pepperdine University School of Law National Entertainment Law Moot Court Competition
Issue: Entertainment Law
Location: Pepperdine University School of Law (Malibu, California)
Date of Competition: October 17-19, 2008
Registration Deadline: May 3, 2008 (early registration) – August 22, 2008 (final registration)
Registration Fee: $475
More information: Contact Patty Hayes, Moot Court Board’s administrator,
Miscellaneous: All schools limited to one team. Competition is limited to the first 24 teams who submit the registration form and fee.
June
7th Annual 2008 National Civil Trial Competition
Issue: Civil Issue
Location: Loyola Law School (Los Angeles, CA)
Date of Competition: November 13 – 15, 2008
Registration Deadline: June 2, 2008
Registration Fee: No information provided
More information:
Miscellaneous: Sponsored by Greene Broillet & Wheeler, LLP. 16 law schools will be invited to compete – each school may have one team with 4 advocates. If interested, complete the application available on the website. Schools will be invited based on the applications submitted. Problem will be distributed to participating schools in early September 2008.
27th Annual John Marshall Law School International Moot Court Competition in IT and Privacy Law
Issue: Technology Law
Location: The John Marshall Law School (Chicago, Illinois)
Date of Competition: October 23-25, 2008
Registration Deadline: June 16, 2008
Registration Fee: $400 for US teams, $200 for International Teams
More information:
Miscellaneous: Each school is limited to one team and the competition will be capped at 40 teams
17th Annual 2008 National Health Law Moot Court Competition
Issue: Health Law
Location: Southern Illinois University School of Law (Carbondale, Illinois)
Date of Competition: November 7 – 8, 2008
Registration Deadline: June 30, 2008
Registration Fee: $350 per team or $600 for two teams (fees due September 8, 2008)
More information:
Miscellaneous: All schools limited to 2 teams of no more than 3 members. No more than 32 teams will be permitted to participate.
Prize: $1,000 for first, $750 for second, $500 for third, $500 for best brief, $500 for best oralist, $250 to each runner up for best brief and best oralist.
August
2008 Lone Star Classic
Issue: Criminal with emphasis on Federal Rules of Evidence
Location: St. Mary’s University School of Law (San Antonio, Texas)
Date of Competition: October 9 – 11th, 2008
Registration Deadline: August 8, 2008
Registration Fee: $500 per team
More information:
Miscellaneous: Open to ABA accredited schools only. 16 teams selected composed of 4 students per team. Each school may enter only one team.
2nd Annual Emory Civil Rights and Liberties Moot Court Competition
Issue: Civil Rights and Liberties
Location: Emory University School of Law (Atlanta, Georgia)
Date of Competition: October 10 – 12, 2008
Registration Deadline: August 29, 2008
Registration Fee: Before August 1, 2008, $275 for 1st team and $225 for the 2nd. After August 1, 2008, $350 for 1st team and $300 for the 2nd.
More information:
Miscellaneous: Competition is limited to 30 teams. Each school limited to 2 teams comprised of two or three students.
September
2008-2009 ABA Arbitration Competition
Issue: Arbitration regarding employment law issue
Location: Regionals held four locations (IL, KY, PA, or TX) and finals held in San Antonio, Texas
Date of Competition: Regionals on November 8-9, 2008 and November 15-16, 2008; Finals on January 23-24, 2009 (San Antonio, TX)
Registration Deadline: September 19, 2008
Registration Fee: $300 per team ($250 for an additional team)
More information: and and
Miscellaneous: Participation limited to ABA Law Student Division Members ($25 to enroll). One team per school with four students per team: two as lawyers and two as witnesses.
4th Annual Susan J. Ferrell Intercultural Human Rights Moot Court Competition
Issue: International Human Rights Law and Policy
Location: St. Thomas School of Law (Miami Gardens, FL)
Date of Competition: January 30, 31 and February 1, 2009
Registration Deadline: September 20, 2008
Registration Fee: $250 per team
More information:
Miscellaneous: Each school is permitted to send one team composed of 2 – 5 members.
2008-2009 ABA Negotiation Competition
Issue: Negotiation regarding elder law issue
Location: Regionals held at ten locations (Arizona schools compete at California Western School of Law in San Diego, CA) and finals are held in Boston, MA
Date of Competition: Regionals on November 1-2, 2008, November 7-8, 2008, and November 8-9, 2008; Finals on February 13-14, 2009
Registration Deadline: September 19, 2008
Registration Fee: $325 per team ($300 for an additional team)
More information: and and
Miscellaneous: Participation limited to ABA Law Student Division Members ($25 to enroll). Two teams per school with two students per team
2nd Annual Asylum and Refugee Law National Moot Court Competition
Issue: Asylum and Refugee Law
Location: US District Court, Eastern District of California (Sacramento, CA)
Date of Competition: February 7, 2009
Registration Deadline: Priority registration begins September 29, 2008. General registration runs through October 14, 2008 – November 26, 2008.
Registration Fee: No information provided
More information: or
Miscellaneous: Registration is limited to the first 16 teams to register and pay in full.
Thomas Tang National Moot Court Competition
Issue: Appellate Advocacy
Location: Seattle, WA
Date of Competition: November 20-23, 2008
Registration Deadline: September 30, 2008
Registration Fee: $150 per team
More Information: or
Miscellaneous: Six regional competitions, winners chosen from regional competitions participate in the National finals. Regional competitions are held throughout October of 2008 in six different regions
Prize: Scholarships totaling $10,000 donated by the Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc.
October
2nd Annual Charleston School of Law National Moot Court Competition
Issue: Constitutional Law
Location: Charleston School of Law (Charleston, South Carolina)
Date of Competition: February 5-7, 2009
Registration Deadline: October 1, 2009 (early) through November 15, 2008 (latest)
Registration Fee: $480 per team
More information:
Miscellaneous: Each law school is limited to two teams
19th Annual First Amendment Moot Court Competition
Issue: Constitutional Law – 1st Amendment
Location: Vanderbilt University Law School (Nashville, Tennessee)
Date of Competition: February 19 – 20, 2009
Registration Deadline: October 10, 2008
Registration Fee: $250
More information: OR (615) 727-1345
Miscellaneous: 2Ls and 3Ls only. Competition is open to 32 two-member teams.
Prize: $2,000 for first, $1,000 for second, $500 for semifinalists, $500 for best brief, $500 for best oralist.
2009 Cardozo/BMI Entertainment & Communications Law Moot Court Competition
Issue: Entertainment Law – specifically an intellectual property issue
Location: Benjamin M. Cardozo School of Law (New York, NY)
Date of Competition: March 5, 6, and 8, 2009
Registration Deadline: October 13, 2008 (opens) November 7, 2008 (latest)
Registration Fee: $450 (due if selected by November 21, 2008)
More information:
Miscellaneous: Participation limited to one team per school, three students maximum per team. All interested teams should e-mail registration forms via e-mail at Selection on a first come, first served basis.
Prize: cash prizes will be awarded to runner-up best team and best team, runner-up best brief and best brief, and best oralist in the preliminary rounds.
2008 – 2009 Saul Lefkowitz Moot Court Competition
Issue: US Trademark and Unfair Competition Law
Location: Regional competitions in Atlanta, Chicago, New York, and San Francisco. Final competition is in Washington, D.C.
Date of Competition: Regional competition: February 7, 2009 and National Finals: March 21, 2009
Registration Deadline: October 17, 2008
Registration Fee: NO FEE
More information:
Miscellaneous: Each school is permitted to send up to two teams
Prize: Final competition first place is $3,000, second place is $1,500, $1,000 for best brief, $500 for second place brief, $1,000 for best oralist team, $500 for second place best oralist team, $1,000 to school of winning team.
2009 Tulane Mardi Gras Invitation National Sports Law Tournament
Issue: Sports Law (appellate advocacy)
Location: Tulane Law School (New Orleans, Louisiana)
Date of Competition: February 18 – 20, 2009
Registration Deadline: October 22, 2008
Registration Fee: $525 for one team
More information: or Susan Jaffer at
Miscellaneous: Open to the first 32 teams to register. Open to ABA accredited schools only.
21st Annual Ruby R. Vale Interschool Corporate Moot Court Competition
Issue: Corporate Law
Location: Widener University School of Law (Wilmington, DE)
Date of Competition: March 12 – 15, 2009
Registration Deadline: October 23, 2008
Registration Fee: $450 per team
More information: Contact Margaret Serrano at
Miscellaneous: Competition limited to the first 24 teams to register
2008-2009 ABA Client Counseling Competition
Issue: Client Counseling regarding negligence and related tort issues
Location: Regionals are held in thirteen different regions (Arizona schools compete in Northern California; location to be determined) and finals are held at North Carolina Central University School of Law (Raleigh, NC)
Date of Competition: Regionals on February 7-8, 2009 OR February 14-15, 2009; Finals on March 13-14, 2009
Registration Deadline: October 24, 2008
Registration Fee: $300 for first team and $250 for second team
More information: and and
Miscellaneous: Participation limited to ABA Law Student Division Members ($25 to enroll). One team per school, two students per team
4th Annual Immigration Law Competition
Issue: Immigration Law
Location: New York University School of Law (New York, NY)
Date of Competition: February 19 – 22, 2009
Registration Deadline: October 24, 2008 for applications; teams selected will be notified by November 1, 2008
Registration Fee: $400 for those teams selected
More information: OR
8th Annual 2009 Regent University Constitutional Law Moot Court Tournament
Issue: Constitutional Law
Location: Regent University (Virginia Beach, Virginia)
Date of Competition: February 6 – 7, 2009
Registration Deadline: Early registration is October 27, 2008. Final registration is November 10, 2008.
Registration Fee: $325 per team if sent in during early registration. $375 per team if sent in after early registration closes.
More information:
14th Annual National Juvenile Law Moot Court Competition
Issue: Juvenile Law, specifically faith-based withholding of medical treatment to a minor child
Location: Whittier Law School (Costa Mesa, CA)
Date of Competition: February 6 – 7, 2009
Registration Deadline: October 31, 2008 (early) and November 10, 2008 (final)
Registration Fee: $425 for early registration and $475 for final registration
More information: or
Miscellaneous: Sponsored by the Center for Children’s Rights and the Moot Court Honors Board. Participation limited to ABA accredited schools.
Prizes: Winner = $1,000, Best Oral Advocate = $500, and Best Brief = $500
24th Annual William E. McGee National Civil Right Moot Court Competition
Issue: Civil Rights
Location: University of Minnesota
Date of Competition: March 5 – 7, 2009
Registration Deadline: October 31, 2008
Registration Fee: $325 per team
More information: Contact Professor Carl Warren at or
Miscellaneous: Each school may enter up to two teams consisting of two to three students. Participation in the competition is limited to the first 36 teams to register.
November
22nd Annual Domenick L. Gabrielli National Family Law Moot Court Competition
Issue: Family Law
Location: Albany Law School (Albany, New York)
Date of Competition: February 25 – 27, 2010
Registration Deadline: November 11, 2009
Registration Fee: $300 per team
More information:
Miscellaneous: Participation limited to the first 24 teams to register and pay registration fees
38th Annual William B. Spong Invitational Moot Court Tournament
Issue: Constitutional issue
Location: William and Mary School of Law (Williamsburg, Virginia)
Date of Competition: February 13 – 14, 2009
Registration Deadline: November 1, 2008
Registration Fee: $500 for first team, $400 for second team
More information: Justin Neidig,
Miscellaneous: Each school is permitted to send up to two teams. Each team should be comprised of 2 or 3 students. Your school will be required to provide one brief grader for each team that you send.
4th Annual Adoption & Child Welfare National Moot Court Competition
Issue: Children’s Best Interest & Multicultural Issues in Adoption
Location: Capital University Law School (Columbus, Ohio)
Date of Competition: March 13-14, 2009
Registration Deadline: November 3, 2008 (early) and January 5, 2009 (final)
Registration Fee: $450/team for early registration and $500/team for late registration
More Information: and click on “Moot Court”
Miscellaneous: Preliminary rounds held at the Ohio Statehouse and final rounds held at the Supreme Court of Ohio. Registration limited to first 26 teams. Problem released December 1, 2008 and briefs due February 6, 2009.
24th Annual Dean Jerome Prince Memorial Evidence Competition
Issue: Evidence
Location: Brooklyn Law School (Brooklyn, New York)
Date of Competition: April 2 – 4, 2009
Registration Deadline: November 7, 2008
Registration Fee: $500
More information: Rebecca Sacks-Oppenheim,
Miscellaneous: First 32 schools to register will be invited to compete. Each school is permitted to send one team (up to 3 competitors and one coach).
ABA National Appellate Advocacy Competition
Issue: War Powers Act
Location: 6 regional competitions held February 26 – 28, 2009, March 5 – 7, 2009, and March 12 – 14, 2009 (locations to be announced). National competitions will take place April 2 – 4, 2009 in Chicago, Illinois.
Date of Competition: February 26 – 28, 2009, March 5 – 7, 2009, and March 12 – 14, 2009 = prelims and April 2 – 4, 2009 = finals
Registration Deadline: November 7, 2008
Registration Fee: $600 for one team; $450 for additional team
More information:
Miscellaneous: Participation limited to ABA Law Student Division members.
32nd Annual J. Braxton Craven Memorial Moot Court Competition
Issue: Constitutional law
Location: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Chapel Hill, NC)
Date of Competition: February 25 – 28, 2009
Registration Deadline: Registration opens November 7, 2008 and will remain open until 24 teams are selected and have paid the registration fee.