Intercollegiate Competitions/Traveling Teams

Competitions/ Top Finishes

Intercollegiate Competitions Generally

The intercollegiate competitions allow student teams comprised of two to four persons to go and compete against other law schools across the nation.  These traveling teams have been consistently competitive against some of the top schools in the country.  Participation on a traveling team requires writing an appellate brief and subsequently performing oral arguments.  The scores for intercollegiate competitions proportionately combine brief scores with oral scores.  Each university sponsored traveling team is provided with a coach who works with the team one-on-one. 

Traveling teams are assigned based on try-outs during the Fall Semester.  In order to try-out, students must submit a letter of interest and a writing sample. Each student who wishes to try out must interview and present a short oral argument from past issues from in-school competitions in front of a panel of faculty judges. 

Several traveling teams are sponsored by the law school and as such, those who serve on the teams receive Moot Court credit.  Participants also receive a five point bonus on their overall score should they decide to compete for membership on Moot Court Board during Second year.  Typically, half of the members on the Moot Court Board served on traveling teams in their second and/or third year.  

Intercollegiate Competitions which receive Moot Court credit:

National Moot Court Competition:  The oldest of the moot court competitions, students participate in a regional competition in November.  Teams that advance go on to compete in the National Competition in New York in late January or early February.  Dean Barbara Kritchevsky coaches this team.  For information on this competition and past issues please visit the website listed below.

http://www.abcny.org/LawStudents/MootCourt.htm

Wagner Labor Law Moot Court Competition:  This competition is held in New York City in early March each year.  For information on this competition and past issues please visit the website listed below.

http://www.nyls.edu/pages/315.asp

Pace Environmental Law Moot Court Competition:  This competition is held at Pace Law School in White Plains, New York in late February.  For information on this competition and past issues please visit the website listed below.

http://www.law.pace.edu/environmentalm/

ABA National Appellate Advocacy Competition:  Sponsored by the American Bar Association, this competition is a regional competition that is held in different cities in March of each year.  For information on this competition and past issues please visit the website listed below.

http://www.abanet.org/lsd/competitions/naac/

Duberstein Bankruptcy Law Moot Court Competition:  Sponsored by the American Bankruptcy Institute, this competition is held in late March of every year, usually in New York State.  For information on this competition and past issues please visit the website listed below.

http://www.abiworld.org/moot/history.html

Frederick Douglas Moot Court Competition:  Sponsored by BLSA, this competition is held in March of every year at the NBLSA convention.  For information on this competition and past issues please visit the website listed below.

http://www.nblsa.org/programs/mootcourt/index.html

National Mock Trial Competition:  This competition is sponsored by the American College of Trial Lawyers and the Texas Young Lawyers Association and held in late March or early April of every year.  The Honorable Chris Craft coaches this team.  For information on this competition and past issues please visit the website listed below.

http://www.tyla.org/advocacy_ntc.html