2012
WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY
SCHOOL OF LAW
Trial and Advocacy Program
Negotiation and Dispute Resolution Program
Lawyering Skills Competitions
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Washington University School of Law
Trial and Advocacy Program
There Are Several Opportunities For Students
To Get Involved
Moot Court
Supreme
Court
Environmental
International
Intellectual
Property (IP)
Trial
Advocacy
ADR Program
National
Environmental
Moot Court
Jessup
International
Saul Lefkowitz
(Trademark
Law)
Trial Team
Negotiation
Niagara
International
Giles
Sutherland Rich
(Patent Law)
Inter-School
National
Appellate
Advocacy
National
Civil Rights
Mediation
Intra-School *
Wiley Rutledge
Environmental
Law
1L Client
Counseling
1L Negotiation
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* WULAW’s intra-school competitions (Wiley Rutledge Moot Court, Environmental Law Moot Court,
Client Counseling and Negotiation) are administered by student run boards.
Washington University School of Law
Trial and Advocacy Program
Intra-School Moot Court Competitions
Wiley Rutledge Moot Court Competition
Environmental Law Moot Court Competition
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Washington University School of Law
Trial and Advocacy Program
Wiley Rutledge Moot Court Competition
Description:
The oldest and largest moot court at the School of Law, The
Wiley Rutledge Moot Court Competition began at the law
school in 1867. It is named in honor of Justice Wiley B.
Rutledge of the U.S. Supreme Court, a former dean of the
law school. This competition, open to all second and third
year law students during the Fall semester, focuses on federal
law.
Prior to the competition, students learn effective brief
writing and oral advocacy skills through seminars led by
faculty.
For the competition, students work in teams, with each team
ultimately writing a brief and delivering appellate arguments
before panels of lawyers and judges. Judges for the final
round are usually federal judges from various circuits in the
country.
Number of Students:
Up to 96 students participate each year, in teams of two.
Team Selection:
Students select their partner. In order to participate in the
Wiley Rutledge Moot Court competition, students must
register for the competition in the spring.
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Recommended Preparation:
Appellate brief writing skills, past experience with advocacy
or public speaking.
Practice Schedule:
Up to each team.
Competition Schedule:
Two preliminary rounds take place in November. Three
other rounds take place after preliminaries.
Credits Earned:
1 credit, posted in the Fall.
Skills Developed:
Oral and written advocacy, research, editing. The team
researches two legal issues and writes one 30 page brief of
passable quality.
Honors:
In 2007, John R. Roberts, Chief Justice of the United States
Supreme Court, judged the competition’s final round.
Contacts:
Jo Ellen Lewis, lewisj@wulaw.wustl.edu
Bill Dorothy, bbdoroth@wulaw.wustl.edu
Washington University School of Law
Trial and Advocacy Program
Environmental Law Moot Court Competition
http://law.wustl.edu/MootCt/EnvironMtCt/home.html
Description:
The environmental moot court competition combines the
international and political aspects of protecting the
environment with the intricacies of administrative and
environmental law, the persuasiveness of brief writing, and
the oral advocacy skills of a litigator. In teams of two,
participants prepare a brief and make arguments in front of
local judges and lawyers in appellate court litigation.
The problem involves a complex and interesting legal issue
dealing with private or public actions that have failed to take
account of costs or harms inflicted on the eco-system. The
competition is open to all 2nd and 3rd year Wash U law
students and there are no prerequisites.
Practice Schedule:
Up to each team.
Competition Schedule:
Two preliminary rounds take place in late March. Three out
rounds take place after preliminaries.
Credits Earned:
1 credit, posted in the Spring.
Skills Developed:
Oral and written advocacy, research, editing. The team
researches two legal issues and writes one 25-30 page brief
of passable quality.
Contacts:
Michael Koby, koby@wulaw.wustl.edu.
Number of Students:
Up to 96 students participate each year, in teams of two.
Team Selection:
Students select their partner.
Recommended Preparation:
Brief writing skills, past experience with advocacy or public
speaking.
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Washington University School of Law
Trial and Advocacy Program
Inter-School Moot Court Teams
National Appellate Advocacy Moot Court Team
National Civil Rights Moot Court Team
National Environmental Moot Court Team
Phillip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Team
Niagara International Law Moot Court Team
Giles Sutherland Rich Memorial IP Moot Court Competition
Saul Lefkowitz National Trademark Law Moot Court Team
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Washington University School of Law
Trial and Advocacy Program
National Appellate Advocacy Moot Court
Team
http://www.abanet.org/lsd/competitions/naac/
Description:
The National Appellate Advocacy Moot Court team
represents the law school at the American Bar Association
(ABA) National Appellate Advocacy Competition, which
simulates the United States Supreme Court. Each team writes
a brief on behalf of the Petitioner or Respondent and
represent both the Petitioner and Respondent at oral
argument.
Number of Students:
6. There are two teams of 3 students (1 alternate).
Team Selection:
Applications are due by September 3, 2012. Tryouts are
scheduled on September 6-8, 2012. The team is selected by a
panel, including the coaches.
Recommended Preparation:
Performance in the Wiley Rutledge Moot Court
Competition, grades, writing skills, journal membership, past
experience with advocacy or public speaking.
Practice Schedule:
Brief writing occurs over winter break and continues into the
first week of January classes. Oral argument practices follow,
typically 90 minutes at a time, 2-3 times a week.
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Competition Schedule:
The team attends one regional competition, which will occur
at the end of February or early March. If a sub-team is
successful in winning the regional round, they will attend
nationals, which occurs near the end of March or beginning
of April, in Chicago.
Credits Earned:
1 credit, posted in the Spring.
Skills Developed:
Oral and written advocacy, research, editing. The team
researches two legal issues and writes one 30 page brief.
Honors:
WULAW has won regionals and advanced to national finals
each of the past eight years. The team had the third, sixth
and tenth best oralists in the region in 2009; and the second
and third best oralists in the region in 2010. WULAW has
advanced five teams to the quarter-finals of the National
Championship in the past five years. In 2012, WULAW won
the regional competition advancing to the national finals,
where we won the National Championship as well as 2nd Top
Speaker and 3rd Top Speaker awards.
Contacts:
Richard Finneran, refinneran@wulaw.wustl.edu
Washington University School of Law
Trial and Advocacy Program
National Civil Rights Moot Court Team
http://local.law.umn.edu/mootcourt/index.htm
Description:
The National Civil Rights Moot Court team represents the
law school at the McGee National Civil Rights Moot Court
Competition. This competition simulates a civil rights
problem in front of the United States Supreme Court. Each
team writes a brief on behalf of the Petitioner or
Respondent and represent both Petitioner and Respondent at
oral argument.
Number of Students:
6. There are two sub-teams of 3 students.
Team Selection:
Same application process as the National Moot Court Team
(see pg. 10). Applications are due by September 3, 2012.
Tryouts are scheduled on September 6-8, 2012. The team is
selected by a panel, including the coaches.
Recommended Preparation:
Performance in Wiley Rutledge Competition, grades, writing
skills, journal membership, past experience with advocacy or
public speaking. An interest in civil rights law is not a
requisite, but a plus.
Competition Schedule:
The team attends the McGee National Civil Rights Moot Court
Competition, hosted by the University of Minnesota School of
Law. The competition takes place in late February/early March.
Credits Earned:
1 credit, posted in the Spring.
Skills Developed:
Oral and written advocacy, research, editing. The team
researches three legal issues and writes one 35 page brief.
Honors:
WULAW has won the McGee National Championship in four
of the past five years, reaching the quarter-finals in the
remaining year. It had the top speaker in the competition in
three of those years.
Contacts:
Kelly Snyder, kelysnyder@gmail.com.
Practice Schedule:
Brief writing occurs over winter break and continues into the
first week of January classes. Oral argument practices follow,
typically 90 minutes at a time, 2-3 times a week.
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Washington University School of Law
Trial and Advocacy Program
National Environmental Moot Court Team
http://www.law.pace.edu/environmentalm/
Description:
Recognized as the preeminent environmental law moot court
in the United States, this annual competition tests skills in
appellate brief writing and oral advocacy involving issues
drawn from real cases, providing experience in
environmental litigation first hand. The competition is
distinctive in that three teams argue the issues, reflecting the
fact that environmental litigation frequently involves multiple
parties.
Number of Students:
2.
Team Selection:
The team is usually comprised of the winners of the school’s
Intramural Environmental Moot Court competition. When
the winners of the intramural competition are graduating
students, however, tryouts may be held.
Recommended Preparation:
Success in the law school’s intramural Environmental Moot
Court competition is of great importance.
Competition Schedule:
The competition is held annually during late February at Pace
University in New York.
Credits Earned:
1 credit, posted in the Spring.
Skills Developed:
Oral advocacy, legal research and brief writing skills.
Participants gain experience working with statutory language
and environmental regulations.
Honors:
In 2006, WULAW finished second in the nation, and in 2007,
WULAW advanced to the semi-final round and won the
David Sive award for best overall brief. In 2008, WULAW
advanced to the semi-final round and won the best advocate
award in the all three preliminary rounds. In 2009. WULAW
advanced to the quarter-final round. In 2011, WULAW
advanced to the semi-final round.
Contacts:
Michael Koby, koby@wulaw.wustl.edu
Practice Schedule:
The brief is written late in the Fall, and the competition
itself takes place in late February. The team practices 2-3
times per week in the month preceding the competition.
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Washington University School of Law
Trial and Advocacy Program
Phillip C. Jessup International Law Moot
Court Team
http://www.ilsa.org/jessup/
Description:
The Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition is the
largest moot court competition in the world. Nearly 600 law
schools representing over 100 countries participate each year.
Written and oral arguments are presented to a simulated
International Court of Justice, the UN body which hears disputes
between sovereign states.
Number of Students:
5 members. The entire team works on the two Memorials (briefs)
together. For oral arguments, individuals are paired.
Team Selection:
Tryouts are scheduled to be held on September 5, 2012 and call
back interviews are scheduled to be held on September 6, 2012.
Selection is based on an oral argument, application, resume,
writing sample and interview.
Recommended Preparation:
Background in international law, past oral advocacy, and legal
writing experience.
Practice Schedule:
Fall – one two-hour meetings per week plus extra meetings as
needed . Spring – students return before classes begin to finish
the Memorials. During the spring semester, the team practices
four to five times per week.
Competition Schedule:
Jessup Super-Regional rounds are held on one of the last three
weekends in February. International rounds are held during the
last week of March or the first week of April in Washington, DC
(the top two teams from each Super-Regional round advance).
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Credits Earned:
2 credits, 1 posted per semester. New team members must enroll
in International Courts & Tribunals, taught in the fall by Coach
Gilbert Sison. Team members must also take a course in
international law as a co- or pre- requisite.
Skills Developed:
Oral and written advocacy, legal research, editing. The team
researches 4 international legal issues, writes two 40-page briefs
and presents 45 minutes of oral argument at each round.
Honors:
WULAW has advanced to the International Rounds seven of the
last thirteen years; it and Harvard Law School are the only two
schools in the United States to share this distinction. In 2008, the
school won its Regional Competition, placed third in the world at
the International Rounds, and won the Alona M. Evans Award for
best written submissions in the world. In 2009, in addition to
winning the Midwest Super-Regional, WULAW won the award for
best oralist, and placed 19th at the International Rounds. In 2010,
WULAW advanced to semifinal rounds of the Southwest SuperRegional and won seconds best oralist. In 2011, WULAW won the
award for Best Written Memorial. In 2012, WULAW advanced to
the quarter-final round of the Rocky Mountain Super-Regional.
Contacts:
Gilbert Sison, gsison@rsrglaw.com
Leila Sadat, sadat@wulaw.wustl.edu
Michael Peil, mpeil@wulaw.wustl.edu
Washington University School of Law
Trial and Advocacy Program
Niagara International Law Moot Court Team
http://www.cusli.org/niagara/
Description:
The Canada-United States Law Institute administers the
Niagara International Moot Court Competition, an
international law moot that draws twenty to thirty teams
from law schools in Canada and the United States. Teams
address a hypothetical dispute affecting the Canada – United
States relationship before the International Court of Justice.
Number of Students:
4.
Team Selection:
Simultaneous with Jessup tryouts (see pg. 12). Tryouts are
scheduled to be held on September 5, 2012 and call back
interviews are scheduled to be held on September 6, 2012.
Selection is based on an oral argument, application, resume,
writing sample and interview.
Recommended Preparation:
Background in international law is helpful, as is past oral
advocacy and legal writing experience.
Practice Schedule:
Fall semester: One two-hour meeting per week.
Spring semester: students return to school 1 week before
spring classes to write the team’s Memorials.
Practice is approximately six hours per week beginning in
mid-February.
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Competition Schedule:
Problem is released in mid-September. Two 25-page written
Memorials (briefs) are due by mid-February. The
competition is held in mid-March.
Credits Earned:
1 credit per semester. In addition, new participants are
required to enroll in International Courts & Tribunals, taught
in the fall by Jessup coach and adjunct faculty member
Gilbert Sison.
Skills Developed:
Oral advocacy, international legal research, and legal brief
writing. The team researches four legal issues, writes two 25page briefs and performs 20-minute oral arguments.
Honors:
In 2008, WULAW won the Niagara International Moot
Court competition. Additionally, WULAW won awards for
the Best Oralist, Second Best Oralist, Best Respondent
Team, and the ABA Book Award for Best Respondent
Oralist. In 2011, WULAW placed third in the competition
and won an award for Best Oralist.
Contacts:
Michael Peil, mpeil@wulaw.wustl.edu
Rebecca Feldmann, rebecca.feldmann@gmail.com
Washington University School of Law
Trial and Advocacy Program
Giles Sutherland Rich Memorial Intellectual
Property Moot Court Team
http://www.aipla.org/
Description:
Students interested in intellectual property law have the
opportunity to participate in the Giles Sutherland Rich Moot
Court competition, sponsored by the American Intellectual
Property Law Association, which primarily focuses on issues
in patent law.
Number of Students:
4 total. 2 teams of 2 students.
Team Selection:
Tryouts are scheduled to be held on October 17-19, 2012.
Tryouts consist of a 15-minute oral argument before a panel
of judges A brief of the relevant issues is provided.
Recommended Preparation:
Background and/or interest in IP law, past oral advocacy and
legal writing experience.
Practice Schedule:
Brief writing occurs over winter break and the first two
weeks of the semester. Oral argument practices occur twice
weekly, for approximately 1-2 hours per session. Generally,
practices take place Tuesday and Thursday nights from 8-10
PM for the first 2 months of the spring semester.
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Competition Schedule:
Regional competition is held over either the first or second
weekend of spring break in Chicago, Houston, or Boston.
The top two regional teams advance to nationals, held
approximately the third weekend in April.
Credits Earned:
2 credits, posted in the Spring. It is suggested that team
members take the course “Intellectual Property Litigation” in
the spring semester in which students write a brief as part of
the curriculum, using the actual Giles Rich moot court
problem.
Skills Developed:
Oral advocacy, patent law research skills, editing and
appellate brief writing.
Honors:
In 2007, 2009, 2010, and 2011 WULAW advanced to the
regional semi-final round. In 2008, WULAW won the Best
Appellee Brief Award for the Northeast Region.
Contacts:
David Deal, drdeal@wulaw.wustl.edu.
Washington University School of Law
Trial and Advocacy Program
Saul Lefkowitz National Trademark Law Moot
Court Team
http://www.inta.org/
Description:
The Saul Lefkowitz Moot Court Competition is sponsored
by the International Trademark Association (INTA) and
centers around issues arising in US trademark and unfair
competition law. Students write a brief and argue the case
before a panel of volunteer attorneys and jurists from the
Court of Appeals of the Federal Circuit and the Trademark
Trial & Appeal Board of the USPTO, as well as judges from
various districts and other courts.
Number of Students:
4-8 total. 2 teams of up to 4 students.
Team Selection:
Tryouts are scheduled to be held on October 17-19, 2012.
Students are given a tryout packet and must prepare a 10minute oral argument.
Recommended Preparation:
Past oral advocacy and legal writing experience. Background
and/or interest in trademark and IP law is helpful but not
required.
Competition Schedule:
Regionals are held in Atlanta, Chicago, New York and San
Francisco in mid/late February. The winning team from each
region will advance to the National Finals held in
Washington, DC during late March.
Credits Earned:
2 credits, posted in the Spring.
Skills Developed:
Oral advocacy, patent law research skills, editing and
appellate brief writing.
Honors:
In 2008, WULAW won the Dolores K. Hanna National Best
Brief Award. Moreover, WULAW placed second overall and
won the best brief at the Midwest Regional Competition. In
2009, WULAW won 3rd Place and Best Brief at the regional
competition
Contacts:
David Deal, drdeal@wulaw.wustl.edu.
Practice Schedule:
Set by team members. Brief writing is completed over
winter break.
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Washington University School of Law
Trial and Advocacy Program
Trial Competitions
National Trial Team
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Washington University School of Law
Trial and Advocacy Program
National Trial Team
Description:
Each year, the Trial Team competes in four national trial
competitions.
Through participating in these competitions, students 1) learn how
to analyze case files, 2) argue pretrial motions, 3) construct a
theory of the case that frames their opening statements, 4)
conduct direct and cross examinations, 5) examine expert
witnesses, 6) use demonstrative evidence and introduce exhibits,
and 7) make closing arguments.
Number of Students:
12-14.
Team Selection:
Tryouts for the 2012-13 Trial Team are scheduled to be held on
April 14, 2012 as well as May 5-6, 2012.
Recommended Preparation:
Review trial advocacy material in reserve in the library.
Practice Schedule:
To be determined based on student schedules. Generally, teams
practice two evenings a week and on both Saturday and Sunday.
Former National Trial Competition Champion, Judge David
Mason, serves as head coach of the Trial Team.
Competition Schedule:
In the fall, 4 team members compete in the National Institute of
Trial Advocacy (NITA) Tournament of Champions, and 4 team
members compete in the National Civil Trial Competition. In the
spring, 4 team members compete in the National Trial
Competition and 8 team members compete in the Association of
Trial Lawyers of America (ATLA) Competition.
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Credits Earned:
2 credits, both posted in the Spring.
Skills Developed:
Fundamental trial advocacy skills.
Honors:
2007-2008 was a tremendously successful year. At the NITA
Tournament of Champions and National Civil Trial Competition,
WULAW won the Best Advocate Award and reached the semifinal round. At the National Trial Competition, WULAW won its
regional round and reached the quarter-final round. In 2006-2007,
WULAW placed second at the Tournament of Champions and
both sub-teams progressed to the final round of the regional
National Trial Competition. In 2009, WULAW won 1st Place at
the National Trial Competition Regionals and advanced to the
quarter-final round at the National Finals of the National Trial
Competition. In 2010, WULAW won 1st place and 2nd place at the
National Trial Competition Regionals and advanced to the
quarter-final round at the National Finals of the National Trial
Competition We also won 2nd place at the AAJ Student Trial
Advocacy Competition Regionals. In 2011, WULAW advanced to
the semi-final round at the AAJ Student Trial Advocacy
Competition Regionals and won 1st and 2nd Place at the Missouri
Attorney General’s Competition. We also won the National Trial
Competiition Regionals. In 2011-12, WULAW won the regional
competition of the National Trial Competition advancing to the
National Championship of the National Trial Competition.
Contacts:
Judge David Mason, david.mason@courts.mo.gov
Mark Rudder, mrudder@markrudderlaw.com
Washington University School of Law
Trial and Advocacy Program
ADR Program Competitions
Overview
ABA Client Counseling Competition
ABA Negotiation Competition
ABA Representation in Mediation Competition
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Washington University School of Law
Trial and Advocacy Program
Overview of Negotiation and Dispute
Resolution Program Sponsored Competitions
Client Counseling
Negotiation
Mediation
Law office
consultation in which
students, acting as
attorneys, conduct an
interview with a
person playing the
role of the client and
then explain how they
would proceed
further.
Law students
negotiate a series of
legal problems. The
simulations consist of
a common set of facts
known by all
participants and
confidential
information known
only to one side.
Law students role-play
as advocates and
clients in a mediation
setting, provides
students a valuable
opportunity to
experience the
mediation process.
Fall for 1L.
Fall for 2L and 3L,
Spring for 1L.*
November
for 2L and 3L
Inter-School
Competition
November
Late Feb/
Early March.
Inter-School
Team
Requirements
Tryouts.
Tryouts.
Description
Intra-School
Competition
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*There are separate 1L and upper-class (2L/3L) divisions for the competition.
Washington University School of Law
Trial and Advocacy Program
ABA Client Counseling Competition
http://www.abanet.org/lsd/competitions/clientcounseling/
Description:
The Client Counseling Competition simulates a law office
consultation in which students, acting as attorneys, conduct
an initial interview with a person playing the role of the
client. The students explain various aspects of the attorneyclient relationship and explore various legal and factual
elements of the client’s case. Afterward, the students meet
to evaluate the interview and to plan the next steps in their
representation of their new client.
Schedule:
The intra-school competition is held in the Fall semester for 1Ls.
Competition Schedule:
The intra-school competition for 1Ls is in the Fall semester.
Credits Earned:
0.
Skills Developed:
Client counseling, professional responsibility, issue
identification, legal and factual research, self-analysis, and
teamwork.
Contacts:
1L Competition
Ann Shields, davis@wulaw.wustl.edu
Recommended Preparation:
Background in client representation is helpful, including
issue identification and developing rapport with clients.
Practice Schedule:
Intra-school competition 1Ls: 2 -3 hours preparation with
teammate per round.
Benefit:
First-year students have opportunity to engage in hands-on
learning of a fundamental lawyering skill (and gain an
accomplishment for resume!).
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Washington University School of Law
Trial and Advocacy Program
ABA Negotiation Competition
http://www.abanet.org/lsd/competitions/negotiation/
Description:
The Negotiation Competition simulates legal negotiations in which
law students, acting as lawyers, negotiate a series of legal and
factual problems against another team of students. The
simulations consist of a common set of facts known by all
participants and confidential information known only to the
participants representing a particular side. All of the simulations
deal with the same general area of the law, but the negotiation
situation varies with each round and level of the competition.
Number of Students:
10 total. Two teams of 2 students and 6 alternates.
Team Selection:
There is an intra-school competition in the Spring semester for 1Ls.
For 2L and 3L students, tryouts are held by team coaches in
September for the Regional Team.
Recommended Preparation:
Background in ADR, negotiation, oral advocacy and client
representation.
Practice Schedule:
Intra-school competition 1Ls: 2-3 hours preparation with teammate
per round.
Inter-school team 2Ls/3Ls: After selection, practice begins
immediately and consists of two 3-hour meetings during the week
and one on the weekend. Additional meetings scheduled the week
before competition. Team members may meet individually, as
needed.
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Competition Schedule:
Intra-school competition - 1Ls - Spring semester.
. Intraschool tryouts - 2L and 3L - September.
Inter-school team
- Regional competitions are held in November. Winners of the 10
regional competitions advance to Nationals, which takes place in
the spring. If the team wins Nationals, they advance to
Internationals in the summer.
Credits Earned:
0 for 1Ls; 1 for 2L & 3Ls
Skills Developed:
Negotiation planning and strategy, issue identification, problemsolving, legal and factual research, option generation, oral
advocacy, client representation, self-analysis, and teamwork.
Honors:
In 2004, WULAW won 1st place in the Regional Competition and
were finalists in the National Competition. In 2009, WULAW
reached the semi-finals in the Regional Competition.
Contacts:
1L Competition
Ann Shields, davis@wulaw.wustl.edu
2L and 3L Competition
C.J. Larkin, larkin@wulaw.wustl.edu
Mike Geigerman, mgeigerman@usam-midwest.com
Washington University School of Law
Trial and Advocacy Program
ABA Representation in Mediation
Competition
http://www.abanet.org/dispute/mediationcomp.html
Description:
In the Representation in Mediation Competition, students play the
roles of attorney and client in a mediation setting. Students are
evaluated on their preparation for and representation of a client in
mediation. This competition provides students a valuable
opportunity to experience client representation in the mediation
process and to learn to work with mediators.
Number of Students:
10 total. 2 teams of 2 students and 6 alternates.
Team Selection:
There is only a 2L and 3L intra-school competition. Try-outs take
place in November. In preparation, the students are asked to
analyze a role play and to draft a one-page representation plan. In
the tryout, they are asked to present a 10-minute opening
statement to the mediator and to respond to questions. The team
coaches select the team members based on their try-out
performance, representation plan and background in ADR.
Recommended Preparation:
Background in ADR, negotiation, mediation, oral advocacy, and
client representation.
Practice Schedule:
After selection, there are team orientation meetings at end of Fall
semester. Beginning in January, practice is 3 meetings per week two 3-hour meetings on weekdays and one meeting on the
weekend. Additional meetings are scheduled the week before the
competition. Teams meet individually, as needed.
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Competition Schedule:
Regional competitions are held in late February/early March.
Winners of the 10 regional competitions advance to the National
Competition held in April.
Competition Board:
Wash. U. hosted the regional competition in 2006, 2008 and 2010.
A student board is selected when Wash U. is the regional host.
Credits Earned:
1
Skills Developed:
Oral advocacy skills in mediation and negotiation, including issue
identification, problem solving, and legal research. Each team
researches legal and factual issues, brainstorms possible options,
writes mediation representation plans, creates exhibits and
participates in 75-minute mediation sessions, which include team
self-analysis. Teamwork and client representation are emphasized.
Honors:
Teams advanced to the final round at the regional competition in
2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012 taking 1st place at
Regionals and proceeding to the National Competition in all but
2010. Wash U. placed 5th in the nation in 2005, 3rd in 2006, 7th
in 2007, 2nd in 2009 and 3rd in 2011.
Contacts:
C.J. Larkin, larkin@wulaw.wustl.edu.
Mike Geigerman, mgeigerman@usam-midwest.com
Washington University School of Law
Trial and Advocacy Program