Course Description

Student teams prepare appellate briefs and bench briefs and practice oral arguments under the supervision of a faculty advisor for regional, national, and international competitions. A student must be selected as a competing advocate who will attend a competition in the semester.

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Athena Title

Moot Court Competition

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Semester Course Offered

Offered fall, spring and summer

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Grading System

S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory)

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Course Objectives

To develop students’ written and oral advocacy skills in the context of making an appellate argument.

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Topical Outline

1. Legal research 2. Organizing an argument 3. Persuasive writing 4. Document design 5. Complying with courts’ procedural rules 6. Effective oral presentation skills 7. Deference to judges 8. Professionalism toward colleagues and opposing counsel 9. Substantive legal issues specific to each competition

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