Appellate AdvocacyInterschool Competition Guide
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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.
Please contact Collin Kilpatrick at for questions or competition information.
FALL SEMESTER COMPETITIONS
Earle Zehmer Moot Court Workers’ Compensation Competition
Florida Workers’ Compensation Institute
Date:October, 2011
Location: Florida
Registration Deadline: Unknown
Registration Fee: Unknown
Brief Deadline: Unknown
Information Available at:
Note: A competition we have not attended before and there is very little information about.
Emory Civil Rights and Liberties Moot Court Competition
Emory University School of Law
Date:October 14-16, 2011
Location: Atlanta, Georgia
Registration Deadline: Sep. 6, 2011 (open now)
Registration Fee: $400 (if register before July 29, 2011)
Brief Deadline: Monday, September 12, 2011 at 11:59pm EST
Information Available at:
Note: 24 Teams competed in 2009. This will be the school’s fifth tournament. Max teams: 32
Chicago Bar Association Moot Court Competition
The Chicago Bar Association ("CBA")
Date: November 17-19, 2011
Location(s): Chicago, IL
Registration Deadline: August 31, 2011
Registration Fee: TBA (in 2010 – no fee)
Brief Deadline: Oct. 12, 2011
Information Available at:
Note: at least 26 Teams competed in 2009. This will be the CBA’s 29th tournament. No 2011 information has been released yet.
National Criminal Procedure Tournament
University of San Diego School of Law
Date: November 3-5, 2011
Location: San Diego, CA
Registration Deadline: TBA (likely July 15, 2010 – August 14, 2010)
Registration Fee: $500
Brief Deadline: October 7, 2011
Information Available at:
Note:40 teams competed in 2009, including UC Davis. No 2011 information has been released yet.
National Health Law Moot Court Competition
Southern Illinois University School of Law
Date: November 4-5, 2011
Location: Carbondale, Illinois
Registration Deadline: June 30, 2011
Registration Fee: $350
Brief Deadline: September 30, 2011
Information Available at: (618) 453-8730;
Note: 24 teams in 2010. (MAX. teams 32)
National Entertainment Law Moot Court Competition
Pepperdine University School of Law
Date: November 11-13, 2011
Location: Malibu, CA
Registration Deadline: May 2, 2011 – Sep. 2, 2011 (Need to register early for this tournament)
Registration Fee: $525
Brief Deadline: Monday, October 17, 2011
Information Available at:
Note: (Last year registered full) (Max: 24 teams)
Thomas Tang National Moot Court Competition
National Asian Pacific American Bar Association
Date: TBA (likely around October 17, 2011 (finals Nov. 19-22, 2011))
Location: Six Regional competitions—California regional is held at Chapman University School of Law in Orange, CA; finals are held in Boston, MA
Registration Deadline: TBA
Registration Fee: TBA
Brief Deadline: TBA
Information Available at:
Note: Problem becomes available online; UC Davis participated in 2008/2009/2010 competitions; 2009 – over 70 teams competed. No 2011 information has been released.
Wechsler First Amendment Moot Court Competition
American University Washington College of Law
Date: TBA (Likely October 21-23, 2011)
Location: Washington D.C.
Registration Deadline: TBA (Likely Open registration until full – starts June 1, 2011)
Registration Fee: TBA (Likely $450 if register before July 2, 2010)
Brief Deadline: TBA
Information Available at:
Note:1st amendment issues. Over 30 teams in 2009. No 2011 information has been released.
Legal Ethics and Professionalism Moot Court Competition
Mercer University Walter F. George School of Law
Date: October 21-22, 2011
Location: Macon, Georgia
Registration Deadline: September 9, 2011
Registration Fee: $350 (if register before August 26, 2011)
Brief Deadline: September 26, 2011 at 5:00pm.
Information Available at:
Note: 2nd Annual.
SPRING SEMESTER COMPETITIONS
ADMIRALTY LAW:
John R. Brown Admiralty Moot Court Competition
University of Texas & University of Houston Law Center
Date: March 22-24, 2012
Location: New Orleans, LA
Registration Deadline: December 1, 2011
Registration Fee: $200
Brief Deadline: February 6, 2012
Information Available at:
ANIMAL LAW:
National Animal Advocacy Competition
Lewis and Clark Law School & Harvard Law School
Date: March 24-25, 2012
Location: Chicago, IL
Registration Deadline: TBA (likely December 2010)
Registration Fee: NA
Brief Deadline: TBA
Information Available at: Around 18 competitors in 2009.
ARBITRATION:
Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Competition
Pace Law School
Date: TBA (likely around March or April 2011)
Location: TBA ( in 2009 - Vienna, Austria)
Registration Deadline: TBA (likely around November 2010)
Registration Fee: TBA (In 2009 - €600)
Brief Deadline: TBA
Information Available at: In 2009 - 62 countries participated.
BANKRUPTCY LAW:
Conrad B. Duberstein National Bankruptcy Memorial Moot Court Competition
St. John’s University School of Law
Date: March 10-12, 2012
Location: Preliminary Rounds: Queens, NY (St. John’s University); Finals: Brooklyn, NY (US Bankruptcy Ct.)
Registration Deadline: TBA (likely November 22, 2010)
Registration Fee: : TBA (Likely $495)
Brief Deadline: TBA (likely January 2011)
Information Available at:
Note: Cash prizes for top 4 teams, best oralist/brief (Finals Judge by 8th, 9th, 10th Circuit judges)
CIVIL RIGHTS:
Luke Charles Moore Invitational Competition
Howard University Law School
Date: February 24-25, 2012
Location: Howard University in Washington D.C.
Registration Deadline: November 18, 2011
Registration Fee: $500 in 2009
Brief Deadline: January 13, 2012
Information Available at:
Note: UCD participated in 2010. Only 8 teams participated.
National Religious Freedom Moot Court Competition
George Washington Law School
Date:February 10-11, 2012
Location: Washington, D.C.
Registration Deadline: November 7, 2011
Registration Fee: TBA
Brief Deadline: January 13, 2012
Information Available at:
Note: UC Davis team won best brief in 2009; advanced to semi-finals.
William E. McGee National Civil Rights Moot Court Competition
University of Minnesota School of Law
Date: February 23 – 25, 2012
Location: Minneapolis, MN
Registration Deadline: October 28, 2011
Registration Fee: $375
Brief Deadline: January 9, 2012
Information Available at:
CONSTITUTIONAL LAW:
Charleston School of Law National Moot Court Competition (more detail)
Charleston School of Law
Date:TBA (likely February 2011)
Location: Charleston, South Carolina
Registration Deadline: TBA (likely Oct/Nov 2010)
Registration Fee: TBA($425 in 2009/2010)
Brief Deadline: TBA
Information Available at:
Constance Baker Motley National Moot Court Competition in Constitutional Law
American Constitution Society (ACS)
Dates: TBA (likely March 2012 for regionals; finals are held in summer at ACS Convention)
Locations: TBA (In 2010 – Regionals at Stanford Law School. ACS Conventional usually in Washington, DC)
Registration Deadline: TBA (likely November 2011)
Registration Fee: TBA
Brief Deadline: TBA (likely January 2012)
Information Available:
Note: All teammates must be members of ACS. Winner and runner-up get substantial cash prizes.
Evan A. Evans Constitutional Law Moot Court Competition
University of Wisconsin Law School
Date: TBA (Likely March 25-27, 2012)
Location: Madison, WI
Registration Deadline: TBA (Likely December 1, 2011(*Fills before this deadline* Only 40 teams*)
Registration Fee: TBA (was $500in 2011)
Brief Deadline: TBA (Likely February 28, 2012)
Information Available at:
Note: We are interested in sending a team to this competition. In 2010, over 38 teams.
National Constitutional Law Moot Court Tournament
Regent University School of Law
Date: February 2012(Likely February 11-12)
Location: Virginia Beach, VA
Registration Deadline: Fall 2012 (Likely Early Registration deadline: October 25, 2011 ($350/team). Final Registration Deadline November 8, 2011 ($400/team)
Registration Fee: $350 for early registration; $400 for final registration
Brief Deadline: TBA (Likely January 7, 2012)
Information Available at: In 2009/2010, 17 teams participated.
National First Amendment Moot Court Competition
Vanderbilt University Law School
Date: February 16-17, 2012
Location: Nashville, Tennessee
Registration Deadline: October 7, 2011
Registration Fee: $500
Brief Deadline: January 15, 2012
Information Available at: (615) 727-1345;
Note: UC Davis won best oralist in 2010. Resume submissions required with application. Why? “The competition is open to 36 teams. If the competition is oversubscribed, admission will be based on the quality of the team and the school's commitment to the competition. To assist in making these determinations, applicants may submit team-member resumes and any other information that would suggest a serious commitment to a high level of performance in the competition. Any additional supporting material must be submitted with the intent to compete form and payment, postmarked no later than October 9, 2009.”
Thurgood Marshall Memorial Moot Court Competition
Young Lawyers Division of the Federal Bar Association
Date: TBA (likely March 2012)
Location: Arlington, VA
Registration Deadline: TBA (likely February 1, 2012)
Registration Fee: TBA (likely $400)
Brief Deadline: TBA (likely early March 2012)
Information Available at:
Note: This competition is designed for two person teams
William B. Spong Invitational Moot Court Competition
The College of William & Mary Law School
Date: TBA (likely February 18-19, 2012)
Location: Williamsburg, VA
Registration Deadline: TBA (likely October 2011)
Registration Fee: TBA (likely $500)
Brief Deadline: TBA (likely December 2011)
Information Available at: 17 teams participated in 2009.
CORPORATE & SECURITIES LAW:
Ruby R. Vale Moot Court Competition
Widener Law School
Date: March 15-18, 2012
Location: Wilmington, DE
Registration Deadline: October 28, 2011
Registration Fee: $500
Brief Deadline: February 10, 2012
Information Available at:
Note: Registration closes at 24 teams. Hotel rooms have been reserved $110/night.
CRIMINAL LAW/PROCEDURE:
Herbert J. Wechsler National Criminal Moot Court Competition
State University of New York at Buffalo School of Law
Date: April 2, 2011
Location: Buffalo, NY
Registration Deadline:November 29, 2010 (**Limited to 26 teams)
Registration Fee: $425
Brief Deadline: February 21, 2011
Information Available at:
John J. Gibbons Criminal Procedure Moot Court Competition
Seton Hall Law School
Date: TBA (likely March 2011)
Location: Newark, NJ
Registration Deadline: TBA (likely open registration beginning in October 2010-Dec. 2010)
Registration Fee: TBA ($550 in 2010)
Brief Deadline: TBA (likely early March 2011)
Information Available at:
DISABILITY LAW:
Frank Darras Disability Law Moot Court Competition
Western State University College of the Law (disability law)
Date: TBA (likely March 2011)
Location: Fullerton, CA
Registration Deadline: TBA
Registration Fee: TBA (likely around $250)
Brief Deadline: TBA (likely February 2011)
Information Available at:
EMPLOYMENT & LABOR LAW:
Robert F. Wagner, Sr. Labor and Employment Law Moot Court Competition
New York Law School
Date: TBA (likely mid-March 2011)
Location: New York, NY
Registration Deadline: Open Registration begins October 2011
Registration Fee: TBA
Brief Deadline: TBA (likely early February 2011)
Information Available at:
Note: UC Davis participated in 2008/2009 competition and 2009/2010 competition. Over 45 teams.
ENTERTAINMENT/COMMUNICATIONS:
Cardozo/BMI Entertainment and Communications Law Moot Court Competition
Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
Date: TBA (likely early March 2011)
Location: New York, NY
Registration Deadline: TBA (likely Nov/Dec 2010)
Registration Fee: TBA
Brief Deadline: TBA (likely early February 2011)
Information Available at: (212) 790-0317; .
Note: This competition is ONLY open to teams of two; UC Davis participated in 2008/2009 program.
ENVIRONMENTAL LAW:
National Environmental Law Moot Court Competition
Pace Law School
Date: February 23-25, 2012
Location: White Plains, NY
Registration Deadline:September 27, 2011(*limited to 72 schools)
Registration Fee: $450
Brief Deadline: November 29, 2011
Information Available at:
Note: In 2008/2009, UC Davis won best brief and best oralist (preliminary round). In 2010 over 250 competitors.
International Environmental Moot Court Competition
Stetson University College of the Law
Date: TBA (likely February 2011 for regionals; finals March 2011)
Location: Pacific Regional TBA (in 2010 was at Chapman University in Orange, CA; in 2009 was at Santa Clara University School of Law, Santa Clara, CA); final rounds held in Gulfport, FL
Registration Deadline: TBa (likely open around August 1, 2010 until full)
Registration Fee: TBA ($300 in 2009/2010)
Brief Deadline: TBA
Information Available at:
Note: 2009-2010 Theme: Marine Mammals and Ocean Noise
Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition
International Law Students Association
Date: Regional Rounds TBA (January/February 2011); International Rounds: March 2011.
Location: TBA
Registration Deadline: Registration opens in late August
Registration Fee: TBA
Brief Deadline: TBA (likely January 2011)
Information Available at:
Note: In 2008/209, UC Davis advanced to quarterfinals. BUT run through the international center
EVIDENCE:
Dean Jerome Prince Memorial Evidence Competition
Brooklyn Law School
Date: March 31 – April 2, 2011
Location: Brooklyn, NY
Registration Deadline: November 5, 2010
Registration Fee: $500
Brief Deadline: February 25, 2011
Information Available at:
Note: Schools permitted to send one team. In 2010, final round judge by Justice Alito. 36 teams participate in 2010.
FAMILY LAW/ JUVENILE LAW:
Domenick L. Gabrielli National Family Law Moot Court Competition
Albany Law School
Date: February 24-26, 2011
Location: Albany, NY
Registration Deadline: November 10, 2010 (limited to 24 teams)
Registration Fee:$300
Brief Deadline: January 21, 2011
Information Available at:
National Juvenile Law Competition
Whittier Law School
Date: February 4-5, 2011
Location: Costa Mesa, CA
Registration Deadline: Early registration: October 30, 2010 standard registration: November 12, 2010 (*Note: maximum of 24 teams)
Registration Fee:early registration: $450 standard registration: $500
Brief Deadline:TBA (likely January 2011)
Information Available at:
Note: $2000 scholarship for winners.
National Moot Court Competition in Child Welfare & Adoption Law
Capital University Law School
Date: TBA (likely March 2011)
Location: Columbus, Ohio
Registration Deadline:TBA (likely early registration: November 2010; final registration: January 2011)
Registration Fee: TBA ($450 for early registration; $500 for final registration in 2009/2010)
Brief Deadline:TBA (February 2011)
Information Available at:
Note: 2010 Topic: Biology and Parentage: Assisted Reproduction & Same Sex Relationships
HUMAN RIGHTS:
Susan J. Ferrell Intercultural Human Rights Moot Court Competition
St. Thomas University School of Law
Date: January 28-30, 2011
Location: Miami, FL
Registration Deadline:TBA (likely October 2010)
Registration Fee: TBA ($300 in 2009/2010)
Brief Deadline:TBA (likely around January 2011)
Contact Person & Email:Ludys M Garcia;
Information Available at: (850) 591-1119;
Inter-American Human Rights Moot Court Competition
American University
Date: TBA (likely end of May 2011)
Location: Washington, DC
Registration Deadline: TBA (likely open registration beginning November 2, 2010)
Registration Fee: TBA
Brief Deadline: TBA
Information Available at:
IMMIGRATION & ASYLUM LAW:
NYU Immigration Law Moot Court Competition
New York University School of Law
Date: February 25-27, 2011
Location: New York, NY
Registration Deadline: October 26, 2010
Registration Fee:$400
Brief Deadline: January 29, 2011
Information Available at:
Note: UC Davis won first place in this competition in 2007-2008; advanced to semi-finals in 2008-2009.
UC Davis Asylum and Refugee Law Moot Court Competition
UC Davis School of Law
Date: TBA (likely February 2011)
Location: Sacramento, CA (Eastern District of California federal courthouse)
Registration Deadline:TBA (likely November 2010)
Registration Fee:TBA (likely around $300)
Brief Deadline:TBA (likely Jan 2011)
Information Available at:
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY & PRIVACY LAW:
John Marshall Law School International Moot Court Competition
John Marshall Law School Center for Information Technology & Privacy Law
Date: October 28-30, 2010
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Registration Deadline: June 16, 2010
Registration Fee:$400
Brief Deadline: September 29, 2010
Information Available at:
NATIVE AMERICAN LAW:
National Native American law Students Association Moot Court Competition
University of South Dakota School of Law
Date: TBA (likely February 2011)
Location: Vermillion, SD
Registration Deadline: TBA
Registration Fee: TBA ($80 in 2009/2010)
Brief Deadline: TBA (likely Jan. 2011)
Information Available at:
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY:
Giles Sutherland Rich Memorial Moot Court Competition
American Intellectual Property Law Association
Date: TBA (likely regionals March 2011; likely finals April 2011)
Location: regional locations TBA (2009 sites: Boston, Chicago, Houston, Silicon Valley); finals in Washington, DC
Registration Deadline: TBA (likely January 2011)
Registration Fee: TBA (no entry fee in 2009 or 2010)
Brief Deadline:TBA (likely February 2011)
Information Available at:
Note: In 2009, UC Davis team advanced to semi-finals and won both Best Appellant Brief and Best Appellee Brief.
INTERNATIONAL LAW:
Niagara International Moot Court Competition
Canada United States Law Institute; Case Western Reserve School of Law
Date: February 24-26, 2011
Location: Toronto, Ontario
Registration Deadline: Registration opens August 30, 2010 & ends November 2, 2010
Registration Fee: $700
Brief Deadline: January 25, 2011
Information Available at:
Note: 2010 Competition problem involves a former child soldier, accused of crimes against humanity, who was lured by the United States from Canada to be surrendered to a foreign government for trial. Problem released October 13, 2009. 2010-2011 problem relates to the “Case Concerning Arctic Waters” with issues of sovereignty, international environmental law, and law of the sea.
LAW AND ECONOMICS:
Manne Moot Court Competition for Law and Economics
George Mason University Law and Economics Center
Date: TBA (likely February 2011)
Location: Arlington, VA
Registration Deadline: TBA (likely November 2010)
Registration Fee: TBA
Brief Deadline: TBA (likely January 2011)
Information Available at:
Note: In 2009/2010 George Mason did not host the competition. It hopes to host it this upcoming year.
NATIONAL SECURITY LAW:
National Security Moot Court Competition
George Washington University School of Law
Date: TBA (likely February 2011)
Location: Washington D.C.
Registration Deadline: TBA (likely October 2010)
Registration Fee: TBA ($350 in 2009; $400 in 2010)
Brief Deadline:TBA (likely January 2011)
Information Available at:
PRODUCTS LIABILITY LAW:
August A. Rendigs, Jr. National Products Liability Moot Court Competition
University of Cincinnati College of Law
Date: TBA (likely April 2011)
Location: Cincinnati, OH
Registration Deadline: TBA (likely November 2010)
Registration Fee: TBA ($475 in 2009)
Brief Deadline: TBA (likely early March 2011)
Information Available at:
SECURITIES LAW:
Irving R. Kaufman Memorial Securities Law Moot Court Competition
Fordham University School of Law
Date: March 24-27, 2011
Location: New York, NY
Registration Deadline: early registration: November 15, 2010; Regular Registration: December 6, 2010
Registration Fee: early registration: $500; regular registration $550
Brief Deadline:February 18, 2011
Information Available at: (212) 636-6882; .
SEXUAL ORIENTATION & GENDER IDENTITY LAW:
Williams Institute Moot Court Competition on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Law
University of California at Los Angeles
Date: TBA (likely February 2011)
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Registration Deadline: TBA (likely November 2010)
Registration Fee: TBA ($300 in 2009)
Brief Deadline: TBA (likely January 2011)
Information Available at:
Note: UC Davis won this completion in 2007-2008; semi-finalists in 2008-2009
SPACE LAW:
Manfred Lachs Space Law Moot Court Competition
Georgetown University Law School
Date: TBA (likely Regionals: early April 2011; Finals: Sep 2011)
Location:TBA (Regionals: Washington D.C. Finals: Prague, Czech Republic in 2009/2010)
Registration Deadline: TBA (likely January 2011)
Registration Fee:TBA
Brief Deadline: TBA (likely March 2011)
Information Available at: The winner will meet the top European and Asia Pacific teamsat the international finals in Cape Town, South Africa in late September 2011.
SPORTS LAW:
Tulane Mardi Gras Invitation National Sports Law Competition
Tulane University
Date: March 2-4, 2011
Location: New Orleans, LA
Registration Deadline: November 5, 2010 (**limit to 36 teams)