Moot Court

Too many L1’s enter law school with the impression that the only thing that matters for their future employment as a lawyer is GPA. Many students spend all of their free time studying and feel completely sure that they will land a coveted position with a top tier firm if they keep rolling in the A’s. These students are slightly misguided.

While GPA is a very important factor for employers to consider, law firms are looking for students with a variety of skills beyond that of just education. Students try to diversify their law school experience by participating in extracurricular activities such as law school journals or moot court.

Moot court is an extracurricular activity available at almost all law schools. It is a simulated court room experience in which students are assigned a case, given all appropriate evidence and instructed to draft briefs and participate in oral arguments. Students act as defending or prosecuting attorneys. Moot court differs from mock trials as it is used to simulate appellate court or arbitral case rather than a jury or bench trial.

Participation in moot court is valued highly by employers as it gives entering associates a degree of courtroom experience. Moot court is also highly competitive and winning students have a chance to proceed all the way to the national level.

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