Mitchell Hamline School of Law

Competitions and
Moot Courts

Competitions at Mitchell Hamline

Students who participate in Mitchell Hamline’s moot courts and competitions find additional opportunities to practice the skills they’ve learned and gain an understanding of how attorneys function within a particular area of law. Mitchell Hamline participates in various competitions, each featuring a distinct skill important to practicing lawyers. Each competition has its own focus, format, and eligibility standards.

Moot court participation is an excellent opportunity to develop your written and oral advocacy skills, study legal issues in depth, and establish professional relationships with fellow team members, competitors, and coaches.

How to join

Tryouts are facilitated by each competition’s coach(es) and will tentatively be held in September and October 2024. Learn more about each competition and how to contact the coaches by visiting the website pages via the menu on the left and view the Competitions Roundtable video above.

For any other questions, comments, or concerns, please contact the Competitions Committee via email at [email protected]

Request to add competition

After tryouts take place and students are selected to join their respective teams, each participant must submit this form to the Registrar.  Students must log 45 hours per credit hour for a total of 90 hours on brief research and writing and oral argument practice and competition.

Competitions and moot courts planned for 2024–25

  • American Association for Justice (AAJ) Trial Advocacy Competition – March 2025, Dates TBA
  • ABA Negotiation Competition – Regionals:  November 1-2, 2-24 (virtual) Finals:  January 31 to February 1, 2025 – In Person
  • ABA Representation in Mediation Competition – Regionals: February 7-9, February 14-16, and February 21-23, 2025 – In Person & Virtual
  • Health Law Regulatory and Compliance Competition – February 22, 2025 – Try-outs Open until 11/26/2024
  • National Health Law Moot Court Competition –  November 1-2, 2024 – In Person
  • National Native American Law Student Association (NALSA) Moot Court Competition – February, 2025, Dates TBA – In Person
  • National Patent Drafting Competition (USPTO) – Regionals: March 1, 2025 – Virtual
  • Pace Environmental Moot Court Competition – February 20-22, 2025 – In Person
  • Phillip C. Jessup International Moot Court Competition – January-March 2025 (Nationals and Friendly Rounds)
  • Thurgood Marshall Moot Court Competition – March, 2025, Dates TBA
  • TYLA/ACTL Mock Trial Competition – Dates TBA
  • Uvaldo Herrera National (Hispanic Bar Association) Moot Court Competition – March, 2025, Dates TBA – In Person
  • Veterans Law Competition, November 9-10, 2024, In Person
  • William E. McGee National Civil Rights Moot Court Competition, March 2025

Participants say …

“Not only was the Jessup an incredible introduction to international law, the competition made me a much stronger and more confident oralist. Our coaches gave us timely and relevant feedback every practice. Even if I do not practice international law, my ability to create a well-reasoned argument and deliver it over Zoom will undoubtedly help in any legal career.

—Katherine Raths ’22, Jessup International Moot Court Competition

“NNALSA Moot Court provided me with not only the space and challenge to grow as an oral advocate but also partners that have become my closest confidants from law school.”

—Annika Sanora ’21, NNALSA Moot Court Competition

“One of the most enjoyable things you can do in law school. The professors drive you to be the best you can and as a competitive person, it gives you that immediate rush that you can’t really get anywhere else in school.”

—Cameron Giebink ’21,  NNALSA Moot Court Competition

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