{"id":30802,"date":"2015-09-29T20:24:36","date_gmt":"2015-09-29T20:24:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/competitions\/?page_id=9"},"modified":"2026-01-26T11:33:32","modified_gmt":"2026-01-26T17:33:32","slug":"competitions-and-moot-courts","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/competitions\/","title":{"rendered":"Competitions and Moot Courts"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"introduction-wrapper\">\n<h1>Competitions at Mitchell Hamline<\/h1>\n<p>Students who participate in Mitchell Hamline\u2019s moot courts and competitions find additional opportunities to practice the skills they&#8217;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.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/mhsl.hosted.panopto.com\/Panopto\/Pages\/Embed.aspx?id=34abcb4b-875d-44db-88a4-afeb00040d08&#038;v=1\" width=\"792\" height=\"445\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2>How to join<\/h2>\n<p>Tryouts are facilitated by each competition&#8217;s coach(es) and will tentatively be held in September and October 2025. 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.<\/p>\n<p>For any other questions, comments, or concerns, please contact the Competitions Committee via email at <a href=\"mailto:CompetitionsCmte@mitchellhamline.edu\">CompetitionsCmte@mitchellhamline.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Request to add competition<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>After tryouts take place and students are selected to join their respective teams, <a href=\"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/registrar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/57\/2020\/08\/Request-to-Add-Competition-Updated-August-2020-fillable.pdf\">each participant must submit this form<\/a> to the Registrar.\u00a0 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.<\/p>\n<h2>Competitions and moot courts planned for 2025-26<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"default\">\n<li><strong>American Association for Justice (AAJ) Trial Advocacy Competition<\/strong> &#8211; March 2026, Dates TBA<\/li>\n<li><strong>ABA Negotiation Competition<\/strong> &#8211; Regionals:\u00a0 November TBA (virtual) Finals:\u00a0 January 30 to January 31, 2026 &#8211; In Person<\/li>\n<li><strong>ABA Representation in Mediation Competition<\/strong> &#8211; Regionals: February TBA &#8211; In Person &amp; Virtual<\/li>\n<li><strong>Health Law Regulatory and Compliance Competition<\/strong> &#8211; <strong>Not offered in 2025-26<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>National Health Law Moot Court Competition<\/strong> &#8211; <strong>Not offered in 2025-26<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>National Native American Law Student Association (NALSA) Moot Court Competition <\/strong>&#8211; Not offered in 2025-26<\/li>\n<li><strong>National Patent Drafting Competition (USPTO)<\/strong> &#8211; Regionals: TBA &#8211; Virtual<\/li>\n<li><strong>Pace Environmental Moot Court Competition <\/strong>&#8211; February 19-21, 2026 &#8211; In Person<\/li>\n<li><strong>Phillip C. Jessup International Moot Court Competition<\/strong> &#8211; March 4 &#8211; 8 and Final Rounds March 28 &#8211; April 4, 2026 (Nationals and Friendly Rounds)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Thurgood Marshall Moot Court Competition<\/strong> &#8211; Not offered in 2025-26<\/li>\n<li><strong>TYLA\/ACTL Mock Trial Competition<\/strong> &#8211; Dates TBA<\/li>\n<li><strong>Uvaldo Herrera National (Hispanic Bar Association) Moot Court Competition <\/strong>&#8211; March 11 &#8211; 13, 2026, &#8211; In Person Las Vegas NV<\/li>\n<li><strong>Veterans Law Competition, <\/strong>Not offered in 2025 -26<\/li>\n<li><strong>William E. McGee National Civil Rights Moot Court Competition, Registration is Closed. <\/strong>March 3 &#8211; 6, 2026 Virtual<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Participants say \u2026<\/h2>\n<p>&#8220;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.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2014Katherine Raths \u201922<\/strong>, Jessup International Moot Court Competition<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;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.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2014Annika Sanora \u201921<\/strong>, NNALSA Moot Court Competition<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOne 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\u2019t really get anywhere else in school.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2014Cameron Giebink \u201921<\/strong>,\u00a0 NNALSA Moot Court Competition<\/p>\n<div class=\"panel panel-news\">\r\n    <header class=\"panel-header clear\"><h2 class=\"panel-title\">Competition and Moot Court Success<\/h2><span><a href=\"\/news\/tag\/competitions-and-moot-courts\/\">See All<\/a><\/span><\/header>\r\n    <div class=\"panel-content is-active\"><div class=\"news-list-wrapper\"><ul><li class=\"news-item thumbnail\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/2021\/07\/06\/mitchell-hamline-students-win-global-negotiation-competition\/\" class=\"news-item-title \" rel=\"bookmark\">Mitchell Hamline students win global negotiation competition<\/a><span class=\"news-item-date\"><span class=\"posted\">Posted<\/span> July 6<\/span><\/li><li class=\"news-item thumbnail\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/2018\/03\/02\/students-consider-careers-using-mediation-skills-after-international-competition\/\" class=\"news-item-title \" rel=\"bookmark\">Students consider careers using mediation skills after international competition<\/a><span class=\"news-item-date\"><span class=\"posted\">Posted<\/span> March 2<\/span><\/li><li class=\"news-item thumbnail\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/2017\/10\/06\/student-wins-national-young-tax-professional-of-the-year-competition\/\" class=\"news-item-title \" rel=\"bookmark\">Student wins national \u201cYoung Tax Professional of the Year\u201d competition<\/a><span class=\"news-item-date\"><span class=\"posted\">Posted<\/span> October 6<\/span><\/li><li class=\"news-item thumbnail\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/2017\/07\/07\/mitchell-hamline-a-world-champion-in-international-negotiation-contest\/\" class=\"news-item-title \" rel=\"bookmark\">Mitchell Hamline a world champion in International Negotiation Competition<\/a><span class=\"news-item-date\"><span class=\"posted\">Posted<\/span> July 7<\/span><\/li><li class=\"news-item thumbnail\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/2017\/02\/17\/mitchell-hamline-hosts-mcgee-civil-rights-moot-court-competition\/\" class=\"news-item-title \" rel=\"bookmark\">Mitchell Hamline hosts McGee Civil Rights Moot Court Competition<\/a><span class=\"news-item-date\"><span class=\"posted\">Posted<\/span> February 17<\/span><\/li><\/ul><a href=\"\" class=\"news-item-date\">+ more<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Competitions at Mitchell Hamline Students who participate in Mitchell Hamline\u2019s moot courts and competitions find additional opportunities to practice the skills they&#8217;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 &hellip; <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\" class=\"more-link\">Mitchell Hamline hosts McGee Civil Rights Moot Court Competition<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":86,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":{"0":"post-30802","1":"page","2":"type-page","3":"status-publish","5":"entry"},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/competitions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/30802","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/competitions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/competitions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/competitions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/86"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/competitions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=30802"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/competitions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/30802\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/competitions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=30802"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}