Mitchell Hamline is excited to field a team(s) at the 38th Annual William McGee Moot Court Competition, organized by Mitchell Hamline School of Law and University of Minnesota Law School. This year’s competition will be virtual. The dates for the competition are March 1 – 4. 2023. See website https://mitchellhamline.edu/competitions/competitions-and-moot-courts/william-e-mcgee-national-civil-rights-moot-court-competition/ for more information.
The first task for the students chosen for the Mitchell Hamline McGee team(s) will be to write an appellate brief. The brief must be written by the student members of the team(s) without assistance from faculty or others. The moot court problem is scheduled to be released on or about October 31, 2022. The due date for filing and serving the brief is January 30, 2023.
Once the brief is filed and served, students will then develop oral arguments with the assistance of faculty coaching ahead of the preliminary oral arguments on March 1, 2023. Team members should plan to invest a significant amount of time each week working on the brief and preparing for oral arguments. The team is coached by Adjunct Professor Rick Petry. Students must have completed their first year to be considered. Blended students are encouraged to participate.
Students interested in trying out should submit the following to Adjunct Professor Petry no later than 5:00 pm October 28, 2022, at Rick.petry@mitchellhamline.edu:
- Submit a brief letter of interest (75-150 words)
- In the letter, identify any prior moot court, debate or law competitions experience (no previous experience is required; this info is for planning purposes)
- Submit a short legal writing sample no more than 7 pages in length (e.g. argument section of a brief or motion memorandum)
- Schedule a short Zoom oral argument sample based on one or more of the issues in the writing sample. This sample oral argument should be clear and concise as it will be limited to 3-5 minutes in length