Competition Team Tryouts Open
Applications are open for four of MHSL’s competition teams: Pace (Environmental Law); Ulvado Herrera (Constitutional Law); mock trial (AAJ & TYLA) & McGee National Civil Rights Moot Court (Constitutional Law).
General Information for all competitions
· Improve your written and oral advocacy. No knowledge of the particular area of law necessary, only your interest.
· All teams are open to all students (BL/BAM) who have completed their first year of law school.
· Each team will have two or three student slots available.
· MHSL pays for travel and lodging to competition for students as well as all registration fees.
· Students register for the competition in the spring semester for 2 credits P/F. Students will need to log their hours in Agresso at 45 hours per credit. · Specific details below or View Competitions Page
· Watch Campus Connect for more announcements about tryouts for other moot courts and mock trials later this fall.
Interested in Environmental Law? Tryout for the Pace Environmental Moot Court
Application: Open now. Please provide a writing sample 48 hours before the scheduled interview. The interview will consist of a 10-minute short oral argument based on the submitted writing sample.
Interviews: 09/14/2024 – 09/28/2024 Time: Email Coach Alexandra Zabinski (alz@mccollumlaw.com) to arrange an interview date. More info about competition: Pace Environmental Moot Court
Interested in Constitutional Law? Try out for the Ulvaldo Herraro Moot Court
The Herrera Moot Court typically addresses a Constitutional Law question pending before the U.S. Supreme Court. The moot court competition problem is released in November and the competition will take place March 19-21, 2025, in Atlanta, Georgia. Students will write their brief in December/January and can expect the opportunity to participate in 15 oral argument practice sessions between January-March to prepare for the competition.
Application: Cover letter indicating why you are interested in participating; resume; writing Sample (minimum 5 pages). Submit to Herrera coach, Esteban A. Rivera (esteban@riveralawllc.com) before October 25, 2024. Oral argument tryouts will take place the week of October 29. For more information about the competition, go to: www.hnba.com.
Interested in sharpening your trial skills? Tryout for a MHSL Mock Trial Team (AAJ & TYLA)
Applications: Send an email of interest to Judge Cynthia McCollum at cynthia.mccollum@courts.state.mn.us
Tryouts: Begin September 28 and continue through IO