Marquette University Law School students have many opportunities to participate in moot court.
Appellate Writing and Advocacy
First, students interested in moot court have the chance to hone their briefing writing and oral argument skills in the Appellate Writing and Advocacy course, offered each fall. The course teaches students about how to handle an appeal from start to finish. Students in the course review a mock record, develop and research legal arguments, write briefs, and present oral arguments. Completion of the Appellate Writing and Advocacy course is a prerequisite to participation in other moot court competitions. At the end of the course, each student receives a ranking according to his or her grade on the brief and the oral argument, and that ranking (as well as satisfaction of any additional prerequisites) determines the student's eligibility for participation in the Marquette University Law School Honors Moot Court Competition in the spring semester.
Marquette University Law School Jenkins Moot Court Competition
The top sixteen students from the Appellate Writing and Advocacy course are invited to compete (in two-person teams) in the Jenkins Moot Court Competition in the spring semester. Jenkins Moot Court Competition teams research and prepare briefs, which they submit in late February, and then compete in quarter-final, semi-final, and final rounds of oral argument in March and April.
External Moot Court Competitions
Marquette University Law School routinely and successfully participates in a variety of national moot court competitions. During the 2007-08 school year, MULS students will compete in eleven different competitions, including the Giles Sutherland Rich Moot Court Competition for patents and the Mardi Gras Invitational Sports Law Competition. In fall 2007, the Law School will host the Region VIII National Moot Court Competition for the third year.
