18 COMPETITIONS Trial and Appellate Advocacy Student Competition Teams • Moot Court • NSU Trial Association • Transactional Law Each year, the Moot Court Society, NSU Trial Association, and Transactional Law student organizations and others sponsor mock appellate, trial, negotiation, and transactional teams that compete in national competitions. Several opportunities each year are subject-area specific; the remainder are opportunities designed to develop general practice skills. Students interested in a specific subject area should plan to try out for, and compete in, a competition that matches their interests. Students interested in litigation or transactional law generally may consider a wider variety of available opportunities offering those competition experiences. There are specific eligibility requirements for each team, and students must contact the specific student organization sponsoring a competition team to ensure eligibility. It is possible for students to earn up to 2 credits for competitions. Some teams split the credits between oral advocates (1 credit) and brief writers (1 credit). ABA REPORTING OF STUDENT COMPETITIONS The American Bar Association (ABA) requires law schools report the number of upper-class students involved in moot court, trial, and other competitions. Organizations must send the associate dean of academic affairs the name of all competitors in each intramural and interscholastic competition the organization sponsors this year, as the events occur. Moot Court The Moot Court Society has been one of the most prestigious and active societies of the Shepard Broad College of Law. Membership in the society provides students with an opportunity to supplement their “book learning” with practical experience in appellate-level oral advocacy. COLLEGE OF LAW STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS
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