Moot Court Competitions

Welcome to the Rutgers-Camden Moot Court Competition page. These interscholastic competitions are open to participation by second and third year law students. Generally, these competitions contain both a brief writing component as well as an oral argument competition. Participation requirements for each competition vary, as do the application procedures.

Students are strongly encouraged to complete one or more courses directed to the kind of skills the desired competition features prior to entering such competition (e.g. appellate or trial advocacy, client counseling, etc.). Students are also strongly encouraged to take the underlying substantive course upon which the competition is based (e.g. International Law course for Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition). For competitive applications, preference will be given to students who have already competed in the Hunter Moot Court Competition. For more specific information, contact the individual or entity listed for each competition, or Professor Jason Cohen, jayco@camden.rutgers.edu.

This page is divided into two sections: (1) those competitions for which Rutgers offers credit and/or funding; (2) those extracurricular competitions for which Rutgers does not currently offer credit but may offer some funding. The Rutgers for-credit competitions typically have faculty sponsorship coordination and/or approval. The extracurricular competitions are divided below by category, and offer a link to the hosting entity's informational page. If you are aware of a competition that is not listed below, please contact Professor Jason Cohen, jayco@camden.rutgers.edu to add the competition.


Frederick Douglass Moot Court Competition
This competition involves various topical civil rights issues. The team is selected by a faculty advisor to participate in the National Black Law Students Association Frederick Douglass Moot Court Competition. Inquiries regarding this competition should be directed to the faculty advisor, Robert Williams, rfw@camden.rutgers.edu, or Rutgers Black Law Students Association.

Hunter Moot Court
Hunter Moot Court is an advanced course in appellate advocacy in which students prepare an appellate brief in two-person teams. On the basis of performance in this course, teams are selected to participate in the Hunter Moot Court competition in the spring. All inquiries regarding the Hunter Moot Competition and class should be directed to Professor Deborah Shore, debshore@camden.rutgers.edu.

National Latino Moot Court Competition
Each year, a team of law students is selected by the Latino Moot Court adviser to participate in this competition. The problems for this moot court competition involve legal issues affecting the Latino community; however, participants do not need to be of Latino decent. All inquiries regarding this competition should be directed to Lisa Rodriguez, Esq., LRodriguez@TRRlaw.com, or Professor Jason Cohen, jayco@camden.rutgers.edu.

National Moot Court Competition
The National Moot Court Team is composed of students selected by the faculty adviser, along with the Hunter Advanced Moot Court Board, to participate in the National Moot Court Competition. Competitors must have participated in the Hunter Advanced Moot Court Program. All inquiries regarding this competition should be directed to Professor Carol Wallinger, cwalling@camden.rutgers.edu.

Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition
International Law Moot Court is a two semester course where students prepare for an appellate-style argument regarding a matter of international law. During the first semester, students write a memorial (international law brief) and prepare an oral argument for an intramural competition. The top students are selected by the International Law Moot Court advisor to participate in the interscholastic competition, which takes place in Washington, D.C. in early March. All inquiries regarding this competition should be directed to Professor Candidus Dougherty, candidus@camden.rutgers.edu.

Trial Advocacy Competition
The National Student Trial Advocacy Competition is a component of this course, which seeks to develop a greater understanding of case preparation, examination skills, theory development, trial strategy, and techniques of persuasion. Students interested in enrolling in this course must contact Sandy Gavin, redgav@camden.rutgers.edu, Director of Advocacy Programs, for further details concerning the competition and to receive permission to enroll in this course.

William C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot
A team of students, selected by application, enroll in the Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot Team and represent Rutgers-Camden at the competition in Vienna, Austria. The goal of this competition is to foster the study of international commercial law and arbitration for resolution of international business disputes. All inquiries regarding this competition should be directed to Tara Parvey, Esq. tparvey@yahoo.com or Erika Levin, Esq. Erika.levin@cliffordchance.com.


Below is a list of regional and national moot court competitions, for which Rutgers may provide some funding. Rutgers-Camden's participation in these competitions is based largely upon student interest. Rutgers-Camden endeavors to pick the best qualified and most appropriate applicant(s) for slots on a team. If you are interested in participating in one of the following competitions (or a new one that you find interesting), please contact Professor Jason Cohen with the following information:

• Cover letter indicating which moot court team you are applying to and why you should be selected as the best candidate.
• Resume
• Transcripts
• Budget, if you seek any Rutgers' funding, with supporting documentation. Please note that all students wishing to participate in inter-school moot courts should be prepared to finance at least fifty percent of the expense of travel, hotel and meals. Participation will be conditioned on an undertaking to this effect. Budgets should include transportation costs (air, rail or rental car); lodging; registration fees; projected costs for meals and other incidentals (taxi fare or parking, etc).
• Financial aid papers for a determination of need. The Law School's decision on funding will be based largely upon the level of the student's need in this regard.
• Any other information you deem relevant to the application process

ANIMAL LAW
The National Center for Animal Law Appellate Moot Court and Closing Argument Competition
Sponsored by Lewis & Clark School of Law and is hosted in Boston, MA.

ARBITRATION
ABA Arbitration Competition
ABA Arbitration Forum, St. Petersburg, FL

ADMIRALTY LAW
Judge John R. Brown Moot Court Competition
Location rotates each year

BANKRUPTCY
Duberstein Moot Court Competition
St. John's University School of Law, New York, NY

CIVIL RIGHTS
Luke Charles Moore Invitational
Howard University, Washington, DC
William E. McGee National Civil Rights Moot Court Competition
University of Minnesota Law School, Minneapolis, MN

CONSTITUTIONAL LAW
Burton D. Wechsler First Amendment Moot Court Competition
American University Washington College of Law, Washington, DC
Constance Baker Motley National Moot Court Competition
American Constitution Society for Law & Policy, New York, NY
Evan A. Evans Constitutional Law Moot Court Competition
University of Wisconsin Law School, Madison, WI
J. Braxten Craven, Jr. Memorial Moot Court Competition
University of North Carolina School of Law, Chapel Hill, NC
National Constitutional Law Moot Court Competition
Regent Law, Virginia Beach, VA
National First Amendment Moot Court Competition
Vanderbilt University Law School, Nashville, TN
The Sutherland Cup Competition
Catholic University of America Columbus School of Law, Washington, DC
William B. Spong Invitational Moot Court Tournament
William & Mary School of Law, Williamsburg, VA

CORPORATE LAW
Ruby R. Vale Interschool Corporate Moot Court Competition
Widener Law, Wilmington, DE

CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
Herbert J. Wechsler National Criminal Law Moot Court Competition
University at Buffalo Law School, Buffalo, NY
John J. Gibbons National Criminal Procedure Moot Court Competition
Seton Hall School of Law, Newark, NJ
National Criminal Procedure Tournament
University of San Diego, San Diego, CA

DISABILITY LAW
The Frank Darras Disability Law Moot Court Competition
Western State University College of Law, Fullerton, CA

ECONOMICS
Henry G. Manne Law & Economics Moot Court Competition
George Mason University School of Law, Washington, DC

ENTERTAINMENT & COMMUNICATIONS
National Entertainment Law Moot Court Competition
Pepperdine University School of Law, Malibu, CA

ENVIRONMENTAL LAW
International Environmental Moot Court Competition
Stetson University College of Law, St. Petersburg, FL
National Environmental Law Moot Court Competition
Pace Law School, White Plains, NY

EVIDENCE
Dean Jerome Prince Memorial Evidence Competition
Brooklyn Law School, Brooklyn, NY

FAMILY LAW
Domenick L. Gabrielli National Family Law Moot Court Competition
Albany Law School, Albany, NY

GENERAL
Thomas Tang National Moot Court Competition
Location rotates each year
Thurgood Marshall Memorial Moot Court Competition
Federal Bar Association, Washington, DC

HEALTH LAW
Health Law Moot Court Competition
Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
Giles Sutherland Rich Memorial Moot Court Competition
The American Intellectual Property Law Association, Washington, DC
Saul Lefkowitz Moot Court Competition
International Trademark Association, Washington, DC

INTERNATIONAL LAW
Inter-American Human Rights Moot Court Competition
American University Washington College of Law, Washington, DC
Niagara Cup International
Canada-United States Law Institute, Lancing, MI

JUVENILE LAW
National Juvenile Moot Court Competition
Whittier Law School, Costa Mesa, CA
National Moot Court Competition in Child Welfare and Adoption Law
Capital University Law School, Columbus, OH

LABOR LAW & EMPLOYMENT LAW
ABA Employment Law Trial Advocacy Competition
Chicago, Illinois
Robert F. Wagner National Labor & Employment Law Moot Court Competition
New York Law School, New York, NY

NATIONAL SECURITY
National Security Law Competition
George Washington University Law School, Washington, DC

PRIVACY LAW
International Moot Court Competition in Information Technology and Privacy Law
The John Marshall Law School, Chicago, IL

PRODUCTS LIABILITY
August A. Rendigs, Jr. National Products Liability Moot Court Competition
University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH

SECURITIES LAW
Irving R. Kaufman Memorial Securities Law Moot Court Competition
Fordham Law School, New York, NY

SPACE LAW
Manfred Lachs Space Law Moot Court Competition
Rotates locations every year

SPORTS LAW
Mardi Gras Invitational Sports Law Competition
Tulane University Law School, New Orleans, LA

TAX LAW
Albert R. Mugel National Tax Moot Court Competition
University at Buffalo Law School, Buffalo, NY

TELECOMMUNICATIONS
National Telecommunications Competition
Catholic University of America Columbus School of Law, Washington, DC

WHITE COLLOR CRIME
National White Collar Crime Invitational
Georgetown University Law Center, Washington, DC

Also, for information on new competitions and updates on established competitions, you may want to visit the Moot Court Blog.