To learn more, contact the chairs of the negotiation competition at
名.negotiations@gmail.com
我们的威廉·E. 卡罗尔·G. Simon Oral Advocacy Program allows students to craft compelling presentations, 培养智力敏捷性, and respond effectively to questions under pressure. 学生 also gain another vital quality of successful attorneys: confidence in the courtroom.
谈判比赛, 每年秋天举行, is an opportunity for first-year students to explore a variety of negotiation styles and to hone their strategic and communication skills by simulating legal negotiations. 在每一轮比赛中, teams of two students compete head-to-head to reach a settlement on behalf of theoretical clients. The teams compete under tight time constraints and are tested at their ability to quickly assess the interests of their client and adversary as well as showcase effective communication. The two winning teams of the intramural competition are go on to represent the school at the annual ABA Regional Negotiations Competition, held at a different law school each year in October.
在每一轮之前, the teams are provided with a memo outlining the background of the situation, 他们这方面的关键事实, and the negotiating authority granted by their clients. Teams negotiate with each other for 40 minutes, during which either side may request the opportunity to confer privately for up to five minutes. There are a series of weekly elimination rounds, 最后一轮有四支队伍参赛, two of which go on to the regional competition.
Attorney-judges observe two one-hour rounds of competition in an evening, 向团队提供反馈, ranking them on elements of their performances, and ultimately choosing a winning pair to move on to the next round.
Teams are evaluated on their ability to elicit information from the other side, 克服障碍达成共识, to propose creative solutions to the problem, 作为一个团队一起工作.
To learn more, contact the chairs of the negotiation competition at
名.negotiations@gmail.com
报名时间:8月下旬至9月初
Competition Rounds: Early September to Early October
客户咨询比赛, 每年秋天举行, gives first-year students the unique opportunity to develop their interviewing and counseling skills. The competition simulates an office consultation environment in which a team of two law students, 担任律师, 第一次与客户见面. They conduct an interview in which they attempt to obtain legally relevant factual information from the client and supply the client with a preliminary summary of that client's legal position and possible actions. Clients are played by second and third year students, and the two winning teams of the intramural competition go on to represent the school at the annual ABA Regional 客户谘询比赛.
Teams conduct a 30 minute interview with the client, followed by 15 minutes during which student-attorneys confer with each other about their impressions of the interview itself and how they would handle the situation. Both the interview and the post-interview conference are observed and judged as part of the competitive round.
Judges observe two one-hour rounds of counseling in an evening, 向团队提供反馈, ranking them on elements of their performances, and they ultimately choose a winning pair to move on to the next round.
Teams are evaluated on their ability to elicit information from the client, 与客户建立良好的关系, to convey the necessary legal information to the client, 并计划未来的行动.
The highlight of our advocacy slate and the most prestigious BC Law intramural competition. 学生 sharpen their written and appellate advocacy skills writing briefs and preparing oral arguments on Constitutional or federal statutory interpretation. 每年春天举行.
迷迭香戴利
报名时间:1月初
问题发布:1月下旬
截止日期:2月下旬
比赛轮次:3月初至4月中旬
模拟审判比赛, 每年秋天举行, provides 2L and 3L students an opportunity to develop and showcase their trial skills. 学生规划诉讼策略, prepare witnesses and conduct all elements of a civil or criminal trial. Participation in the competition is a prerequisite (with limited exceptions) for selection on the National Mock Trial team.
Each team of two students presents an opening statement, conducts direct and cross examinations of witnesses, 并以结案陈词结束. Each team has thirty minutes to make its case, and the time can be used as the team sees fit. Teams represent the plaintiff and defendant or prosecution and defense each round. After a series of weekly elimination rounds, the event culminates in a final round between two teams.
法官在一个晚上主持一次审判, 向团队提供反馈, and rank them on elements of their performances.
Teams are evaluated on their ability to present legally persuasive arguments on opening and closing, 从证人那里引出有益的证词, 有效地管理时间.
史蒂文·范·戴克
朱莉Buszuwski
进入前四名
The 2023-24 team advanced to the National Competition, earning the school its highest finish in 40 years.
Third-year students can also participate in a range of external moot court competitions, including:
欲了解更多信息,请联系 迷迭香戴利, 倡导项目主任.