AALA-GLSA International Students Mooting Competition 2020
Information Session: In this video we discuss how to prepare for the moot, and we feature a guest speaker Daniel Nguyen: Barrister and Victorian President of the AALA.
the first annual AALA-GLSA International Students Mooting CompetitioN IS HERE!
Registration for this competition is currently CLOSED.
The AALA and GLSA are proud to announce the first annual AALA-GLSA International Students Mooting Competition! This competition was introduced for International Students to gain mooting experience and have a chance to polish their advocacy skills. As such, at least one team member must be an International Student in order to register.
The inaugural 2020 competition will feature three preliminary rounds from which the top eight teams will advance to the knockout stages and have the opportunity to receive feedback from barrister judges. There will be a total of two knockout stages after which the remaining teams will advance to the Grand Final. Each team will participate in a minimum of three moots with the Grand Finalists competing in a total of six throughout the year.
In order to ensure that students from every year level can participate, the case problem in 2020 will be focused on either torts or obligations.
Join the 2020 International Students Mooting Competition Facebook Page here.
Competition Details
Teams will consist of a Senior and Junior Counsel with an optional Instructing Solicitor. Instructing Solicitors play an important role in researching and preparing written submissions however they may not make any oral submissions during the moot. Team members are encouraged to rotate positions throughout the competition.
Time commitment: The case problem will be released at 6:00PM, one week prior to your first moot. To reduce the workload of all participants, there will only be one case problem throughout the competition. Participants should expect to do most of their research during week five, any preparation after that can be limited to polishing your advocacy skills according to judge feedback.
Team size: Two to three members.
Attire: Business
If you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to contact the ISL team.
2020 Key Dates
Team Registration Open: March 26, 6pm
Case Problem Release Date: March 31/April 1
Preliminary Round One: April 7/8
Preliminary Round Two: April 28/29
Preliminary Round Three: May 12/13
Knockout Round One: August 4/5
Knockout Round Two: August 18/19
Grand Final: September 1/2
Dates are subject to change.