Appellate, Trial, and ADR Competitions
The law school participates in regional, national, and international appellate moot court competitions. These competitions have recently included:
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Cardozo FAME Center Intellectual Property Law Moot Court Competition
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Duberstein Bankruptcy Moot Court Competition
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Earle E. Zehmer National Moot Court Competition
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Elliott Cup Bankruptcy Moot Court Competition
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Jerome Prince Memorial Evidence Competition
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National Moot Court Competition
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PACE Jeffrey G. Miller National Environmental Law Moot Court Competition
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Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition
Student teams under the supervision of an attorney coach research and prepare briefs and oral arguments for these competitions.
The law school also participates in arbitration, transactional, negotiation, trial advocacy, and pretrial advocacy competitions, which have included:
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American Association for Justice Student Trial Advocacy Competition
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American Bar Association Law School Division Arbitration Competition
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Bayou Challenge National Mock Trial Competition
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John L. Costello National Criminal Law Trial Advocacy Competition
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L. Edward Bryant, Jr. National Health Law Transactional Competition
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Louisiana Battle of the Law Schools Mock Trial Competition
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Magnolia Cup Negotiation Competition
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National Pretrial Competition
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National Trial Competition
Mississippi Christian University teams have consistently earned recognition in these competitions. Students are selected for external competitions through the annual Copeland, Cook, Taylor, and Bush Internal Moot Court Competition, which is held each fall.
The law school gratefully acknowledges the Mississippi Bankruptcy Conference, which underwrites the Chief Judge Conrad Duberstein Bankruptcy Moot Court Competition; Frascogna Law Firm, which underwrites the Cardozo FAME Center Intellectual Property Law Moot Court Competition; and Schwartz & Associates, which underwrites the law school's internal trial competition.
