UPPER LEVEL MOOT COURT PROGRAM

Eligibility To Participate

All students who have not participated in Moot Court, who have a 2.25 cumulative average and who have completed the first year appellate advocacy program, are eligible to be selected to participate in the Moot Court Program. Third year students may earn two credits for participation in the Moot Court Society and must submit an accounting of hours detailing duties to be undertaken for the academic year. Third year students are ineligible to compete on competition teams.

Fall Program Requirements for 2L’s

To fulfill the candidacy requirements in the fall, 2L students must (a) submit an appellate brief of satisfactory quality, (b) present oral arguments of satisfactory quality, and (c) attend a number of required classes. The classes are scheduled for evenings or the weekend and attendance is required.

Certification Credit

The Moot Court Board, in conjunction with the Office of the Associate Dean, will certify those candidates whose work meets the standard as set forth by the Society as eligible to register for two hours of non-residence, pass/fail Moot Court credit in the Spring semester.

Students receive Moot Court credit in the Spring Semester only and therefore preregister for them at spring preregistration.

Spring Program Requirements for 2L’s:

To earn the Moot Court credit in the spring semester, students must satisfactorily participate and compete in one of the national competitions that are sponsored and coached by members of Emory's Moot Court Society.

All students satisfactorily completing the fall and spring requirements will receive two credits at the conclusion of the spring semester.

Third Year Moot Court Society Requirements:

To remain members of the Society in good standing, all members must assist in the administration of the Fall 2L candidacy program, assist in preparation for Emory's Civil Rights and Liberties Competition, assist in the coaching of competition teams for national moot court competitions in the Spring, and assist in the first year appellate advocacy intra-school competition in the Spring.

NOTE: The candidacy program is sequential, FALL-SPRING. Satisfactory completion of the Fall program is the PREREQUISITE to participation in the Spring program. A student who elects not to participate in the Fall program or whose work in the Fall program fails to meet the required standard will not be able to participate in the Spring Moot Court programs for credit.

Candidates for the Emory Law Journal, The Bankruptcy Developments Journal, and the Emory International Law Review should note that they are prohibited from participating in both the Emory Moot Court Society and any one of these other organizations.