A student stands in front of three judges in Moot Court.

Moot Court

At Columbia Law School, you’ll gain practical experience in advocacy through our broad range of moot court programs.  

 

Over three years at the Law School, students can participate in moot court programs on campus and around the country and the world. All first-year students participate in one of 10 different offerings spanning multiple areas of law. Second- and third-year students can continue to develop their skills through the Harlan Fiske Stone Moot Court Competition or explore external competitions.

Students can apply to individual moot courts, rank their choices, and select interview/oral tryout slots through the online moot court application system in LawNet.  The deadline to apply for the specialized teams is SEPTEMBER 18th, 2024, at 11:59PM EST.  More information about each team is available here and in the Moot Court Handbook.

The full application timeline for the 2024-2025 Specialized Moot Court Program is as follows:

  1. Wednesday, September 11, 2024: Application portal opens at 1:00PM on Lawnet for written applications.
  2. Wednesday, September 18, 2024:  Application portal closes for new applications at 11:59PM.   Students are advised to leave adequate time to upload their materials.
  3. Thursday, September 19, 2024 - Sunday, September 29, 2024:  Teams may use this period to hold interviews and/or oral tryouts.  During this period, applicants can enter rankings on Lawnet if they have applied to more than one team, but may not submit any new applications.  
  4. Sunday, September 29, 2024: Deadline for students to rank their choices by 11:59PM
  5. Tuesday, October 1, 2024 to Thursday, October 3, 2024:  Notification period (tentative)

 

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