17th annual moot court Competition

The 17th Annual NLLSA Moot Court Competition will take place over two days, Thursday, March 13 and Friday, March 14, 2025, in-person. Two preliminary rounds and a semi-final round will be held on Thursday, March 13th and the final round will be held on Friday, March 14th. Each school will be allowed to have at maximum of two teams. Each team will complete an appellate level brief and compete a minimum of two times, arguing each position.

All teams interested in participating in the Moot Court Competition must submit the Notice of Intent Form to Samara Pizarro, NLLSA Attorney General by February 23, 2025. Moot Court Briefs and final payment for registration are due February 28, 2025 at 11:59 p.m. EST. The official Moot Court problem will be posted on Saturday, February 1st, 2025.

Teams interested in participating or Chapters seeking more information should reach out to NLLSA Attorney General, Samara Pizarro at mootcourt@nllsa.org.

Team Registration: from $250

Notice of Intent Due: February 23, 2025

Team Registration Fees and Moot Court Briefs Due: February 28, 2025

February

Saturday, February 1, 2025:

NLLSA will disseminate the Official Moot Court Problem on its information site

Monday, Februrary 10, 2025:

Deadline to submit questions regarding the fact pattern to NLLSA Attorney General at attorneygeneral@nllsa.org

Friday, February 23, 2025:

Final day to submit completed Notice of Intent

Friday, February 28, 2025:

Moot Court Registration Fees due for all Participants

Friday, February 28, 2025:

Briefs due to NLLSA Attorney General, Samara Pizarro

March

Monday, March 10, 2025:

Competition details and pairings will be sent

March 13 and 14, 2025:

Moot Court Competition

Thursday, March 13, 2025

9:00am - 10:30am First Round

10:40am - 12:10pm Second Round

1:45pm - 3:15pm Semi-Final Round

Friday, March 14, 2025

9:00am - 10:30am Final Round