Moot Court

The UF Law Moot Court team competes in competitions hosted by law schools across the United States throughout the fall, spring, and summer semesters. Moot Court provides an opportunity for JD students to improve their research, writing, and oral advocacy skills to better prepare them for the practice of law.  Moot Court members have the opportunity to draft and submit appellate briefs for competitions, to compete at oral argument, and to serve as student coaches.  UF Law Moot Court typically participates in 12 competitions per year, including the American Bar Association’s National Appellate Advocacy Competition, the Chicago Bar Association’s Moot Court Competition, the New York Bar City Bar’s National Moot Court Competition, and the Florida Bar Young Lawyer’s Division Robert Orseck Memorial Moot Court Competition. Additionally, the Moot Court Team hosts two showcase competitions at the Law School each year, bringing respected judges from around the state and country to campus. Students may receive course credit for brief writing, competing, and coaching competitors, as well as participating in UF Law Moot Court leadership. The course is graded on a Satisfactory (S), Unsatisfactory (U) basis. Four credits is the maximum amount allowed for any combination of co-curricular activities, including journals and competition teams.