The UQLS runs a series of competitions throughout the year that encourage students to develop practical legal skills, including advocacy and alternative dispute resolution. There are 5 competitions that are run through the UQLS: mooting, witness examination, paper presentation, negotiation and client interviewing.
These competitions are excellent for getting to know your fellow law students, learning about the practical side of the law and developing your legal research skills. It doesn’t hurt that there are end-of-comps bar tabs and more coffee breaks than you could imagine! The winners of each of the senior competitions will represent UQ in their competition at the following ALSA Conference (2008 will be in Tasmania). ALSA representatives are encouraged to take up the opportunity of judging and helping with organisation of their competition in future years.
STUDENTS WANTING TO TAKE PART IN ANY OF THE COMPETITIONS
MUST HOLD AN L-CARD!!
These can be purchased on market day in O-Week or from the UQLS office any time during the year.
Resources
There are a number of resources available to help you with your preparation for the UQLS competitions. The Mooting Manual prepared he Mooting Advisory Bench (MAB) is a comprehensive 'how to moot' guide. The Law School website also has a number of mooting resources which you might find useful.Regardless of which competition you have entered, the UQLS Competitions Handbook is a great place to begin your preparation. It provides an overview of the various competitions and contains many useful tips.
A How-to-Moot Seminar will be held in the first week of Semester One in the Law Library Moot Court at 6pm. Please feel free to attend.
Important Dates
More Information
Electronic Sign-On Forms
- Corrs Chambers Westgarth First Year UQLS Mooting Competition
- Corrs Chambers Westgarth Senior UQLS Mooting Competition
- Clayton Utz Witness Examination
- Mallesons Stephen Jaques Paper Presentation
- Clayton Utz First Year Client Interviewing
- Clayton Utz Negotiation
If you have any questions, suggestions, or comments please don’t hesitate to contact Flo or Faheem at competitions @uqls.com (delete the space).
The 2008 Mooting Advisory Bench
Curious about mooting? Want to get the insider's tips on mooting and advocacy skills?
Then come to the Corrs Chambers Westgarth Mooting on Mondays Workshop!
What is it?
The Corrs Chambers Westgarth Mooting on Mondays Workshop is run by the Mooting Advisory Bench (MAB). The Workshop is designed to provide students with tips on how to research moot problems and present arguments. The Workshop is free, fairly informal and will include demonstrations as appropriate.
MAB is comprised of students who have represented UQ in external mooting competitions. This year, MAB is comprised of:
- Gobind Kalsi (MAB Co-ordinator)
- Rosie Gibson
- Rola Lin
- Alex Psaltis
- Stewart Webster
- Boxun Yin
Students competing in the UQLS Corrs Chambers Westgarth Mooting Competitions or interested in trying out for external mooting competitions are encouraged to attend.
When is it?
Mooting on Mondays will be run every Monday at 6.30pm in the Moot Court in the Law Library from Monday 7 April, 2008 until Monday 28 April, 2008.
The first Workshop on Monday 7 April, 2007 will be about researching and writing submissions.
Contact
If you have any further questions the MAB co-ordinator Gobind Kalsi can be contacted on mab @uqls.com (delete the space).
GET YOUR MOOT ON!
