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Schedule | Recent Winners | Executive Board | Members | 2009 Prince Competition
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Trial Division | Appellate Division | Students Home
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 he Brooklyn Law School Moot Court Honor Society is one of the most distinguished and accomplished moot court programs in the country. Students in the Trial Advocacy Division and the Appellate Advocacy Division compete in over thirty competitions all over the country. These competitions span all areas of the law, from family law to criminal procedure to white-collar crime to international law. Year after year, BLS students win individual awards for outstanding oral and written advocacy, as well as group awards for winning competitions and advancing to quarter-final, semi-final and final rounds of competitions.The Moot Court Honor Society is composed of two distinct but equal components: the Appellate Division and the Trial Advocacy Division. Preparation for and participation in mock trials and appellate advocacy provides students an excellent opportunity to strengthen their oral advocacy and written skills essential to the practice of law. Students work hard in the weeks preceding their competitions perfecting their positions and case theories, responding to anticipated objections and arguments, and understanding and appreciating proper courtroom decorum and procedure. Students may earn academic credit for their participating and coaching moot court competitions. Brooklyn Law School's outstanding record of success in competitions is attributed in part to the strong involvement of faculty and alumni. These individuals critique the students’ arguments and assist them in developing the issues. Once the students have honed their skills, they are ready to compete in various moot court competitions held throughout the country. The teams generally compete first in qualifying rounds, and if they are successful they advance to quarter-final, semi-final and final rounds. Each year, Brooklyn Law School hosts the Dean Jerome Prince Memorial Evidence Competition. Named in honor of the late BLS Dean and renowned evidence scholar, the competition draws over 30 law school teams from across the country to participate in an appellate competition addressing an issue at the forefront of Evidence law. Members of the Moot Court Honor Society coordinate and facilitate the Prince Competition, and a few students have an opportunity to work with faculty members to research and write the Competition problem. Read more about the 2009 Prince Competition.
Contact the Moot Court Honor Society
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