About Moot Court

Instituted 140 years ago by William Forbes Stearns, the Law School’s first professor, Moot court helps prepare law students for the legal profession by providing practical experience and training in the preparation and conduct of cases in both trial and appellate courts.

The Moot Court Board, composed of students, is responsible for coordinating all Moot Court competitions and critiquing all briefs.

Each year the Moot Court Board publishes the Mississippi Review of First Impressions, a compilation of 10 student-written bench memorandums predicting how a pending point of law will be decided by the Mississippi courts.

Students are selected for membership on the Moot Court Board based upon their scholastic records and participation in an appellate competition in the fall or trial competition in the spring.

University of Mississippi School of Law | Lamar Law Center | P.O. Box 1848 | University, MS  38677 | Phone: 662-915-6827

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