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Develop your public speaking and advocacy skills whilst taking part in mooting competitions. Participation also gives you the opportunity to carry out legal research and connect with local judges, barristers, and solicitors.
Competitions can be sponsored by leading law firms that offer work experience placements to winners.
In 2020, our University of Reading team emerged as the national champion of England in the Telders International Law Moot Competition.
Mooting is a mock legal hearing or trial, where you take on the role of counsel and present arguments on a point of law.
Mooting involves a lot of research and analysis, the preparation of written submissions and an oral presentation. You will be required to argue either for or against a hypothetical decision, referring to relevant case law precedents and put forward a legal argument in the most convincing way.
Whether you intend to practice law or not, participating in mooting can play a key role in your education and training, helping you to develop essential transferable skills.
Mooting develops participants' capacity in legal research, argument, writing and oral advocacy. Students who take part, find that mooting improves their ability to formulate legal arguments. The ability to present oral arguments also helps build confidence in other areas, such as taking part in assessed group presentations.
This competition involves researching the law relevant to the problem, preparing written submissions and presenting arguments orally.
The final is held in the prestigious Supreme Court; the prize for the winners is work experience with Osborne Clarke.
As well as internal competitions, the School also takes part in a number of external competitions, including:
All mooting opportunities are emailed to students and advertised on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
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