| The William E. Leahy Moot Court/Arbitration Competition is named in memory of William E. Leahy, a Law Center alumnus and an outstanding advocate. For the first time this year, the Leahy Competition will serve as the qualifying competition for upper-class and LLM students to join either the Appellate Advocacy Division or the ADR Division of Barristers' Council. Students interested in competing in Leahy to join the ADR Division and compete in inter-school arbitration competitions should compete in Leahy.
The competition is open
to Georgetown Law's LLM students and upper-class JD students. It is held in the fall semester
and based on a closed packet. Participating students
are assigned to either Petitioner's or Respondent's
side and provided with all of the materials necessary
to submit an appellate brief and argue their case. They
argue both "on" and "off" brief as they advance to higher
rounds.
The preliminary rounds of the Leahy Competition,
which are judged by three- to five-person panels of
Barristers' Council members, are scored using both the
brief scores and the oral argument scores of each competitor.
The final round is scored based on oral argument alone,
and is judged by prominent local and federal judges.
Winners have their names inscribed on the Roll
of Best Advocates, which is located outside the moot
court auditorium.
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