LAW 9736 - Competition

Law school competition participation offers students the opportunity to develop and refine writing and speaking skills for up to two academic credits with the assistance of faculty members as well as members of the bench and bar. The law school competitions at Hamline consist of a series of inter‑mural competitions throughout the year, in which teams of Hamline students compete against students from other law schools. The appellate‑type competitions require presentation of written appellate briefs and oral appellate arguments at a meet at which each team is scored and critiqued on briefs and oral presentations by judges and lawyers from the community. The client counseling, mediation, negotiation, mock trial, and similar competitions require a demonstration of conversational and advocacy skills directed towards achievement of client interests; no brief is submitted for these events. Students may only earn credit for two competitions during their law school careers.

Graded Pass/No Pass

Every Year Course

Credits: 0-2 Credits