If you are a winners of a competition held by the UniSA Law School, you may go on to compete at the international finals. These are held by ALSA (Australian Law Students’ Association). The national competitions that are facilitated by ALSA include: - Mooting - International Humanitarian Law Moot - Witness Examination - Negotiation - Client Interview - Paper Presentation As UniSA has a smaller cohort, we only send students for the competitions that we hold. Students who wish to go further can also apply to go to the National Intervarsity Competitions. Although you don’t need to win a prior competition, approval is needed by the law school. Competitions inlcude: - Australia & New Zealand Air Law Moot - AAT Moot - Nowicki Carbone Personal Injury Moot - Sir Harry Gibbs Federal Consitutional Law Moot - AAL: Annual Essay - Go to Court Lawyers’ Legal Writing Challenge More informaiton can be found at www.alsa.asn.au Further Resources: Competitions Director: Cath Mwikya Competitions Offcier: Nava Avazpour Email: competitions@usalsa.org Office Room of USALSA (LB2-14)
Competitions Guide
Created by Publications Director, Shannon Guerin (2017)
What are some competition rules? The competitions are open to all students with the exception of the First Year Moot which is restricted to first year law students. In the First Year Moot, participants are divided into pairs when competing, however, they are judged as individuals. Despite individual assessment, as part of the criteria for competitions like Client Interview your ability to work with a partner will be part of the assessment. Several criteria are judged during a competition. Whilst it is important that students have knowledge of the topic or area of law and the relevant case law behind it, you will be assessed on a range of things. These include oral skills such as tone, speed and posture as well as the participant’s ability to answer and deal with questions by the judge(s). What experience do I need? No previous experience is required to be a competitor as training sessions are held for the benefit of students to help them prepare for the competition(s) of their choice. These training sessions are held at the law school prior to the competitions which are typically held in weeks 5 through 7 of trimester 1. When will these competitions be held? The open competitions run between weeks 5-7 of trimester `, with the first year moot being held in trimester 3. Training sessions are held at law school for all competitions. Why participate? The competitions are benefital as they allow participants to gain experience, network and can be very useful for future law school courses. Participation in competitions is also something future employers may look for on your resume. What is the dress code? The dress code for the competitions is business attire. It is important to dress professional for these competitions.