Moot Court First Year Program 

All first year students at USF participate in a student assisted oral advocacy exercise during the spring semester of their Legal Research, Research, Writing and Analysis course.  A group of dedicated second and third year students play a critical role in assisting the Legal Writing professors to develop oral argument topics and to instruct the first year students through their first oral advocacy exercise.

In addition to receiving their Legal Writing professor’s supervision, first year students are coached and mentored throughout the advocacy exercise by a "Case Counsel" — a second or third year student who excelled in oral advocacy and is experienced in the techniques.  First year students are assigned a topic and required to prepare briefs on their topic. This culminates in a weekend of oral arguments, where each first year student delivers an oral argument on their topic. The USF Moot Court Board is responsible for overseeing the administration of the oral arguments.  

Spring 2013 Moot Court Dates

    April 6, 2013

    April 7, 2013