Board of Advocates Off-Campus Advocacy: Spring 2019 Tryouts and Coaching Sessions
Explore the opportunity to join the Board of Advocates for Mock Trial or Moot Court teams. Sign up for tryout slots to showcase your skills and potentially earn class credits, BOA competition points, and valuable networking opportunities. Learn about the tryout process, shadow program, team commitment cards, and access more resources to enhance your advocacy experience.
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Board of Advocates Off-Campus Advocacy: Spring 2019 AES Session October 30th
Tryouts & Coaching Sessions Tryouts: Sunday, November 11th Sign up for tryout time slots on the BOA website and submit your application to boa.tryout@gmail.com. Tryouts will be between 5-10 minutes. For Mock Trial - prepare either an opening argument, a closing argument or cross-examination. For Moot Court - have 5-7 minutes of material prepared, you will likely be asked 1-2 questions during your speech. Look to the specific team you are trying out for specifics.
Why tryout? 1 hour of class credit 5 BOA Competition points for being on a team (7 for prestige teams) Networking: Coaches, Guest Judges, Competition Judges Build your skills Order of the Barristers Make friends and have fun!
The Tryout Process Attend the AES Session. Sign up for tryout slots. On tryout day, confirm your tryout schedule and attend all tryouts you signed up for. After you have completed all tryouts, fill out your team preference list. Go home. Results announced 24 hours after the 11/11 Tryout.*
Shadow Program Fill whatever role the coach needs such as: Playing witness roles, Preparing arguments for practice rounds, Serving as a juror/judge, etc. Observe the team s practices Get valuable advocacy experience While shadows do not travel with the team and are not eligible to receive class credit, they do receive BOA points for their service (2 competition points, 1 service point)
Team Commitment Cards Given by the coaches during the tryout. Guarantees a spot to the applicant IF the applicant prefs that team 1st. Guarantee by the team to the applicant, NOT vice versa.
More Resources BOA Website: http://blog.smu.edu/boa/ More information about tryouts Sample videos Tryout slot sign-up link
MOCK TRIAL COMPETITIONS
American Association for Justice Student Trial Advocacy Competition Coaches: Luke and Catherine Calhoun Location: TBD Dates: TBD Topic: TBD Availability on team: 10 spots (2 teams, 5 people per team)
Criminal Mock Trial Competition Coaches: TBD Location: TBD Date: TBD Topic: Criminal Law Availability on Team: 5 spots (4 competitors, 1 alternate)
National Trial Competition (NTC) Prestige Team Coach: Tyler Eaton Location: Lubbock, TX Date: Feb. 7-9, 2019 Topic: TBD Availability on Team: 2 teams of 2-3 people
South Texas Mock Trial Competition Coach: Chris Klement Location: Houston, TX Dates: March 22-25, 2019 Topic: TBD Availability on Team: 4-5 spots
MOOT COURT COMPETITIONS
Fordham Securities Moot Coaches: Peter Flynn and John Atkins Location: Fordham University School of Law, NYC Dates: March 29-31, 2019 Topic: Securities Law Availability on Team: 2 or 3 people (1 team, 2-3 people per team)
Wagner Labor & Employment Coaches: Mey Ly and Emily Liu Location: Regional TBD; Nationals at New York Law School, NYC Date: March 22-24, 2019 Topic: Labor and Employment Law Availability on Team: 3 people (1 teams, 3 people on each team)
Robert F. Wagner Labor & Employment Law Moot Court Competition 2019 Meyling Ly Ortiz, 06 -Toyota Motor North America -Finalist, Robert F. Wagner L&E Moot Court Competition Coaches Fact Pattern Release: Jan. 14, Preferred practices: Wed evenings & at least one weekend Brief Deadline: Feb. 22, 2019 Competition: Mar. 22-24, 2019 in NYC Emily K. Liu, 16 -McDowell Hetherington, LLP -National Champion, Thomas Tang Moot Court Competition 3 team members (including 1 swing)
ABA National Appellate Advocacy Competition ( NAAC ) Prestige Team Coaches: Lance Caughfield and Haleigh Jones Location: Regionals TBD; Nationals in Chicago Date: Regionals: Mid-February or early March Topic: TBD Tryouts already occurred
Saul Lefkowitz Moot Court Coaches: Charles North and Sarah-Michelle Stearns Location: Regionals TBD; Nationals in D.C. Date: Regionals Feb. 9-10; Nationals Mar. 16-17 Topic: Trademark and Unfair Competition Law Availability: 2 teams (2-3 people per team)
Duberstein Bankruptcy Moot Court Competition Coaches: Omar Alaniz, Liz Boydston, and Tim Springer Location: Elliott Cup (Regional Competition) in Dallas; Duberstein Competition at St. John s University School of Law, NYC Date: Feb. 15-17; March 1-4, 2019 Topic: Bankruptcy Law Availability: 6 spots (2 teams)
Prince Evidence Moot Court Competition Coaches: Hunter Oliver, Sam Bragg Location: Brooklyn, NY Date: March 27-30, 2019 Topic: Evidence Law Availability: 1 team (2-3 people per team)
Fed Bar Moot Court Competition Coach: Nicholas Palmer Location: Washington, D.C. Date: March 20-21, 2019 Topic: Constitutional Law Availability: 1 team of 3 people, waiting to hear on second team registration
Spong Moot Court Competition Coaches: Andrew Sommerman and Rebecca Neumann Location: William & Mary Law School, Williamsburg, VA Date: Feb. 15-16, 2019 Topic: Constitutional Law Availability: 2 teams (2-3 people per team)
SPECIALTY COMPETITIONS
Energy Law Negotiations Competition Coach: Harry Sullivan Location: Houston, TX Date: April 7-9, 2019 Topic: Energy Law Availability: 2-3 people
Tulane International Baseball Arbitration Coaches: August Norris and Tom Webb Location: New Orleans, LA Dates: January 16-18, 2019 Topic: Sports Arbitration Availability: 5 spots
ABA Client Counseling Coach: Stephanie Gonzales Location: Regionals TBD; Nationals in Waco, TX. Dates: Regionals Feb. 2019; Nationals March 21-23, 2019. Topic: TBD Availability: 2 teams (2-3 people per team)
Final Thoughts Submit your application to boa.tryout@gmail.com. The signup link will be sent out the week before tryouts. Signups and applications are due by November 9 at 12:00 pm. Additional information is available at: http://blog.smu.edu/boa/ Extra coaching sessions are available November 5-9. Email boa.tryout@gmail.com to inquire. Email Gina Mills (gmills@smu.edu) and Nicole Feragen (nferagen@smu.edu) with any questions.
