Paulsen Competition

Catalog description

The Monrad G. Paulsen Memorial Moot Court Competition is an intramural appellate advocacy competition on issues of Constitutional law, sponsored by the Moot Court Honor Society. Second- and third-year students write a brief on one of the two issues of law before the court and argue both issues orally before faculty, practicing attorneys and judges through several elimination rounds, advancing on the basis of both their written and oral scores. The competition problem will be posted on the Moot Court website at the start of the fall semester, along with the deadlines for submitting briefs. Participants receive 1 pass/fail credit for their satisfactory, good-faith participation in the competition (regardless of whether they advance). Some participants may be invited to join the Moot Court Honor Society on the basis of their performance in the competition.