Eight Law School Teams to Meet in National Finals of ABA Student Trial Advocacy Competition

Eight teams from around the country will meet Saturday and Sunday in the national finals of the American Bar Association Section of Labor and Employment Law Sixth Annual Student Trial Advocacy Competition in Washington, D.C.

The field of finalists has been winnowed down from 84 teams representing 59 different law schools that entered regional competitions last November.  The finalists are: Harvard University, Boston; Chicago-Kent College of Law, Chicago; Southern Methodist University, Dallas; Pepperdine University, Los Angeles; Falkner University; Miami; Brooklyn Law School, New York; Golden Gate University, San Francisco; and the University of Virginia, Washington, D.C.

The LEL Trial Advocacy Competition introduces law students to the challenges and rewards of employment and labor litigation.  The competition offers participants an opportunity to develop their trial advocacy skills in a mock courtroom experience, hone the skills they will be using as practitioners, and meet and network with fellow law students and labor and employment law practitioners.

What:
National Finals of the ABA Section of Labor and Employment Law
Sixth Annual Student Trial Advocacy Competition

When:
Jan. 30 – 31
9 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.

Where:
U.S. Courthouse
333 Constitution Av. NW
Washington, D.C.