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The Center for Advocacy & Dispute Resolution
Interscholastic Competitions
The John Marshall Law School emphasizes involvement in interscholastic competitions in a variety of areas: trial and appellate advocacy, arbitration and negotiation, client counseling, mediation and international commercial arbitration. Coaches are recruited from both faculty and area alumni. Participation is founded upon a student's commitment to ethically represent The John Marshall Law School through the student's best efforts and to fully comply with each team's rigorous and demanding practice schedule. This hard work and dedication pays off as John Marshall student competitors are consistently recognized in regional, national, and international competitions, such as those listed below.
Trial Advocacy
- ABA Arbitration Advocacy Competition
- ABA Labor and Employment Law Competition
- ABA/JMLS National Criminal Justice Trial Competition (CJC)
- American Association of Justice Student Trial Advocacy Competition
- Animal Law Advocacy Closing Argument Competition
- Buffalo Niagara National Mock Trial Competition
- California Attorneys for Criminal Justice (CACJ)
- Capital City Challenge
- Florida State University College of Law Civil Mock Trial Competition
- Georgetown University National White Collar Crime Mock Trial Invitational Competition
- National Baseball Arbitration Competition
- National Trial Advocacy Competition (Michigan State University)
- Phi Alpha Delta Mock Trial Competition
- South Texas Mock Trial Challenge
- Texas Young Lawyers Association National Trial Advocacy Competition
Alternative Dispute Resolution
- ABA Law Student Division Client Counseling Competition
- ABA Law Student Division Negotiation Competition
- ABA Representation in Mediation Competition
- International Academy of Dispute Resolution International Law School Mediation Tournament
- National Sports Law Negotiation Competition
- Wilhem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot Competition
Host School for the:
- ABA/JMLS National Criminal Justice Trial Competition (CJC)
- 2012 ABA Arbitration Advocacy Competition - Regional
- 2010 ABA Law Student Division Negotiation Competition
- 2009 International Negotiation Competition
In addition, the Center sponsors an intramural mock trial competition for first-year JD candidates. During the spring semester, second-semester students are given an opportunity to compete in the First-Year Intramural Mock Trial Competition. The trials are judged, critiqued, and scored by practicing attorneys and judges.
