What is mooting?
Two pairs of student `advocates` argue a fictitious legal appeal case in front of a 'judge'. Our judges are usually a level three student and/or a lecturer. To come out on top, you do not necessarily have to win the legal issues that are being disputed, but you must make the best presentation of your legal arguments.
Why moot?
Mooting develops legal skills of analysis and interpretation. It builds confidence and your ability to argue and speak in public. It is the first occasion on which a student actually feels like a lawyer, and it is fun. If that is not enough, students should think of their futures. The time soon comes when students have to apply for pupillages and training contracts. What do you put in the section of your cv or an application form when it says experience? The answer is simple. Mooting!
Mooting at Bradford
Mooting is an integral part of the LLB degree at Bradford Law School. During the second year of their study, our LLB students have to undertake a course in legal skills. One of the methods of assessment for this module is an assessed moot.
However, mooting is also supplementary to the course and all undergraduate and HND students who study a law module with us are eligible to participate in the Bradford Law School mooting competition. The annual competition is supported by Ede and Ravenscroft robe makers who have supplied the Law School with a number of barristers' robes to use in our mooting competitions.
Level three students who have participated in a mooting competition at the Law School are also eligible to act as a judge.
Our Internal Mooting competition is now an annual highlight. Our teams have also performed well in national competitions.