1. Mooting Information Session
1pm Tuesday February 28, G08

2. 2017 Competition Directors
Lydia Holt and Alana Perna

3. 2017 Moot Officer Details First Year Moot
Nicholas Ward and Paula Mantelos
King & Wood Mallesons Open Moot
Lizzi Chow and Luisa Borg
Please feel free to contact us if you have any questions following today’s session

4. Complementary Competitions
Don’t forget to check out the other competitions on offer:
Witness Examination: Wednesday 1 March 1pm, G08
Negotiations: Thursday 2 March 1pm, G08
Client Interview: Thursday 9 March 1pm, G08

5. First Year Mooting

6. General Information
Mooting is a great way to learn how to apply the law in a practical way using hypothetical legal issues
You will receive constructive feedback from student judges which you can apply to your study of the law

7. Structure of the competition
The competition is contract law based
Teams must have a minimum of two people, max of three
Two will act as barristers, one will act as instructing solicitor
Rounds:
Three round robins → sem 1 (meaning no knock out yet - every team is guaranteed 3 moots)
Qualifying finals toward → towards the end of sem 1
Semi-finals → sem 2
Grand final → sem 2
Judges are students for all rounds - except grand final where they are lawyers
Dress code:
Suit and tie;
Business appropriate dress;
Or shirt with slacks or skirt

8. Moot schedule Competition will be held on Monday and Wednesday nights
Dates can be found on the MULSS website under ‘First Year Mooting’
Teams have the option of stating preference night on sign up sheet → subject to availability
Please go over the dates and ensure you can make all moots. If you have an event, think about getting in a group of three.

9. How to Register Registrations open on tonight at 6:30pm (28/2)
One team member registers for the whole team
Link will be posted on the Mooting Information Session Event page and to the MULSS website
Info you need:
Team name
Full name
address - please ensure you double check
Preference night
Outcomes will be released this Friday (3/3)
If unsuccessful, please consider entering the King & Wood Mallesons open comp!

10. Communications
Once your team is confirmed, we will invite you to the Facebook group
Any problems or queries, don’t hesitate to contact us at
Don’t forget the skills session!

11. Open Mooting

12. General Information
Mooting gives you the opportunity to learn and develop your legal skills and knowledge in a practical environment.
Teams consist of a senior counsel, junior counsel and instructing solicitor (who does not speak in moots). We encourage you to swap these positions around so everyone gets to have a go!
You are welcome to enter the competition in teams of two, however we recommend that you find a third person to share the workload.
The problem will be released 48 hours prior to your scheduled moot and can cover a wide range of legal issues. Your written submissions are due 24 hours prior to your moot.

13. General Information
All teams will be guaranteed at least 2 moots. Round 1 is a practice round, with Round 2 being the first knock-out round. These rounds have been designed to ensure that they are accessible to first years and later years alike.
So if you miss out on a spot in First Year Mooting you should absolutely enter the Open Competition.
Mooting is a time consuming yet rewarding activity. There is a 48 hour time frame in which you will research and prepare for your upcoming moot. Whilst we do not expect or condone teams skipping class in preparation of a moot, we do want to remind you that you will need to set aside time to thoroughly and adequately prepare yourselves before each moot.

14. General Information
We also want to emphasise that there are harsh penalties for forfeiting especially after the problem has been released.
The Mooting Competition Guidebook outlines the rules and expectations of the Open Competition. Teams should familiarise themselves with these.
The Guidebook, a Sample of a Written Submission and Scoresheet are all available on the MULSS website under ‘Mooting’.

15. How to Register
Registration will open at 6.30pm Friday 3 March. We will contact successful teams on Monday 6 March.
When registration opens we will post a link on today’s Facebook event - ‘Mooting Information Session’. The link will also be available via the MULSS website.
A couple of things to remember:
Please ensure that only one member of each team registers on behalf of your team. This person will be the main contact point for your team.
We will teams once registration is complete. At this point all members should join the Facebook group for the Competition which will be our main point of contact with you.

16. How to Register
To ensure that registration is quick and easy, there are a few things you should have ready:
Your team name (the punnier the better)
The full names of all team members
The student numbers of all team members
The student addresses of all team members
Teams are also able to indicate if they have a preferred night to compete (Wednesday or Thursday) when registering. While we will endeavour to accommodate requests, indicating a preference does not guarantee your team will be assigned to that day.

17. Demonstration Moot

18. Panel / Q & A

19. Don’t forget about the Mooting Skills Workshop next week
Thank you!
Don’t forget about the Mooting Skills Workshop next week
Tuesday 7 March 1pm-2pm G08