School of Law - Moot Court
Moot Team Wins Best Brief Award in 2024 Hunton Andrews Kurth National Competition
Miami Law won the Best Brief award for the second year in a row and finished as semifinalists at the HAK Moot Court National Championship.
Director of International Moot Court Program Elected as President of the Colombian American Bar Association
Paula Arias is the new president of COLBAR, a voluntary bar association consisting of lawyers, judges, and law students of South Florida’s legal community.
Leaving Her Heel Print in Miami for Law School
From the classrooms of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to the mock courts at the University of Miami School of Law, first-generation law student Emily Gafcovich is finding her life passion and preparing to take on the world.
Students in the International Moot Court Program Travel the World
International Moot Court Program students represent the University of Miami in various legal competitions worldwide while obtaining course credit.
Miami Law Team Wins at Robert Orseck Moot Court Competition
The state moot court competition, now in its 50th year, is hosted by The Florida Bar Young Lawyers Division.
Moot Court Board Ranks #3 in U.S.
Miami Law's Charles C. Papy, Jr. moot court board jumped 14 spots in one year to become one of the top teams among all U.S. law schools - the highest ranking in its 70-year history.
Moot Court Team Is Champions of John J. Gibbons Criminal Procedure Competition
The team also won 3rd Best Brief, and law student Gabriella Pinzon was named Best Oralist.
Charles C. Papy, Jr. Moot Court Teams Continue Successful Run at Recent Competitions
Miami Law students win Best Brief and finish as semifinalists and quarterfinalists in Duberstein National Bankruptcy, Uvaldo Herrera, Seigenthaler-Sutherland Cup, and Robert Wagner competitions.
Charles C. Papy, Jr. Moot Court Teams Experience Success in Three Prestigious Competitions
Miami Law students win Best Brief Award, Best Oralist, and Second Best Brief Award at the Hunton Andrews Kurth, Evan A. Evans, and NYU Immigration Law moot competitions.
Miami Law Teams Win First and Second Place in the ABA Tax Section’s Law Student Tax Challenge
The teams presented oral arguments before a panel of distinguished tax lawyers and tax court judges attending the Section of Taxation 2023 Midyear Tax Meeting in San Diego, California.
International Moot Court Team Wins North American Round in Environmental Moot Court Competition
The only one of its kind in the U.S., the International Moot Court Program allows students to represent Miami Law in various legal competitions around the world while obtaining course credit.
Second Annual “The Art of the Sneaker Deal” Case Study Moot Competition to be Held at Miami Law
The competition case studies allow competitors to represent artists, designers, and brands on issues including intellectual property protection of sneakers, licensing deals, and more and judged by industry lawyers and business executives.
You Make Your Own Experience: An Interview with Tal Lifshitz, J.D. '12
The 2012 graduate, who is an expert in complex litigation, cryptocurrency, digital asset, and blockchain, reflects on his Miami Law experience and dispenses sage advice to current and prospective students.
Charles C. Papy, Jr. Moot Court Team are Runners-Up at First Amendment Competition
The renowned Wechsler competition argues cutting-edge cases in front of prominent judges in the nation’s capital. Past competition problems have addressed a wide variety of First Amendment issues, including speech by public officials, municipal regulation of businesses, the rights of public school students, and legislator-led prayer.
Amassing Best Moot Court Team – Yearly Competition is Reason Miami Law is 17th in U.S.
To accrue the best team, every fall Miami Law hosts the internal John T. Gaubatz Moot Court Competition, the primary moot court contest at the School of Law.
