The Freshman Moot Court Competition is held exclusively for First year students.  The competition is held during Spring Semester every year and it provides First year students with real world experience in a litigation setting.  This competition requires teams of two to present oral arguments based on the Legal Methods II appellate brief assignment.  During the oral arguments, each team member must be prepared to argue both Petitioner and Respondent for their individual issues. The scores for the competition are based solely on performance during the oral arguments.

During the competition, the Petitioner must provide the bailiff for the round.  The bailiff can be anyone who is not currently a participant in the competition. 

This is a school sponsored competition which means that scores from performance during oral arguments can be used to determine eligibility for membership on the moot court board and successful completion of the competition goes toward obtaining Moot Court credit for graduation. 

The problem for the Freshman Moot Court competition is written by members of the Moot Court Board and headed by the Associate Justice for Freshman Moot Court.  Legal Methods II adjunct professors give the students information on how to access the problem during the Spring Semester.