INTERNAL MOOTING
These are competitions run, judged, and participated in by LULS-affiliated students, staff and sponsors throughout the academic year. The competitions are open to LULS members only. Semi-finalists and finalists have the chance to moot before Barristers, QCs and real judges. Winners receive prizes in the form of mini-pupillages from sponsoring chambers.
Our Programme:
We run various competitions, workshops and training sessions for all LULS undergraduate students. We also host moots in collaboration with other Leicester University student societies, such as Tech Law and ELSA (European Law Student’s Association).
Training & Workshops:
Each year, we provide the Mooting 101 Workshop at the beginning of the academic year, hosted by Oliver Nunn (Barrister at KCH Garden Square Chambers and academic tutor at the university). This is open to all students and serves as a great kick-starter for competitors, just before the internal competitions begin.
We also provide 2 training sessions for all participants of the Junior and Senior competitions. These are hosted before and after the first round to give mooters all the basic skills to improve their mooting and focus on improving their general advocacy throughout the competitions.
Competitions:
The Senior Mooting Competition
For second and third year students. This is our most prestigious competition and runs for the duration of the academic year. The final is held before the Easter break. Topics include: Criminal law, Land law and Equity & Trusts.
The finals of the Senior Mooting competition 2023 were hosted in the Supreme Court and judged by Lord Justice Sales.
The Junior Mooting Competition
For first year and non-law students. This competition runs for the duration of the academic year and the final is held in the first few weeks of the following academic year. Topics include: Contract law, Tort law and Constitutional & Administrative law.
The Speed Mooting Competition
For all first time mooters, in any year group. This competition runs over a few days at the start of Semester One and serves as a great introduction to mooting. Topics include: Contract Law and Tort Law.
The elsa x luls Mooting competition
This is a brand new competition, based on Constitutional and Human Rights Law. It is open to students of all years and levels of mooting experience, providing you purchase either a LULS membership or ELSA membership.
