1. Mooting at the School of Law
Ursula Connolly, School of Law, NUI Galway

2. What is it?
Writing legal submissions and engaging in oral argument in a mock ‘trial’

3. Why do it?
Enhance legal skills (research, writing, constructing legal arguments, advocacy and presentation)
Develop your knowledge of the law
Work in a team and make valuable contacts
Become more employable

4. How to do it? Internal mooting opportunities
External mooting competitions
Mooting with the NUI Galway student Law Society

5. 1. Internal mooting options
1st BCL: Legal Procedure Moot
2nd year BCL, 3rd year BCorp, 2nd, 3rd, 4th LLB: Moot court module
All years other than first year: ‘Mooting’ essay

6. Where?

7. Winning teams

8. 2. External moots Bréagchúirt Uí Dhálaigh (Gael Linn)
National Moot Court competition (DCU)
Intervarsity Moot Court competition (NUI Maynooth)
Thomas A Finlay Moot Court Competition (UCD)

9. 3. Mooting and the Law Society

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11. Questions?