Lawctopus Law School’s Online Moot COURSE & Competition [May 10 – July 10]: #MustDo to Learn Mooting! Register by May 1.

About the Course & Competition of Lawctopus

Participating in moot court competitions is regarded as one of the most engaging extracurricular pursuits for law students.

Mooting serves as a highly beneficial and competitive endeavor, fostering the cultivation of essential skills such as research proficiency, persuasive writing, effective argumentation, presentation aptitude, and collaborative teamwork.

Numerous adept mooters often secure prestigious internships and job opportunities based solely on their demonstrated mooting prowess.

Moreover, beyond professional advancement, engaging in a well-structured moot court competition offers an invaluable avenue for personal growth and development.

In line with this, Lawctopus Law Schools proudly presents an exclusive course integrated with a competition component designed to equip participants with both foundational and advanced mooting knowledge and skills.

For those new to mooting, this comprehensive course promises to furnish all requisite information, expertise, and practical experience necessary to excel in national and international moot court arenas.

Likewise, seasoned mooters stand to benefit from this course and its embedded competition by further refining their abilities and honing their craft.

About the Course

This course covers everything about mooting. As a part of this course, the students will actually do a moot competition too! You’ll be given a moot problem, be asked to draft a memo, given feedback on that, and then we’ll take you to the oral rounds where you get to argue before a judge! And yes, you’ll be given feedback during the oral rounds.

Fresh mooters can expect a supportive environment. Experienced mooters can expect some grilling from the judges!

Moot COURSE (& Competition) has been designed and built by prize-winning mooters from India who have won top-quality national and international moots. More importantly, they share are genuine joy and passion for mooting, which they want to pass on to you!

Moot COURSE (& Competition) is structured in the following format:

Module 1: Introduction to Mooting

Orientation Session
– Know about the logistics of the course
– Understand how to gain full value of the course (we are 100% committed to ensuring that you get great value out of this course)

Reading Resource
– What is mooting and what’s the structure of a moot competition?
– Why should you moot?
– How to choose which moot court competition to go for?
– How to make your team a moot?

Module 2: Reading and Researching the Moot Problem

Live Lecture 1 on Reading a Memo and Research

Module 3: Drafting and Formatting a Moot Memo (Memorial)

Live Session 2 on Drafting and Formatting a Memo

Assignment 1: Submit your Moot Memos and Get Feedback

Module 4: Oral Arguments and Courtroom Mannerisms

Live Lecture 3: On Court Mannerisms and Argumentation

Module 5: Live Online Moot Court Competition: Oral Rounds + Personal Feedback!

Module 6: Building a Mooting Culture in Your College

Live closing session

Who is this course for?

Law students interested in mooting
Faculty, judges involved in mooting, moot court societies
Law schools wanting to build a mooting culture in their law colleges. Please email tanuj.kalia@lawctopus.com if you are interested
Legal academicians wanting to understand how they can use mooting in their course.

Details

Duration: 8 weeks

Course fee: Rs. 5900 (inclusive of GST)

Mode of learning:

Completely online and self-paced. (Except for the weekly live sessions. The recordings of the live sessions is also available)
7-8, 90-minute long live sessions with subject-experts
This offering contains an in-built moot competition (where you prepare a memorial and argue for one side) to give you real-life practice
An assignment where you draft a memorial and get personal feedback
A live moot where you argue, practice your oral rounds, and get personal feedback
Reading resources prepared by prize-winning mooters
Recorded video lectures
Sample moot problems, moot memos, mock-courts to tell you how pros draft their memorials
Screen-share videos on how to draft and format a moot memorial using MS Word
Screen-share video on how to use Manupatra and SCCOnline
Online-based forum for doubt-resolution

Add-on benefits:

Get a certificate issued by Lawctopus Law School after the completion of the course.
Free career counseling, CV, and career guidance for the best students in each batch.
A chance to get published on Academike, Lawctopus’ Law Journal (ISSN: 2349-9796) (if your paper is around contract law).
An opportunity to mentor future batches for senior students, academicians, and practitioners (this is a paid, part-time, work-from-position at Lawctopus).
Add-on webinars on the subject matter by industry experts!
Become a part of the LLS alumni group and get access to jobs and internships on the go!

Contact Details

Phone calls/WhatsApp Number: 935 968 4056 (Ishani Patankar, Counsellor, Lawctopus Law School)

Email: courses@lawctopus.com