Competition Team Tryouts and Registration
ADVOCACY COMPETITION TEAM TRYOUT AND REGISTRATION INFORMATION
The Dan K. Webb Center for Advocacy is committed to upholding Loyola University Chicago School of Law’s mission throughout all of its programming, including within and among our advocacy competition teams. We welcome students from all backgrounds and perspectives. We value diversity in team composition. We continually strive to maintain a culture and climate free of racism and bias in every aspect of our tryout processes, team instruction, advocate training and competitions.
This spring, Loyola will begin to hold tryouts for our 2026-2027 advocacy competition teams. Students may tryout/apply for as many teams as they are interested in, but may only accept a position on one team per academic year.
For mock trial teams, students will submit a resume and fill out an application where they can specify an interest in any mock trial team(s). Students then attend one in-person tryout at the Daley Center where they can be considered for all available mock trial teams. Students may be asked to return for an in-person call back tryout at the Daley Center and/or an interview held on campus or virtually.
For moot court teams, students will fill out an application, submit a resume and brief/writing sample, and list any moot court team(s) of their preference. Students attend one in-person tryout on campus where they can be considered for all available moot court teams. Weekend JD students will have the option to attend their tryout over Zoom. Weekend JD students who wish to be considered exclusively for the Weekend JD competition team should include that information on their application.
For dispute resolution teams, there will be separate tryouts for the client counseling team, the mediation team, the negotiation teams, and the Vis Moot arbitration team.
Details on tryouts for each group are below and this announcement will be updated as information changes or further information becomes available.
Remember, students are only authorized to compete on teams that are formally recognized and run by Loyola. Students may not attempt to enter competitions on their own if they are not selected for one of Loyola’s teams.
Students are only permitted to accept an offer to compete on one advocacy team per academic year. Accordingly, a student cannot be a member of a moot court and mock trial team or dispute resolution team during the same semester or academic year.
All competition teams are associated with a credited course, however, you will not be able to register for the applicable course until you accept an offer to compete on a team. In general, all competition teams hold practices in the evenings and on weekends with coaches who are practicing attorneys. Accordingly, team practice dates and times vary per team and per semester.
For more information about any of the competition teams, advocacy courses or the advocacy certificate, contact Adrienne Mebane (amebane@luc.edu).
General Information Session
If you are interested in a general overview of our advocacy competition team programming in terms what teams we have, how they are different, etc…, please consider attending our All-Advocacy General Informational Session with Demonstrations performed by current advocacy team members to learn more:
- View a recording of the All-Advocacy General Informational Session & Showcase (with Demonstrations performed by current advocacy team members)
*You will need your Loyola UVID and password to access the video.
Mock Trial Tryouts
Info sessions:
Tryout information will be available spring 2026.
For more information about Mock Trial, you may email the Executive Director of the Mock Trial Board, Johnny Novi, at jnovi@luc.edu.
Further details about the Mock Trial Program can be found here.
Moot Court Tryouts
Tryout information will be available spring 2026.
Other information: To tryout, 1L students use the brief written from their Legal Writing II course and use the oral argument that corresponds with that brief. 2Ls and eligible Weekend JD 3L students can select a legal based writing sample of their choosing and will craft an oral argument from a given (abbreviated) record. A short list of suggested caselaw to review and use will also be provided, if helpful for the oral argument.
Students attend one tryout where they will present their oral argument before the Moot Court Executive Board who will be acting as judges. A short interview will take place with the Board after the oral argument. Room Assignments will be confirmed/provided to participating students via email through TWEN the week of tryouts. If you have any questions or need to request alternative accommodations for a tryout for a valid reason, please email MootCourt@luc.edu.
In addition to attending team practices, all students competing on a Moot Court team, with the exception of the Weekend JD competition team, will be required to take the Appellate Advocacy Honors course throughout the academic year. The course is scheduled for Wednesdays from 5 p.m.-7 p.m.
Students selected for the Weekend JD competition team will be required to take the Appellate Advocacy Honors course that meets during on-campus weekend classes on Sundays from 2:15 p.m.-4:45 p.m. in the spring semester. Students on the team will also be required to attend team practices as set forth by the team coaches.
Additionally and new for the 2025-2026 season, any students new to the Moot Court program who have not already taken a Legal Writing III or similar Appellate Advocacy writing course, must enroll in a section of the Appellate Advocacy Honors Program Brief Writing course for the fall semester. This is a two-credit graded Rigorous Writing course that will focus exclusively on appellate brief writing. Further information about registering for the course and section offerings will be made available to those who receive and accept offers into the Moot Court program over the summer. The Weekend JD section of the writing course will meet during on-campus weekend classes on Sundays from 2:15 p.m.-4:45 p.m. in the fall semester.
More information about the Moot Court Program can be found here.
Dispute Resolution Tryouts
Client Counseling, Mediation, and Negotiation Teams
In-Person Info Session
Tuesday, August 26, 2025 | 5:00–6:00 p.m. (CT)
Loyola Law — Room 1303
Zoom Info Session (Recorded)
Wednesday, August 27, 2025 | 12:00–1:00 p.m. (CT)
Join here: https://luc.zoom.us/j/84979476348
(This session will be recorded for later viewing.)
Tryouts: tentatively the week of September 15.
More information about Dispute Resolution Teams can be found on the Loyola Dispute Resolution Competition Teams page* and and the Events and Competitions page.
*If you have specific interest and/or questions about the Clara Barton International Humanitarian Law Competition team, please contact Professor Paul Kapfer at pkapfer@luc.edu.
View the 2024 Dispute Resolution Team General Informational Sessions here.
*You will need your Loyola UVID and password to access the videos.
If you have any questions or need more information, please contact the Director of our Dispute Resolution Program, Professor Teresa Frisbie at tfrisbie@luc.edu.
International Commercial Arbitration and the CISG (Vis Moot Class) – Permission of Professor Required
Info session(s):
You may view a 2025 Vis Moot Team Program Informational Session here.
*You will need your Loyola UVID and password to access the video.
Tryouts: information is forthcoming.
You cannot take this class if you are A CORBOY FELLOW OR If you are already on another team this year (moot court, mock trial, other).
ADVOCACY COMPETITION TEAM TRYOUT AND REGISTRATION INFORMATION
The Dan K. Webb Center for Advocacy is committed to upholding Loyola University Chicago School of Law’s mission throughout all of its programming, including within and among our advocacy competition teams. We welcome students from all backgrounds and perspectives. We value diversity in team composition. We continually strive to maintain a culture and climate free of racism and bias in every aspect of our tryout processes, team instruction, advocate training and competitions.
This spring, Loyola will begin to hold tryouts for our 2026-2027 advocacy competition teams. Students may tryout/apply for as many teams as they are interested in, but may only accept a position on one team per academic year.
For mock trial teams, students will submit a resume and fill out an application where they can specify an interest in any mock trial team(s). Students then attend one in-person tryout at the Daley Center where they can be considered for all available mock trial teams. Students may be asked to return for an in-person call back tryout at the Daley Center and/or an interview held on campus or virtually.
For moot court teams, students will fill out an application, submit a resume and brief/writing sample, and list any moot court team(s) of their preference. Students attend one in-person tryout on campus where they can be considered for all available moot court teams. Weekend JD students will have the option to attend their tryout over Zoom. Weekend JD students who wish to be considered exclusively for the Weekend JD competition team should include that information on their application.
For dispute resolution teams, there will be separate tryouts for the client counseling team, the mediation team, the negotiation teams, and the Vis Moot arbitration team.
Details on tryouts for each group are below and this announcement will be updated as information changes or further information becomes available.
Remember, students are only authorized to compete on teams that are formally recognized and run by Loyola. Students may not attempt to enter competitions on their own if they are not selected for one of Loyola’s teams.
Students are only permitted to accept an offer to compete on one advocacy team per academic year. Accordingly, a student cannot be a member of a moot court and mock trial team or dispute resolution team during the same semester or academic year.
All competition teams are associated with a credited course, however, you will not be able to register for the applicable course until you accept an offer to compete on a team. In general, all competition teams hold practices in the evenings and on weekends with coaches who are practicing attorneys. Accordingly, team practice dates and times vary per team and per semester.
For more information about any of the competition teams, advocacy courses or the advocacy certificate, contact Adrienne Mebane (amebane@luc.edu).