Challenge yourself and develop your advocacy skills
Hosted by the Bond University Faculty of Law, the National High School Mooting Competition is one of the most established of its kind in Australia. The competition provides an opportunity for high school students from across the nation to learn more about the law and begin to develop tangible legal skills. Students who are interested in studying law may be particularly interested as the competition provides students with an opportunity to road test a law-school-like activity.
The National High School Mooting Competition is open to students in Years 11 and 12 at Australian high schools. Teams are made up of two/three students. The preliminary rounds of the competition are held virtually (online), with the semifinals and grand final held on campus on the Gold Coast at Bond University.
Early in the year, schools who competed in the previous year’s competition will be invited to participate. Teachers who wish to add their school to the invitation mailing list can contact us via the link below.
What is mooting?
A moot is a mock court proceeding. Mooters work on a realistic but fictional legal scenario that is in a trial or appeal phase. In a moot, students act as legal counsel representing one of the parties to those proceedings. Mooting is the oral presentation of legal submissions, against opposing counsel, before a moot court judge.
Moot teams are judged based on the advocacy skills of their participants –their formulation of convincing legal arguments, their use of relevant law, their oral presentation skills, and others – rather than on the merits of the mock case itself.
Want to learn more?
Schools may register once registration opens early in the year. We will email schools on our invitation mailing list at the beginning of the year with registration details. Please note that registration deadlines apply and that places in the competition are limited and allocated on a first-come first-served basis. Please contact us if you would like to learn more about this unique experience or, as a teacher, you would like to add your school to the invitation mailing list.