Tulane University Law School Moot Court

Tulane Moot Court is one of the largest student-run organizations on campus. Each year we provide students of all experience levels with the opportunity to work collaboratively and sharpen their oral and written advocacy skills; skills that they will be called on to use throughout their careers, and which can only be developed through practice.

The Moot Court program was founded in 1929 by a small group of Tulane Law students, including the legendary U.S. Fifth Circuit Judge, John Minor Wisdom. In fact, Tulane Moot Court is among the oldest and most visible programs of its kind in the nation; alumni include state and federal judges, members of Congress, U.S. Ambassadors, and state governors.

Each year 2L and 3L students earn academic credit by competing in a number of national and international moot court competitions. We send our Interschool teams to Appellate, Alternative Dispute Resolution (Negotiation & Mediation), and Trial competitions across the country, as well as to the Vis Arbitration Competition in Vienna, Austria. Our teams have been very successful in the past few years.