The Faculty of Law runs an extensive Moot Court program designed to give students experience in the preparation and presentation of cases at trial and on appeal, in interviewing and counseling clients and in aboriginal dispute resolution contexts. Students in first year law are required to argue a moot case in constitutional law as part of their small section program. The moot takes place in the second term. In second and third year, students may participate in the competitive mooting program.
Course credit is offered for moot participation.
A professor is assigned to each moot as an advisor. Students are graded on their written and oral advocacy. Students are selected for the appellate advocacy moots through the in house Brimacombe Selection Round Moot, held each fall. Students are allocated to the moot teams based on their ranking in the moot, their preferences and the restrictions on participation for the competitive moots. There are five appellate advocacy moots.