At the same time, competition usually involves a significant time commitment. Therefore, absent some extraordinary circumstances, students should be limited to participating in only one student competition per academic year. Existing teams will have five years from the date of approval of this recommendation to establish the outside funding sources. Those teams seeking law school recognition, funding and academic credit must comply with all of the above criteria and obtain faculty approval for academic credit in accordance with criteria set forth above in item 1. 5. Teams travel by ground transportation to any competition within 1,000 miles, unless weather or other extraordinary circumstances dictate otherwise.
Students share rooms whenever possible.
Teams use state per diem allocation for meals. Teams are allowed hotel expenses at high-cost city rate when appropriate. The extracurricular life of the law school provides opportunities for you to refine skills in dispute resolution, as well as a chance to work closely with faculty members over an extended period of time. UM's Client Counseling Team won a national championship in 1991 and participated in the international competition in London that year. In 1992, the Client Counseling Team placed first in the region and fifth in the country.