Special emphasis is placed on trial and appellate advocacy.
The Moot Court Board supervises student participation in appellate argument competitions, both within the law school and on a regional and national basis. Similarly, the Student Trial Bar furthers excellence in trial advocacy through intramural and intercollegiate competitions. The school has a phenomenal success record in trial and moot court competitions. The Wake Forest National Trial Team has won its region and advanced to the national final competition round in Texas in eight of the last 11 competitions. Professor Carol Anderson has won the national Roscoe Pound Foundation's annual Jacobson Award for Excellence in Teaching Trial Advocacy and the Charles L. Becton Award for Trial Advocacy teaching presented by the North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers.