Mooting, moot courts, mooters.
Jessup, Vienna, judges.
Memos, oral arguments, thinking on your feet.
Cover page. Footnotes. Formatting. Prayers.
Mooting captures a law student’s attention perhaps like no other co-curricular activity.
Mooting is a highly useful, competitive activity. It helps you develop the core skills of research and writing, argumentation and presentation, and teamwork.
Many excellent mooters land up with top internships and job offers solely on the basis of their mooting capabilities.
Far more importantly, a good moot court competition is a journey towards self-development.
Lawctopus Law Schools presents a unique COURSE (& Competition) that will help you learn the fundamentals and the advanced aspects of mooting.
If you have never mooted, this course will provide you with all the information, knowledge, skills, and experience to participate and excel at various national and international moot courts.
If you have mooted before, this course (and the competition in-built into it) will help you enhance your skills.
This course covers everything about mooting. As a part of this course, the students will actually do a moot competition too! You’ll be given a moot problem, be asked to draft a memo, given feedback on that, and then we’ll take you to the oral rounds where you get to argue before a judge! And yes, you’ll be given feedback during the oral rounds.
Fresh mooters can expect a supportive environment. Experienced mooters can expect some grilling from the judges!
Our Moot COURSE (& Competition) has been designed and built by prize-winning mooters from India who have won top-quality national and international moots. More importantly, they share are genuine joy and passion for mooting, which they want to pass on to you!
Register for Lawctopus’ Moot COURSE (& Competition) by clicking here.
Our Moot COURSE (& Competition) is structured in the following format:
Orientation Session
– Know about the logistics of the course
– Understand how to gain full value of the course (we are 100% committed to ensuring that you get great value out of this course)
Reading Resource
– What is mooting and what’s the structure of a moot competition?
– Why should you moot?
– How to choose which moot court competition to go for?
– How to make your team a moot?
Reading Resource
– Doing Background Research: Knowing the Jurisdiction, the Applicable Laws, etc.
– How to Read a Moot Problem: Advice and Techniques
– Researching for your Memos: Methodology and Tips
Screen-share videos: Tools and Softwares of Research
– Using Manupatra Like a Pro (Screen-share video)
– Using SCCONline Like a Pro (Screen-share video)
– Further insights on Modules 1 and 2
– Q and A on Modules 1 and 2
Reading Resource
– Cover/front page
– Table of contents
– List of abbreviations
– Index of authorities
– Statement of jurisdiction
– Statement of facts
– Issues
– Summary of arguments
– Arguments advanced
– Conclusion/prayer
Screen-share video: Learning How to Use MS-Word to Format Your Memorials
– Screen-share video 1 on formatting moot memorials
– Screen-share video 2 on formatting moot memorials
– Further discussion and insight on Module 3
– Q and A on Module 3
– Discussion on Assignment 1
– Draft moot memos based on a moot problem
– Note: Open source research resources will suffice for this assignment. Subscription to any paid tool (like Manupatra or SCC Online is NOT required).
– Submissions are done via Google Docs (detailed instructions, guidance, and support will be provided)
– Useful, personalized feedback is given on each memorial submission
Reading Resource
– How to address the Court?
– How to mention case laws?
– Formulating a case strategy
– Analysis of precedents
– Argument making and preparation
– Pre-argument stage
– Courtroom action
Recorded Demo/Mock Moot Court to Learn How to Argue
– Watch leading mooters moot in an online simulated moot court competition
– Read the problem, read their memos, and then watch them moot
– Observe how judges grill them, their responses
– Check what feedback judges and they themselves give
– Pro-mooters will tell you (again) how to argue
– What are the common mistakes to avoid
– Strategies, tips, and advice (especially for introverts)
– Welcome to a real, online moot court competition
– Argue before an expert mooting judge and get feedback
– If you are new to mooting or are an introvert, please don’t worry! We are here to guide you!
– Each student will be able to watch at least 10 other students argue and get feedback from our expert judge(s)
– Each student will be able to argue and get personalized feedback from our expert judge(s)
Reading Resource
– How to develop a healthy and competitive mooting culture in your college
– How to establish and run effective moot court societies
– Know how you can get value and support (internships, jobs, publication opportunities, access to webinars) as our alumni
– Understand how to continue the journey of self-development in mooting and beyond
Register for Lawctopus’ Moot COURSE (& Competition) by clicking here.
Course Developers & Faculty
Jaibatruka Mohanta completed his B.L.S LL.B from the SVKMs Pravin Gandhi College of Law, University of Mumbai.
During his law school years, he won 3 national and 1 international moot court competitions amongst other accomplishments.
Currently, Jai is working as a Research Fellow at the Centre for Environmental Law Education Research & Advocacy (CEERA), NLSIU, Bengaluru.
Akash Yadav graduated from NLIU Bhopal in 2018. His mooting journey helped him transform from a ‘shy and timid’ guy to a ‘fair confident personality’.
He was a quarter-finalist at the 8th National Moot Court Competition- Checkmate, 2015 held at the Army Institute of Law, Mohali, and a quarter-finalist, at the 4th International Banking and Investment Law Moot Court Competition, 2015 held at Jaipur National University, Jaipur in 2015.
Select Achievements:
- Won the 1st Baljeet Shastri Moot Court Competition held at Amity University, Gurgaon.
- Runners-up at the National Moot Court Competition organized by LJ School of Law, Ahmedabad.
Akash has mentored University teams for National Moots at UILS, Punjab, and RGNUL, Patiala.
Anubhuti Mishra is a 2013 graduate of HNLU, Raipur, and completed her LLM from King’s College, London. She has aced several moots and has coached multiple teams to world-winning levels.
She has worked in multiple firms including HSA Advocates, Delhi; PSA Legal, Delhi; and P & A Law Offices, Delhi.
Sameer Gupta graduated from NUSRL Ranchi in 2020.
Select moot-court achievements:
He was a part of the Semi-Finalist team (3rd Ranked Team) at the SAARC Rounds and won the Best Student Advocate Award, at the Prof. N.R. Madhava Menon SAARC LAW Mooting Competition, International Rounds, 2020.
His team qualified for the memorial-selection rounds from the Asia-Pacific region at the Manfred Lachs Space Law Moot Court Competition, Asia Pacific Rounds, 2019.
Other mooting achievements:
- Winner and Best Memorial, “8th School of Law, Christ University, National Moot 2017”, organized by Christ University, Bengaluru.
- 2nd Best Memorial Award and Octa-finalist, “22nd Stetson International Environmental Moot: Surana &
Surana India National Rounds, 2017” held at SASTRA University, Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu. - Best Memorial, Quarterfinalists and Second Best Speaker, 10th Justice Hidayatullah Memorial National Moot, 2018, organized by HNLU, Raipur.
Coaching Experience
- Coached the University team for the 12th NALSAR Justice BR Sawhney Memorial Moot, 2018 (finished as runners-up)
- Coached the team for the 11th Leiden – Sarin International Air Law Moot, 2020 (qualified for the World Rounds)
- Coached the University team for the 13th Pro Bono International Environmental Law Moot, 2019 (finished as Semi-Finalists, secured Best Memorial Award)
Sankalp Malik graduated from Amity Law School, Noida in 2019.
Select Mooting Achievements
- Best Memorial, 4th National Trial Advocacy Competition organized by UPES, Dehradun, 2018
- Runners-up in the 1st National Moot Court Competition organized by HPU Institute of Legal Studies’ Legal and Cultural Fest: Envision, 2017
- Winners in the 1st B.R. Ambedkar National Moot Court Competition, 2017 organized by JCC, Calcutta.
Tejast Popat graduated from NUJS, Kolkata in 2020.
Select Moot Court Achievements
- Oralist, Winner, Awarded as Best Oralist and Best Memorial, 2nd Justice Y.K. Sabharwal Constitutional Law Moot, NLU Delhi. [November 2019]
- Oralist, Quarter-finalist and Honourable Mention (Best Memorial), Philip C. Jessup International Moot, 2019 (India Rounds). [March 2019]
- Coach – WBNUJS, Best Overall Team; Best Respondent Memorial; Second Best Claimant Memorial; Hon’ble Mention, Speaker, Foreign Direct Investment International Arbitration Moot Court Competition. [November 2018]
- Oralist, First-Runners-Up, International Criminal Court Moot, 2018 (World Rounds). [June 2018]
- Oralist, Runners-Up, 24th M.C. Chagla Moot, Mumbai. [September 2017]
- Oralist, Quarter-Finals, 10th Frankfurt Investment Arbitration Moot. [March 2017]
Vikhyat Oberoi graduated from the School of Law, Christ University in 2017.
Select Moot Court Achievements
- Winners and Best Memorial, 1st GNLU Moot on Securities and Investment Law 2015, organized by GNLU, Gujarat
- Best Memorial and Semi-finalists, 8th National Law School- Trilegal International Arbitration Moot 2015, organized by NLSIU, Bangalore
- Winners and Best Memorial, 1st K.G. Kannabiran National Moot on Transformative Constitutionalism, 2014, organized by Council for Social Development, Hyderabad
- Semi-finalists, 3rd ILNU International Moot Court Competition, 2014, organized by Nirma University, Gujarat
Atishya Kumar graduated from NUALS Kochi in 2018 and completed her LLM from the University of Nottingham in 2019.
She’s currently the Director-in-Charge of Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Gujarat, and Nagpur Chapters of IDIA.
She’s an ace mooter who represented the University of Nottingham in the 31st Jean Pictet Competition, 2019, and received very positive feedback. She placed second Runner-up in the 8th Justice P.N. Bhagwati International Moot Court Competition on Human Rights, 2018.
She won the 6th Dr. Paras Diwan Memorial International ‘Energy Law’ Moot Court Competition, 2016 held in UPES College, Dehradun, and was adjudged Best Researcher at the 4th edition of RGNUL, Patiala Moot Court Competition, 2015.
Register for Lawctopus’ Moot COURSE (& Competition) by clicking here.
Who is this course for?
- Law students interested in mooting
- Faculty, judges involved in mooting, moot court societies
- Law schools wanting to build a mooting culture in their law colleges. Please email [email protected] if you are interested
- Legal academicians wanting to understand how they can use mooting in their course
Learner’s Feedback
Details
Duration: 8 weeks
Course fee: Rs. 5900 (inclusive of GST)
Mode of learning:
- Completely online and self-paced. (Except for the weekly live sessions. The recordings of the live sessions is also available)
- 7-8, 90-minute long live sessions with subject-experts
- This offering contains an in-built moot competition (where you prepare a memorial and argue for one side) to give you real-life practice
- An assignment where you draft a memorial and get personal feedback
- A live moot where you argue, practice your oral rounds, and get personal feedback
- Reading resources prepared by prize-winning mooters
- Recorded video lectures
- Sample moot problems, moot memos, mock-courts to tell you how pros draft their memorials
- Screen-share videos on how to draft and format a moot memorial using MS Word
- Screen-share video on how to use Manupatra and SCCOnline
- Online-based forum for doubt-resolution
Add-on benefits:
- Get a certificate issued by Lawctopus Law School after the completion of the course.
- Free career counseling, CV, and career guidance for the best students in each batch.
- A chance to get published on Academike, Lawctopus’ Law Journal (ISSN: 2349-9796) (if your paper is around contract law).
- An opportunity to mentor future batches for senior students, academicians, and practitioners (this is a paid, part-time, work-from-home position at Lawctopus).
- Add-on webinars on the subject matter by industry experts!
- Become a part of the LLS alumni group and get access to jobs and internships on the go!
Free Access to Manupatra!
Students of this course will get free access to Manupatra for the duration of the course, i.e for 2 months. Manupatra is India’s most popular and trustworthy tool for legal research and we believe having access to the platform for 2 months will help students gain familiarity and develop competence in using this excellent resource.
Lawctopus and Manupatra also conduct joint webinars every 2-3 months. The webinars are around the topics of legal research, using Manupatra for legal research, etc. and students of this course will have the opportunity to attend those webinars on priority.
Register for Lawctopus’ Moot COURSE (& Competition) by clicking here.
FAQs:
No. We conduct weekly live sessions the schedule for which is announced in the beginning of the course.
There are 7-8 live sessions in total PLUS a live, real moot court competition.
Out of the 7-8 sessions, one is an orientation session (which tells you to gain the full value of the course), and one is a closing session (where we reflect on our journeys and give you advice on how to be on a path of continuous learning).
The other 5-6 live sessions operate like workshops, are 90 minutes long, require preparation/reading, build upon what’s there in the recorded lectures and the reading modules, and answer your questions.
We suggest that you spend approximately 4 hours/week in doing the course.
When you spend these 2-3 hours is up to you. You may spend around 40 minutes each day or do it over the weekend.
If you haven’t done mooting at all, this course is exactly what you need. We’ll take you from the basics to the advanced aspects.
If you have had some mooting experience, but aren’t progressing well in your journey, this course will teach you the advanced topics, plus tell you where you are going wrong (when you do the live, online moot)!
The moot competition (which is a part of the course) happens between the 5th and the 8th week of the course.
The dates are announced in advance.
While we are strict about the dates, extensions due to things like exams or illness are considered in a fair manner.
Yes, you can access the course for a total of 4 months [2 months to complete the course + 2 months to review the course].
Please note that the course is complete by the end of the 2nd month. You can even watch the recorded versions of the live sessions which are recorded for that batch only.
However, if you want to revisit and revise the material in the course, you can do that for 1 month after the completion of the course.
So the access is given for 4 months.
We encourage you to attend the live classes after thorough preparations. Just like the real charm of a live match/performance is watching it live, the real value of a live class is in attending it live! A lot of new, practical things are covered; and of course, your questions are addressed too.
However, if you miss the live class, you can watch the recorded version of the live class which is uploaded for the specific batch only.
Moots develop your research and writing skills, your speaking and argumentative skills, and your softer skills like teamwork, project management, etc.
A good mooter is always looked upon highly by most recruiters!
A prize-winning performance in moots can land you in internships, or even jobs.
The best way moots help you is they create intensive learning experiences, and unforgettable memories, by the end of which you emerge a better person!
Register for Lawctopus’ Moot COURSE (& Competition) by clicking here.
Need help to decide? Feel free to reach out to us on these channels.
Phone calls/WhatsApp Number: 935 968 4056 (Ishani Patankar, Counsellor, Lawctopus Law School)
Email: [email protected]
