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Upper-year moot court competitions offer exciting opportunities to develop legal skills and delve into a particular area of law. 

The following programs are sponsored by external organizations and companies and span a broad range of legal topics.  Although Columbia does not sponsor or vet these competitions, students may wish to explore them on an extracurricular basis. 

Listed by registration deadline

https://www.americanbar.org/groups/communications_law/initiatives_awards/mootcourt/

  • Dates of the competition: February 2-4, 2023
  • Registration deadline: September 30, 2022 at 11:59 PM
  • Competitors notified if they were chosen from among initial registrants: October 10, 2022
  • Problem Release: October 17, 2022
  • Briefs due: January 6, 2023

https://www.albanylaw.edu/student-experience-support/domenick-l-gabrielli-national-family-law-moot-court-competition

  • Dates of the competition: March 3, 2023 (Preliminary Rounds), March 4, 2023 (Elimination Rounds)
  • Registration deadline: November 10, 2022
  • Problem released (online): December 1, 2022
  • Briefs postmarked: January 17, 2023
  • Location: Albany, New York