Student Competition Teams
Quinnipiac University School of Law boast several student competition teams, including a Mock Trial Society, Moot Court Society, and Society for Dispute Resolution.
While each of these competition teams has enjoyed success over the years, the Society for Dispute Resolution has enjoyed the most success recently. Two times in three years the Society for Dispute Resolution has won the regional mediation competition, sending teams to the national competition.
Below is a list of some of the recent regional and national victories:
- ABA Client Counseling 2008 Won Region, Advanced to National Competition
- ABA Mediation Advocacy 2008 Won Region, Advanced to National Competition
- ABA National Mediation Advocacy 2008, Won National Competition
- ABA Mediation Advocacy 2010 Won Region, Advanced to National Competition
- St. Johns FINRA Competition, Won Mediation Competition
- ABA Client Counseling 2011 Won Region, Advanced to National Competition
The Society for Dispute Resolution is also unlike the other competition teams in that it is not purely a competition team. Instead, the organization has a strong community service arm, and strives to have as many activities as possible that are available to the entire student population. This includes information events, social events, and more than one competition each year that is open to the entire student body.
The Society strives to keep the student body informed of new developments in the field of alternative dispute resolution. This is because over 90% of complaints filed are settled and never go to court. Negotiation, Mediation, Arbitration, and Client Counseling are areas of focus. A new and developing area is collaborative law.
The mission of the Mock Trial Society is to cultivate ethical and intellectual trial advocates whose excellence in courtroom presence and ability will be recognized on both regional and national levels. Through rigorous preparation for student trial advocacy competitions, the society's members gain a unique, invaluable courtroom education that will serve as a foundation for a successful legal career.
Members of the Mock Trial Society obtain a comprehensive understanding of the Federal Rules of Evidence and the Rules of Civil and Criminal Procedure. In addition, the society ensures that its members are properly trained in all areas of trial advocacy and courtroom etiquette by keeping all members apprised of traditional and modern trial techniques.
The Mock Trial Society hosts two competitions each fall, and attends two competitions in the spring competition season. In the fall of 2010, the Mock Trial Society will host its 10th Annual ABA sponsored Criminal Advocacy Competition. http://www.quabacomp.net/
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