Recently, I was fortunate enough to serve as a research assistant to two competitors on our Moot Court Team. After working and practicing 6-7 days/week since November, we finally went to the Miami Regional of the 2009-2010 ABA National Appellate Advocacy Competition on March 11-13, 2010. The competition was held at the Richard E. Gerstein Justice Building, which was an exciting experience for competitors to argue in a real courthouse! The competitors were judged by practicing attorneys.
Our team won 2 of their 3 oral argument rounds and just missed advancing to the round of 16 by fractions of a point. Although the near-miss was disappointing, the two competitors, the student-coach, our faculty advisor, the second research assistant, and I were very excited to have achieved success in the competition, and were grateful for the opportunity to compete! Our participation in this prestigious national championship competition for the first time does wonders to enhance the reputation of our school!
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