Moot Court

The Ave Maria School of Law Moot Court Board is a Catholic legal organization dedicated to educating lawyers with the finest professional skills by providing outstanding professional training founded on Ave Maria School of Law’s distinctive educational philosophy inspired by Pope John Paul II’s encyclical Fides et Ratio and by the natural law, in the context of the Catholic legal tradition.

The Moot Court Board prepares Ave Maria School of Law students to compete in various state, regional, and national competitions. These competitions are more commonly known as “externals.” Students may be required to arbitrate, conduct a trial, or submit an appellate brief and series of oral arguments. Distinguished members of our Law School’s faculty coach the external competition teams. Students benefit from the opportunity to work directly with an experienced professor on the pressing legal issues of our day.