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WHY MOCK COURT MATTERS FOR LAW STUDENTS
MOOT COURT AND MOCK TRIAL: ARE THEY THE SAME Across universities, many students overlook opportunities that could elevate them and equip them with the skills needed to thrive in this profession and in life generally. They limit their scope to academic activities such as lectures, assignments, projects, and sometimes presentations. In the long run, this has proved to be a great disadvantage, as many still believe their professional legal journey begins only after bagging an LLB. Often, they are shocked to realize the opportunities they could have embraced earlier to sharpen their legal abilities, especially advocacy skills. This paper provides a gateway to enlighten law students on the importance of moot court and mock trial, clarifying the distinction between the two, and explaining why it is paramount for them to sharpen their legal skills before graduating, rather than restricting their growth to class activities alone. According to Black’s Law Dictionary, moot court is “a fictitious court held usually in law schools to argue moot or hypothetical cases, especially at the appellate level. It is also a practice session for an appellate argument in which a lawyer presents the argument to other lawyers, who first act as judges by asking questions and who later provide criticism on the argument. Also termed practice court.” In other words, a moot court according to black law dictionary 11th "is a simulated appellate proceeding designed primarily for training and practice. It allows law students or lawyers to argue hypothetical cases before a panel of judges,...
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Published on: 2025-09-20 09:35:15
