First established in 2012, WestConn’s moot court program competes annually in the American Moot Court Association (AMCA). In the AMCA, students compete in a mock Supreme Court competition against students from colleges across the country. WestConn’s program has been ranked as high as 17 in the country for oral advocacy. It has also had individual competitors ranked as high as 15 in the country.
Students who are selected for WestConn’s moot court team receive a thorough legal education and personal mentorship from both the professor and prestigious alumni.
Alumni have gone on to law schools including Georgetown Law, the Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University, the Cardozo School of Law, the Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University, UConn Law, Quinnipiac University School of Law, and Brooklyn Law School.
Following law school, these alumni have enjoyed successful legal careers. Alumni have obtained prestigious judicial clerkships. They have worked as prosecutors and public defenders. They have also worked at some of the largest law firms in the world, including Arnold & Porter, Pullman & Comley, and Wiggin & Dana.
