Each year the National Native American Law Student Association (NNALSA) conducts a Moot Court competition to challenge the legal writing and oral advocacy skills of its members. This competition draws together a wide assortment of individuals from the legal, tribal, academic, judicial and law student communities.
The competition uses the many legal issues facing Indian people today as the backdrop for what is always a challenging problem. Early in each fall semester NNALSA posts the spring competition problem and entry requirements on its web site. While enrollment is normally required by the Thanksgiving break-forming your team early in the semester is a distinct advantage. Briefs are normally submitted during the Christmas break and the competition is usually conducted at the end of February.
The location of the competition changes each year; Minneapolis/St. Paul Law Schools, the University of Denver Law School, Columbia, Arizona State, and the Universtity of Washington Law School have all been recent host schools. The results of these past competitions can be found on the NNALSA web site.
The Indigenous Law Students Association at the University of Wisconsin Law School fields competitive teams to this event each year. The competition is open to all UW Law students who are (1) ILSA members, and (2) NNALSA members. Competitors (1 & 2L's) may earn 1-3 credits for their participation. 1L's are encouraged to participate in the pre-competition practices and even to attend a competition to prepare for their later competition. Our 2007 competitors were Blake Olson, Tsilos Kosbab, Isela Arellano, and Dan Cornelius.
Last updated: Thursday, February 22, 2007