Benefits For Students

The Mock Trial Competition helps students master state content standards for history and social science and to understand both the principles and processes of our legal system. 

Students work closely with Attorney Coaches and receive feedback from actual judges and attorneys.

Participants increase basic skills, public speaking, analytical ability, and self-confidence.

Team members cooperate and bond with students of various cultures and interests.

Benefits For Schools

  • Provide a hands-on experience outside the classroom from which students can learn about civics and the law, society, and themselves.
  • Promote cooperation and healthy academic competition among students of varying abilities and interests.
  • Showcase the achievements of young people to the community.
  • Provide a challenging and rewarding experience for teachers.

TESTIMONIALS

I want to go to law school

“I started mock trial my Freshmen year and I fell in love with this program. I am now a senior and want to go to law school.”

A Student Participant

Take away so much from this experience

“Being quite frank, I wouldn’t be the same person had I not joined mock trial. Mock trial provides the ingredients for sowing future leaders and critical thinkers, and it’s only a shame I won’t be able to continue to watch my team grow after I graduate. I will take away so much from this experience. I know it will help me in the future. Because of this experience, I won’t let doubt stop me.”

A Student Participant

Allows students to explore

“In my view, the great thing about the mock trial program is that it allows students to explore. They must develop new resources of leadership within themselves. They must find new courage to speak in public and contradict another person. I have seen our students grow tremendously as individuals in these regards in the program, and that is why I value it.”

A Teacher Advisor

Most rewarding experience

“Coaching high school mock trial for the last three years has been one of the most rewarding experiences of my legal career. Working with the students, seeing them go from being afraid to speak in front of their peers to arguing a murder case in front of actual judges and attorneys is simply incredible.”

Volunteer Attorney Coach