Mooting

An Undergraduate’s Perspective

Abstract

Mooting is the tried and tested method of legal education of preparing law students for practice. It is to many law firms and chambers as essential to employability as the degree itself. It exists as a test of a future trainee or pupil's advocacy, communication, and research skills. With the advent of legal advice clinics in universities, the status of moots as an effective form of practical legal education has been brought into question. Arguably, however, this claim is unfounded. The essential value of mooting is expanded upon through this article by the author's own anecdotal experiences as a mooter both at the national and international level.