Elon University Mock Trial needs alumni and students to volunteer their time and legal knowledge to the upcoming competition.  They are still in need of judges for all rounds, with our biggest needs in Round 1, Round 3 and Round 4 (see below for times).  Please continue to read on how you can help out a great tournament and improve the image of Elon Law and University nationwide.

Description of Duties:

As a judge, you will rate the performance of teams on openings, closings, direct, and cross, and you also rate top attorney’s and witnesses.  You can either serve as a “Presiding Judge” or a “Commenting Judge.”  The only difference is that the “Presiding Judge” will rule on objections.  Both judges will score and critique the students.  The rules of evidence are a pretty close derivative of the federal rules.  You really don’t need experience in Mock Trial to serve as a judge, and you can judge one round or all the rounds or any number in between.

This year’s case is a criminal case, and it promises to bring out some good work from the students.  It is exceptionally important that these students, coming from as far away as Florida and as near as UNC (or Duke depending on your affiliation!) get the experience of trying cases before attorneys.  These are undergraduate students who will likely one day attend law school.  It would be great to show these students the amazing lawyers that come out of Elon Law.

Here are the dates and times:

Friday, October 16 – Round 1 – 6:15PM – 9:30PM

Saturday, October 17 – Round 2 – 9:45AM – 1:00PM *Free Lunch*

Saturday, October 17 – Round 3 – 2:15PM – 6:00PM *Free Lunch if you come at 1:30*

Sunday, October 18 – Round 4 – 8:15AM – 12:00PM *Free lunch at our Closing Ceremony Banquet in McKinnon Hall*

To sign up for the tournament, simply email me back (wwarihay@elon.edu) with the rounds that you would like to sign up for.

Or go online to our judge website and fill out our online registration form at (http://org.elon.edu/mocktrial/judges.htm).

After you sign up, I will confirm with you within 24 hours.

Please pass along this email to any of your associates or friends who you think would be interested in helping out!

Take care and have a good week!

William Warihay

Elon University ’07 L ’10

Elon University Mock Trial Head Coach

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