Competitions

The Competitions Portfolio has a particular emphasis on providing a forum for students to develop and refine their expertise in practical legal advocacy, in addition to knowledge of substantive legal principles, research and academic legal scholarship. Blackstone Competitions also enables students to engage with firms in an environment which replicates legal practice. The Portfolio also aims to maximise participation through a targeted scheduling and promotions strategy.

In 2024, the Society’s involvement in Competitions will include:

Internal competitions, consisting of the Open Moot, Witness Examination, Client Interview, Negotiations and Student Paper;
First-Year Juris Doctor competitions, being the First-Year Moot and the First-Year Witness Examination;
Opportunities for WA and National inter-varsity competitions;
Facilitating UWA Law Students’ participation in national competitions, such as the Australian Law Students’ Association Competition, the Honourable Michael Kirby Contract Law Moot and the Sir Harry Gibbs Constitutional Law Moot; and
Working with the UWA Law School Faculty to continue to support UWA’s strong performance at prestigious international competitions, such as the Phillip C. Jessup International Law Moot and the New Delhi International Negotiation Competition.

If you have any questions, please contact the Competitions VP, Gerald Tnay.

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Clayton Utz Client Interview

The Client Interview Competition provides students with the opportunity to develop practical skills important in the legal profession. Such relevant skills practiced included building rapport with clients, active listening and practical problem solving.

Jones Day Open Witness Examination

This competition exposes students to the rules of evidence and the operation of the court system, whilst developing their skills of persuasive argument and oral advocacy.

Allens First Year Witness Examination

This competition is only open to First Year JD students. It aims exposes First Year Students to the rules of evidence and the operation of the court system, whilst developing their skills of persuasive argument and oral advocacy.

King & Wood Mallesons Open Mooting Competition

Mooting is a prestigious competition in which UWA has a long history of excellence at national and international levels. The competition aims to provide students with an opportunity to develop their legal research and analytical skills, as well as their skills of persuasive argument, in the formal environment of an appellate court.

Ashurst Student Paper

This Competition aims to encourage the pursuit of excellence in academic scholarship and allow students to develop their skills of research, analysis, communication, oral presentation and persuasive argument.

Pictured: Jordan Soresi (Past Winner)

Allen & Overy First Year Mooting

This competition aims to provide First Year Students with an opportunity to develop their legal research and analytical skills, as well as their skills of persuasive argument, in the formal environment of a court.

Herbert Smith Freehills Negotiation Competition

This competition aims to expose students to a form of consensual resolution of disputes that is increasingly prevalent in the community, while developing their skills of negotiation, perception and communication.

Blackstone Advocacy

Blackstone competitors are also able to represent UWA at a number of external competitions, notably the national championships held as part of the Australian Law Students’ Association Annual Asia-Pacific Conference. Other external competitions in which UWA holds a stellar reputation include the Phillip C Jessup International Law Mooting Competition and the Michael Kirby Contract Arbitration Moot.