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Mooting involves preparing for and then appearing in a simulated court on behalf of a hypothetical client. It is an authentic form of learning that develops many of the core skills required by professional advocates and lawyers of all types, including: advocacy, verbal and written communication, team work, collaboration and legal research. Advocacy gives students the opportunity to receive instruction in these core skills to then apply and develop the skills in competitive and non-competitive moots. The course will also develop and strengthen the mooting culture at the School of Law and Justice and students will have the opportunity to further develop their skills by nominating for various local, state and national mooting competitions.

Students will study, practise and be assessed in the various skills involved in advocacy and mooting. They will receive instructions from simulated clients as instructing solicitors. They will prepare written briefs for counsel. They will prepare written and oral submissions alone and in teams. They will appear in moots as barristers, instructing solicitors, judges and judges' associates. They will receive written and verbal feedback from the instructor and also from other students and team members. They will visit local courts and observe professional advocates in action.

On successful completion of this course students should be able to demonstrate:

1. an ability to recognise and reflect upon, and a developing ability to respond to, ethical issues likely to arise in professional advocacy contexts;
2. an ability to apply legal reasoning and research to generate appropriate responses to legal issues that arise in advocacy contexts;
3. an ability to communicate in ways that are effective, appropriate and persuasive for legal and non-legal audiences, including by demonstrating
   1. skills in legal drafting
   2. skills in oral communication, advocacy and argument;
4. an ability to collaborate effectively in teams and to demonstrate judgment, courtesy, respect and personal diplomacy in dealings with others;
5. an ability to effectively prepare for and appear in a moot acting as legal counsel.