Students gather in the McKernan Auditorium on Sunday, April 15, for the final round of the American Moot Court Association National Tournament.
The American Moot Court Association was so impressed with the professionalism and hospitality shown by LSU Law as the host site of its National Tournament earlier this month that the AMCA has committed to bringing the nation’s largest intercollegiate moot court competition back to the Paul M. Hebert Center again in the future.
“It was a terrific tournament, and we couldn’t have asked for a better host than LSU Law, which really went above and beyond to provide us with a warm welcome, fantastic facilities, and great judges,” said AMCA President Mike Walsh. “I’m very happy to say that LSU Law will definitely be among our permanent host sites of the tournament going forward.”
Eighty teams of undergraduate college students from across the country converged at the Paul M. Hebert Law Center on Saturday and Sunday, Jan. 14-15, to compete in the AMCA National Tournament, which was won by a team from Patrick Henry College in Purcellville, Virginia. Each of the 80 teams in the competition included two students, and all earned their invitation to the AMCA National Tournament by successfully advancing through regional competitions held throughout the U.S. that included more than 500 teams.
“We were honored to host the AMCA National Tournament and all of the incredible students who competed in it, and we couldn’t have possibly done it without the dozens of attorneys who volunteered to serve as judges, most of whom are LSU Law alumni,” said LSU Law Professor Jeff Brooks, who serves as moot court and trial advocacy program director. “We appreciate all the volunteer judges who helped make the tournament a success, we are thrilled that the AMCA has decided to bring it back to LSU Law, and we will be honored to host them again in the future.”
Since its founding in 2001, the AMCA National Tournament has traditionally been held at a different host site each year. Walsh said the AMCA Board of Directors is still working to finalize a list of rotating permanent host sites, adding the event will come to the Paul M. Hebert Law Center at least once every five years moving forward, and perhaps more often than that.
