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MOCK TRIAL

Mock Trial is an academic competition that centers on the idea of replicating the court room experience, with attorneys and witnesses presenting each side of a fictitious legal case. Attorneys will learn valuable information about court room proceedings and evidence code that will give them a leg up in their first year of law school. Mock Trial does accept all majors; those who choose only to play a witness role in fact do not need to learn any of the legal information and are performing more of a dynamic acting role. Try-outs for Mock Trial are held every fall quarter and we attend tournaments during winter. UCSB Mock Trial is young, having only been around since 2004, but we have a strong legacy already: almost every year so far we have finished amongst the top teams in our region and have qualified for nationals. No experience is necessary as our captains and coaches (attorneys in Santa Barbara) do an amazing job of preparing the team.

Student Contact:

Mary Louise Wright; ml_wright@umail.ucsb.edu.

Advisor:

Aimee Libeu; alibeu@co.santa-barbara.ca.us