National Civil Trial Competition

Celebrating More Than 10 Years of Excellence

The NCTC is an invitational tournament open to all ABA-accredited law schools that have demonstrated excellence in mock trial competitions and/or demonstrated excellence in the training of law students in litigation skills. The purpose of the tournament is to provide student litigants an opportunity to develop and display the skills of a successful civil litigator. Students will be required to perform opening statements, direct- and cross-examination of expert and lay witnesses and finally closing arguments, as well as argue objections based on the Federal Rules of Evidence. 

Participating schools have included:

• Baylor Law School
• Chicago Kent College of Law
• Stetson University College of Law
• Syracuse University College of Law
• Temple University Beasley School of Law
• University of Akron School of Law
• Washington University School of Law, St. Louis

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