PARTICIPATION:
Each ABA-approved law school may register up to two teams consisting of two JD students each.
COST:
The registration fee is $500 per team (limit two teams per school). The fee is nonrefundable once paid to encourage participation. The fee covers attendance of the team as well as up to two other attendees (typically coaches) per team.
AWARDS:
Recognition is given to the Championship Team, Best Oral Advocate, Best Petitioner’s Brief, and Best Respondent’s Brief.
KEY DATES:
Registration Opens
- July 7, 2025 (out of respect for veterans, we begin registration after the 4th of July each year)
Registration Form Deadline
- Sunday, September 14, 2025
Registration Fee Deadline
- Monday, September 15, 2025
Problem Release
- Friday, September 19, 2025
Brief Due (only one brief is required per team; side is assigned randomly)
- Sunday, October 19, 2025
Preliminary & Quarterfinal Rounds at The George Washington University Law School
- Saturday, November 8, 2025
Semifinal and Final Rounds at the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims
- Sunday, November 9, 2025
Veterans Day
- Tuesday, November 11, 2025
ORAL SCORE SHEET: