• Global Business & Development
• Government Law & Policy
• Advocacy & Dispute Resolution
  • Competition Teams
    • American Bar Association National Appellate Advocacy Team
    • Appellate Advocacy Intramural Final Four
    • ABA Client Counseling Competition
    • First Year Mock Trial Competition
    • Jessup International Law Moot Court Team
    • Mock Trial Competition Teams
    • National Asian Pacific American Bar Association Thomas Tang Moot Court Competition Team
    • Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot Competition Team
  • Contact Us (Advocacy)
  • National Ethics Trial Competition
• Professional Services & Training

Home > Research Centers & Institutes > Advocacy & Dispute Resolution > Competition Teams > First Year Mock Trial Competition

First Year Mock Trial Competition

The Competition
Even first-year students can get involved in advocacy competitions at Pacific McGeorge. In the spring semester, all first-year students are invited to participate in the Ben Frantz First Year Mock Trial Competition. Each year over 100 students take this opportunity to hone their rhetorical skills. Students who receive top honors qualify for a Ben and Verdele Frantz Trial Advocacy Scholarship.

Advanced students who are members of Pacific McGeorge's Mock Trial Competition Team conduct training sessions in all phases of trial work, including opening statements, direct and cross examinations, handling witnesses and exhibits, and closing arguments. Team members serve as judges for preliminary rounds. Twenty participants are selected to enter the final rounds, and three of the finalists are awarded Top Honors.

Competition Schedule

March

Training sessions, preliminary and final rounds