This new advocacy competition will feature a minimum of 12 teams from law schools across the United States. The competition problem will cover a significant and timely legal issue in disability law and will consist of an appellate brief writing component and an oral argument component. The Syracuse Law’s Travis H.D. Lewin Advocacy Honor Society and the Disability Law Society are co-sponsors of the competition.
Each team may be comprised of two or three students. Teams will be assigned to represent either the petitioner or respondent and will write an appellate brief on behalf of that assigned party. During the preliminary rounds, each team will argue on behalf of each party. The highest-scoring teams will then move on to the quarterfinal round, the semifinal round, and ultimately the final round where a winning team will be decided.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
The competition will feature a minimum of 12 teams from law schools across the country and oral arguments will be held virtually March 25–27, 2022.
* Invitations to compete are given out on a rolling basis, until the field is complete.
* Teams may consist of up to 3 students.
* Problem/rules will be released Friday, January 7, 2022
* Briefs are due Tuesday, February 15, 2022
* The registration fee is $350.00
Questions about NDLAC? Please contact:
Todd BergerDirector, Advocacy Programs
315.443.9552
taberger@syr.edu
Michael Schwartz
Associate Professor of Law
Director, Disability Rights Clinic
315.443.1976
Tyler Jefferies L'21
Competition Coordinator
925.550.0153
tmjeffer@syr.edu
