The Georgetown Mock Trial team is a competition-based club that attends Mock Trial tournaments around the country during the year in preparation for the National competitions during the spring. Mock Trial is basically what it sounds like: participants assume "lawyer" and "witness" roles and prepare their roles for competitions, where we perform in front of local judges or lawyers. Each competition--whether a non-merit-based invitational or the Regional or National tournaments--has four trials in it against four other schools. We compete as either Plaintiff/Prosecution or Defense, alternating rounds. We receive the case materials from the American Mock Trial Association (AMTA), and then begin to practice for the tournaments.
Of course, we are also a group of friends that parties, goes bowling, and, quite obviously, spends a lot of our time together. Many of us find this is the best part of Mock Trial. We are completely student run, write all of our own materials, develop our own theories of the case, manage all our expenses, and try to be successful as well.
Please feel free to contact us at gumocktrial@gmail.com with any questions or concerns. We are always looking for new members!
e-mail - gumocktrial@gmail.com
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