“The Mooters” is a weekly series where Bar & Bench interviews the Moot Court Committees of different law schools in the country. .In this piece, the team from National University of Study & Reseach in Law, Ranchi talks about the selection process followed, challenges faced while organising a moot and the benefits of mooting for a law student..Bar & Bench: How are members inducted into the Moot Court Committee and what are their main responsibilities? .NUSRL, Ranchi: The NUSRL moot court committee comprises of six sub-committees, with an intake of five students per sub-committee. It is headed by a Chairperson who is a senior faculty along with other faculty members acting as mentors of the other sub-committees. With respect to student representation, there are six core committee members who head each sub-committee along with a secretary. The six sub-committees are:.Organising Committee, which takes care of notifying and allotting various national moot court competitions to the students as well as getting invites for various prestigious moot court competitions..Research Committee primarily works for enhancing drafting and helping students to prepare their memorials according to prescribed rules and citation formats of various moot court competitions..Intra- Committee, organises various competitions in the University, primarily the Intra-University Moot Court Competition (IUMCC) every semester..Public Relations Committee, notifies the media and other agencies about any moot court achievements of the University. They also update them about any competition in the University..Trial Advocacy Cell, organises workshops and Intra University Trial Advocacy Competition every year in the University..Volunteers Committee, comprises of students who work for the moot court committee only when there is a competition organised by the moot court committee..B&B: What is the process of organizing an inter-college moot court competition? How do you find sponsors?.NUSRL: NUSRL, MCC, will be organising its first National Moot Court Competition in March-April, 2015. We primarily focus on reputed advocates and judges in the Jharkhand High Court who know the concept of Moot Court Competitions and realise its benefits. Initially, we approach them for sponsoring our National Moot Court Competition. The Inter-University Moot Court Competition is organised by a special committee that prepares the layout and the moot problem of the competition six months before the commencement of the competition..B&B: How do you select judges for the various rounds?.NUSRL: We call upon advocates from the Jharkhand High Court who have recently graduated and had mooted during their university days. They judge the initial rounds along with a senior faculty of the University. The Quarter-finals and Semi-finals are judged by Senior Advocates of the Jharkhand High Court who specialise in the subject matter. The finals are judged by the Judges of the Jharkhand High Court, along with the law firm director, who sponsors our National Moot Court Competitions. .B&B: In your opinion, how does mooting benefit a law student?.NUSRL: Mooting helps a law student in different ways. Firstly, it enhances the vocal skills and teaches a law student how to maintain his/her composure while arguing a case. Secondly, it helps in improving the drafting skills of students. Lastly, it helps in improving and enhancing the advocacy skills, as well as the conduct of students who wish to practise as advocates in the future. .(If you would like your college moot court team to be featured, send us a mail at shreya@barandbench.com)
“The Mooters” is a weekly series where Bar & Bench interviews the Moot Court Committees of different law schools in the country. .In this piece, the team from National University of Study & Reseach in Law, Ranchi talks about the selection process followed, challenges faced while organising a moot and the benefits of mooting for a law student..Bar & Bench: How are members inducted into the Moot Court Committee and what are their main responsibilities? .NUSRL, Ranchi: The NUSRL moot court committee comprises of six sub-committees, with an intake of five students per sub-committee. It is headed by a Chairperson who is a senior faculty along with other faculty members acting as mentors of the other sub-committees. With respect to student representation, there are six core committee members who head each sub-committee along with a secretary. The six sub-committees are:.Organising Committee, which takes care of notifying and allotting various national moot court competitions to the students as well as getting invites for various prestigious moot court competitions..Research Committee primarily works for enhancing drafting and helping students to prepare their memorials according to prescribed rules and citation formats of various moot court competitions..Intra- Committee, organises various competitions in the University, primarily the Intra-University Moot Court Competition (IUMCC) every semester..Public Relations Committee, notifies the media and other agencies about any moot court achievements of the University. They also update them about any competition in the University..Trial Advocacy Cell, organises workshops and Intra University Trial Advocacy Competition every year in the University..Volunteers Committee, comprises of students who work for the moot court committee only when there is a competition organised by the moot court committee..B&B: What is the process of organizing an inter-college moot court competition? How do you find sponsors?.NUSRL: NUSRL, MCC, will be organising its first National Moot Court Competition in March-April, 2015. We primarily focus on reputed advocates and judges in the Jharkhand High Court who know the concept of Moot Court Competitions and realise its benefits. Initially, we approach them for sponsoring our National Moot Court Competition. The Inter-University Moot Court Competition is organised by a special committee that prepares the layout and the moot problem of the competition six months before the commencement of the competition..B&B: How do you select judges for the various rounds?.NUSRL: We call upon advocates from the Jharkhand High Court who have recently graduated and had mooted during their university days. They judge the initial rounds along with a senior faculty of the University. The Quarter-finals and Semi-finals are judged by Senior Advocates of the Jharkhand High Court who specialise in the subject matter. The finals are judged by the Judges of the Jharkhand High Court, along with the law firm director, who sponsors our National Moot Court Competitions. .B&B: In your opinion, how does mooting benefit a law student?.NUSRL: Mooting helps a law student in different ways. Firstly, it enhances the vocal skills and teaches a law student how to maintain his/her composure while arguing a case. Secondly, it helps in improving the drafting skills of students. Lastly, it helps in improving and enhancing the advocacy skills, as well as the conduct of students who wish to practise as advocates in the future. .(If you would like your college moot court team to be featured, send us a mail at shreya@barandbench.com)