BLSA participates in three national competitions, the Frederick L. Douglass Moot Court Competition, the Thurgood Marshall Mock Trial Competition, and the NBLSA Negotiations Competition.
The purpose of the Frederick Douglass Moot Court Competition is to expose all participants to as realistic an appellate advocacy experience as can be practicably attained. The Frederick Douglass Moot Court Competition promotes and improves legal writing while simulating appellate advocacy experience through the preparation of a written brief and oral argument before a panel of judges. The competition provides members of BLSA the opportunity to advocate in a competition designed to address the most current and compelling issues facing the African-American community. Each year Tulane's BLSA enters a team into this regional and national competition sponsored by the National Black Law Students Association. In 2002, the National Black Law Students Association voted to establish a mock trial competition similar to the mock trial competition created by NBLSA Southern Region.
This year Tulane BLSA will be sending two teams to compete in the Southern Region’s Frederick Douglas Moot Court Competition in Columbia, South Carolina. The members of the two teams are:
• Team 1: Courtney Nicholson & Kate Quander
• Team 2: Daniele Wilson & Candace McClean
Unfortunately, this year we will not be sending a team to compete in the Thurgood Marshall Mock Trial Competition. More information will be provided at a later date about the NBLSA Negotiation Competition.