L&C Shines in Biggest Ever Competitive Showing
Lewis & Clark Law School had the largest ever showing in competitions during the last academic year.
Lewis & Clark Law School had the largest ever showing in competitions during the last academic year, fueled by the experiential focus of the Advocacy Center. Students participated in a whopping 16-plus competitions, and won or placed in several, including:
- National Champions: Pace Environmental Moot Court Competition (Ninth time!)
- First Place in Drafting Counsel: Wayne State Taft Transactional Law Invitational
- Semi-Finalists: Syracuse Deposition Competition
- Elite 8: ABA Business Law MAC CUP II
- Semi-Finalists: Syracuse Deposition Competition
- Quarter-Finalists: Gender and Sexuality Moot Court Competition
It was Portland’s time to shine as well, thanks to the efforts of L&C’s Jo Perini-Abbott along with the University of Oregon School of Law, as the city hosted a round of the National Trial Competition Regional Mock Trial, bringing 22 mock trial teams to the Multnomah County courthouse to compete for the best trial team in the Pacific Northwest and two coveted spots to the national finals in Texas, where L&C teams placed third and fourth.
Competitions We Participated in 2024-2025:
- PACE Jeffrey G. Miller National Environmental Law Moot Court Competition (NELMCC)
- Wayne State Taft Transactional Law Invitational*
- American Bar Associations Business Law Section’s MAC CUP II competition*
- Syracuse Deposition Competition*
- Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Moot Court Competition*
- Gender and Sexuality Moot Court*
- The Premier Trial Competition*
- USPTO 2025 National Patent Application Drafting Competition*
- National Patent Application Drafting*
- ERISA (Ellen A. (Nell) Hennessy Moot Court)*
- National Online Trial Competition*
- NALSA Moot Court
- ABA Client Counseling Competition
- Jessup Moot Court American Association or Justice Mock Trial Competition
- Law Student Tax Challenge
* First-time appearance
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