Welcome to the 2024 Baker McKenzie National Women's Moot!The Baker McKenzie National Women's Moot is proud to present the opportunity for women across all of Australia to begin their journey into the Bar once again this year!
The National Intervarsity Women’s Mooting Tournament was first introduced in 2011 by the Sydney University Law Society (“SULS”) in conjunction with the NSW Young Lawyers Special Committee of Law Students’ Societies (“SCLSS”). It is aimed at addressing the equity issues facing women at the Bar and is the first established national moot in which all competitors must self-identify as women or non-binary. Although the traditional barriers facing women at law school and within the legal profession have generally improved such that our generation may benefit from a more equitable professional environment, the same developments are arguably yet to characterise the bar. Mooting is an incredibly positive way of encouraging greater advocacy skills and increasing accessibility for women to a career at the bar. It is a way of addressing the inequity of the profession at a grassroots level. It also provides an opportunity for female and non-binary law students to gain advocacy experience and network with eminent legal practitioners who will judge the moots. The 2024 Moot is scheduled to be held in-person from Saturday 28th September to Tuesday 1st October. The problem question this year will be focusing on an area of Corporations Law. Registrations for the 2024 Baker McKenzie Moot close at 11:59 AEST time on Sunday 4th August 2024. Please use this link to access the registration form: forms.gle/GnW6ro6SjNLc73XV7
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Important Dates
June 2024
Registrations Open Sunday 4 August 2024 Registrations Close at 11:59pm Monday 12 August 2024 Problem Question Released Friday 16 August 2024 Clarifications Due Friday 23 August 2024 Clarifications Released Monday 9 September 2024 Appellant and Respondent written submissions due at 5pm AEST Friday 13 September 2024 Draw released 28 September - 1 October 2024 Tournament Week |
