The Harvard Vis Moot Court Team participates in the annual Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot Court Competition. The moot attracts over 300 participating schools from around the world every year and is judged by some of the world’s preeminent arbitrators, litigators, judges, and international law scholars.
Harvard sends two teams to compete in the moot every year: one team to the Vienna competition (
https://vismoot.pace.edu/) and one to the Hong Kong competition (
http://www.cisgmoot.org/). Due to the pandemic, oral arguments this year will be virtual. The Harvard team has performed well at the competitions in past years, winning multiple awards for both its written submissions and for oral advocacy. JD and LLM students are eligible to compete, and we strongly encourage 1Ls to apply. Participants can receive independent writing credit. You can learn more about the team and competition by visiting our website (
https://orgs.law.harvard.edu/mootcourt/vis/).
TRYOUT INFORMATION:
1) Fill out this Application Form by Wednesday, September 22nd at 11:59pm EST. (This is the last day to be able to sign up for a tryout slot. The earlier you submit it, the earlier you will get your tryout packet.)
2) Email the following items to
vismoot@mail.law.harvard.edu with the subject line “Vis Tryout – [Insert Your Name]” by 8am EST on the date of your try-out:
-Resume/CV
-Writing sample (Preferably a brief, especially for 2Ls/3Ls/LLMs. 1Ls can use any writing sample)
3) Tryouts are most likely held Saturday-Sunday, September 25-26th. If none of the available times work for you, email us at
vismoot@mail.law.harvard.edu.
By submitting this form, you will receive by email the tryout packet. Tryouts will last approximately 20 minutes, during which you will present a short oral argument (no more than 5 minutes) based on information provided in the tryout packet. A Zoom link will be provided the day before your tryout. If you do no receive an tryout packet, please email
vismoot@mail.law.harvard.edu.
If you have any questions, please contact us at
vismoot@mail.law.harvard.edu. We look forward to meeting you!
