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National Entertainment Law Moot Court Competition


2023 Competition

The Pepperdine Caruso School of Law Moot Court Board and the Palmer Center for Entrepreneurship and the Law would like to formally invite you to register for the 2023 National Entertainment Law Moot Court Competition. We hope this competition will provide an opportunity for your students to develop and improve their oral advocacy and legal writing skills. 

This year’s competition will be held in-person at Pepperdine Caruso Law in Malibu, CA on November 10 - 11, 2023. 

This website will be used to publish the competition rules, problem, and schedule as those materials become available; so please refer to this webpage as we approach the competition.

We look forward to seeing you at this year’s competition!

Should you have any questions regarding registration or anything else related to the competition, please direct them to nelc@law.pepperdine.edu

Key Dates:
Registration Opens July 10, 2023
Registration Deadline August 18, 2023
Rules Posted September 5, 2023
Problem Posted September 5, 2023
Competitor Briefs Due October 13, 2023
Anonymous Briefs Posted October 27, 2023

Competition Itinerary:

Preliminary Round I(A) : 9:00-10:30 AM PST, Friday, November 10

Preliminary Round I(B) : 11:00 AM-12:30 PM PST, Friday, November 10

Lunch : 12:00-1:30 PM PST, Friday, November 10

Preliminary Round II(A) : 1:00-2:30 PM PST, Friday, November 10

Preliminary Round II(B) : 3:00-4:30 PM PST, Friday, November 10


Quarterfinal Round : 9:00-10:30 AM PST, Saturday, November 11

Semifinal Round : 11:00 AM-12:30 PM PST, Saturday, November 11

Lunch : 12:30-1:30 PM PST, Saturday, November 11

Final Round : 1:30-3:00 PM PST, Saturday, November 11

Finalist Reception : 3 PM PST, Saturday, November 11