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Protégé: What adding mooting to a résumé can do for a legal future

Whether it’s flying halfway across the globe or tuning in online, there is a world of incredible benefits awaiting law students who sign up to mooting competitions that ordinary clerkships, community centres or other work experiences may not offer. 

user iconRobyn Tongol 15 March 2021 Podcast
Protégé: What adding mooting to a résumé can do for a legal future
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In this episode of The Protégé Podcast, host Naomi Neilson is joined by Australian National University (ANU) law student and former sub-team captain of Team Australia, Madeleine McGregor, to talk through her experiences with mooting – both national and international – and go over why it’s so beneficial to her future career. 

Commenting on what advantages mooting law students can take into their new legal pathways, Madeleine said that while there is a lot to learn and take away during university, understanding how to be an advocacy lawyer is the “one thing missing”. 

“That’s why I wanted to get into mooting in these competitions, [to pick up] the element of oral advocacy or written advocacy, and the art of constructing an argument, taking a stance and really sort of fighting for a side,” she said. 

Madeleine also has some extra tips on finding unique and fulfilling pro bono opportunities and advice on why it is so important for students to get involved. 

Check out this and more in the episode below!

 

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