NATIONAL BLACK LAW STUDENTS ASSOCIATION

NORTHEAST REGION
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Clais Daniels-Edwards CHAIR Seton Hall University School of Law Chris Ellis Jr. VICE CHAIR Rutgers School of LawNewark Hermise Pierre SECRETARY Vermont Law School John-Raphael Pichardo II TREASURER Quinnipiac University School of Law Danielle Burckson CNNE SUB-REGIONAL DIRECTOR Suffolk University Law School Jennifer Rawlings CONNECTICUT SUB-REGIONAL DIRECTOR Quinnipiac University School of Law Sarah Telson NY METRO SUB-REGIONAL DIRECTOR Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law William T. Seals UPSTATE NY SUB-REGIONAL DIRECTOR Syracuse University College of Law Asia-Sierra Millette DIRECTOR OF PROGRAMMING Roger Williams University School of Law Yasmine-Imani McMorrin COMMUNITY SERVICE DIRECTOR Rutgers School of LawNewark S. Mayumi Grigsby COMMUNITY SERVICE DIRECTOR Northeastern University School of Law Ariel Woodard-Stephens ATTORNEY GENERAL Northeastern University School of Law Jasmine Liverpool FREDERICK DOUGLASS MOOT COURT COMPETITION DIRECTOR The State University of New York, Buffalo School of Law Keli Young THURGOOD MARSHALL MOCK TRIAL COMPETITION DIRECTOR New York University School of Law Donald Cooley PARLIAMENTARIAN New York University School of Law Vanessa L. Coleman CORPORATE RELATIONS DIRECTOR Seton Hall University School of Law Chaloea Williams ALUMNI AFFAIRS DIRECTOR Boston University School of Law Amanda Gayle JOB FAIR COORDINATOR New York Law School Cassandra Louis HISTORIAN Massachusetts School of Law Bretta Oluyede CORPORATE RELATIONS SPECIALIST New York Law School

Dear Sir or Madam:

September 5, 2013

Follow us: www.twitter.com/neblsa On behalf of the Northeast Black Law Student Associations (NEBLSAs) Frederick Douglass Moot Court and Thurgood Marshall Mock Trial Competitions (FDMCC and TMMTC), we would like to invite you to participate as a judge th in either competition this year at our 46 Annual Regional Convention in Albany, New York January 22-26, 2014. Each Join our facebook group: The NEBLSA Facebook Group year, both competitions work to solicit local attorneys to serve as oral argument, brief graders, and trial judges for the national competitions. We would like for you to take this opportunity to look over the following information about the <http://www.facebook.com/home.php?sk=group_2212216694&ap=1> individual competitions in hopes that you will consider participating in one of them.
About our mock trial rounds TMMTC teams are composed of four students each. During the trials, two teams compete against each other. Each trial lasts approximately three and one half hours. Preliminary rounds I and II will take place on Thursday, January 23, 2014 at 8:30 For additional information regarding our region please visit AM and 1:30 PM. The quarterfinal and semifinal rounds are scheduled for Friday, March 24, 2014 at 8:30 AM and 1:30 PM, respectively. The competition will conclude with the final round on Saturday, January 25, 2014 at 8:30 AM. www.nblsa.org/neblsa.
Participating judges are asked to arrive thirty minutes prior to the commencement of a round for a judges orientation that will outline the procedure of the trials. Judges are responsible for judging each advocate on the skill in each of the trials components; motions, opening and/or closing, objections, direct examinations, and cross examinations. Each judge will be The Notable and Noteworthy NEBLSA Region is Strengthening Communities provided with a bench summary of the major issues of substantive and evidentiary law involved in the problem along with the statement of the case. Through Service!

About our moot court rounds... As an oral argument judge, you will contribute to a very important component of the competitiongrading oral arguments during competition rounds. FDMCC teams are composed of two students each. During oral arguments, two teams compete 46th Annual NEBLSA Regional Convention in Albany, NY | January 22against each other. Each team will be given 40 minutes to make arguments. Each round is expected to last approximately two hours. Judges are asked to participate actively by asking questions during the arguments and providing the competitors 26, 2014 at the Albany Hilton. with brief critiques following the rounds. Judges will also score the competitors after each round. Preliminary rounds I, II and III will take place on Thursday, January 23, 2014 at 8:30 AM, 11:00AM and 2:30PM, respectively. The quarterfinal and semifinal rounds are scheduled for Friday, January 24, 2014 at 9:00 AM and 2:00 PM. The third-place round is scheduled for Friday, January 24, 2014 at 5 PM. The competition will conclude with the final round on Saturday, January 26, 2011 at 9:00 AM.
We ask that each judge commit to spending at least half of the day at the competition. This will be a four to five hour time commitment. Each oral argument judge will be provided with a bench memo and summary of the problem well before the oral argument rounds. Judges will also be provided with an orientation prior to the oral argument rounds. One of the major goals of this competition is to provide a realistic practice experience for law students from across the region.

What to do if you are interested Registration is available online for all attorneys interested in volunteering their time as judges. Please visit http://neblsa.wufoo.com/forms/x7x2q5/ to complete the judge registration form located on the left column of either of the competition pages. We sincerely hope you will accept this invitation, as the success of NBLSAs competitions depend in large part on your support of our advocacy competitions. If your schedule does not permit your participation, we respectfully ask that you circulate this opportunity to your respective networks.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact either Keli Young at neblsa.mocktrial@nblsa.org or Jasmine Liverpool at neblsa.mootcourt@nblsa.org. Thank you for your consideration. We look forward to seeing you in Albany. Sincerely, Keli Young Jasmine Liverpool TMMTC, Northeast Regional Director FDMCC, Northeast Regional Director Northeast Black Law Students Association Northeast Black Law Students Association New York University School of Law SUNY Buffalo School of Law J.D. expected May 2015 J.D. expected May 2014