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Duquesne!University!School!of!Law!
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Appellate!Moot!Court!Board!
2015!–!2016!
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New!Members’!
Application!for!Appellate!Moot!Court!Board!Membership!
Thank!you!for!your!interest!in!joining!the!2015K2016!Appellate!Moot!Court!Board!(“AMCB”).!!
The!2014K2015!and!2015K2016!AMCB!Executive!Boards,!with!approval!from!the!Faculty!Advisory!
Committee!(the!“Committee”),!will!select!new!members.!!The!Executive!Boards!will!consider!the!
following!factors!in!selecting!members!for!the!2015K2016!Appellate!Moot!Court!Board:!
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1.!! the!student's!application;!
2.! the!student's!resume;!
3.!! the!student’s!Legal!Research!and!Writing!class!performance;!
4.!!! and!the!student's!sixKminute!oral!argument!of!his!or!her!LRW!appellate!brief,!!
! ! to!be!held!April!26,!2015.!
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By!signing!this!application!you!are!waiving!your!rights!to!maintain!the!confidentiality!of!your!
grades!and!your!performance!in!the!Legal!Research!and!Writing!program,!but!note!that!all!information!
supplied!in!relation!to!this!application!will!be!kept!confidential!by!the!AMCB!Executive!Board!and!the!
Committee.!!It!is!critical!that!you!also!take!a!serious!and!realistic!look!at!all!other!commitments!you!
might!have!during!the!2015K2016!academic!year!in!order!to!determine!whether!you!will!have!
sufficient!time!to!devote!to!the!significant!academic!demands!of!an!appellate!moot!court!competition.!!
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By!submitting!this!application!you!are!agreeing!to!cooperate!with!the!AMCB!Executive!Board!
throughout!the!selection!process.!!This!includes!submitting!an!accurate!and!truthful!application!
packet,!as!well!as!participating!in!a!mock!oral!argument!and!submitting!a!copy!of!your!LRW!appellate!
brief!on!April!26,!2015.!!Questions!regarding!the!AMCB!or!the!application!process!should!be!directed!
[email protected].!
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This!application!must!be!completed!and!submitted!in!its!entirety!NO#LATER#THAN#Friday,#
April#24,#2015,#at#10:00#a.m.!!Please!email!your!completed!application!and!your!resume!to!Cara!
[email protected].!!Please!be!sure!to!include!your!name!in!the!subject!line!of!your!email!(i.e.,!
John!Doe!–!AMCB!Application).!!Receipt!of!your!application!will!be!confirmed,!and!sign!up!sheets!for!
students’!sixKminute!oral!arguments!will!be!posted!on!Monday,#April#13,#2015,!on!the!door!of!the!
McCardle!Courtroom,!located!on!the!second!floor!in#Room#304.!!
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Preliminary#Information!
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Name:_________________________________________!Telephone!No.:____________________!!
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Email!Address:_______________________________!!
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1.! Year!in!School!for!the!2015K2016!Academic!Year:!_________!(2D,!2E/PT,!3D,!3E/PT,!4E/PT)!
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2.! Please!list!the!name!of!your!Legal!Research!and!Writing!Professor:!
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3.! Please!describe!your!anticipated!time!commitments!during!the!2015K2016!academic!year!(work,!
! involvement!in!other!student!organizations,!etc.).!
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Activity#
Mark#“X”#if#
Number#of#anticipated#hours/other#notes#
applicable#
Anticipated!number!of!credit!
hours!for!the!Fall!and!Spring!
Clinic!
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Employment!
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Externship!
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Other!Student!Organization!
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(note!any!position!you!will!hold)!
Teaching/Research!Assistant!
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SBA!(note!if!you!are!an!officer)!
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Other!
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SIGNATURE##
I"hereby"certify"that"the"above"information"is"accurate"and"complete"to"the"best"of"my"personal"knowledge."By#
signing#this#application#I#am#waiving#my#confidentiality#rights#regarding#my#grades#and#academic#
information#to#permit#the#Executive#Board#and#the#Committee’s#review.#!
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__________________________________!Printed!Name!
__________________________________!Signed!Name!
__________________________________!Date!