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The John Marshall Law School Center for Information Technology and Privacy Law cordially invites your school to participate in the TWENTY-SEVENTH ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL MOOT COURT COMPETITION IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND PRIVACY LAW.

Up to forty teams will be selected to participate in the competition October 23-25,2008, and preference will be given to teams that register early. Rounds are held in downtown Chicago at The John Marshall Law School. The winning briefs will be published in The John Marshall Journal of Computer & Information Law, the premier academic publication in its field.

Now in its 27th year, the Competition is among the most widely respected moot court competitions. In the advanced rounds of previous competitions, the panels have included justices from many state supreme courts as well as federal district and appellate court judges. Distinguished law professors and practitioners judge preliminary rounds.

Each school may enter ONE team consisting of two or three members. The team will submit a written brief in September. While only two team members are permitted to participate in a single round of oral arguments, all three members may argue during the Competition. Team members must not have completed a degree in law as of the competition date.

Applications to participate in the Competition must be submitted with the registration fee no later than Monday, June 16, 2008. The competition problem and rules are available ont his website and notification will be emailed in July and briefs will be due September 26, 2008. If you have any questions, please contact Panagiota Kelali, Competition Coordinator, at the Center for Information Technology and Privacy Law (312-987-1419) or via electronic mail to itmootcourt@jmls.edu.

CLICK HERE to download the registration form (Adobe PDF file).

WE LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR PARTICIPATION IN THIS 2008 COMPETITION.