Ohio Northern University - Northern Yearbook (Ada, OH)

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Preliminary to this National Competition, members argue at the Sixth Circuit LSDXABA Competition in the spring. As seniors, National members research, develop arguments and write Supreme Court briefs submitted to their regional court for evaluation followed by a presentation of their oral arguments. Through completion of the Celebrezze Competition students become members of the Board of Advocates in at least six competitions including the Fall Nationals, National Client-Counseling, LSDXABA Spring Arguments, Iessup International Competition, University of Buffalo Tax Problem andlntra-Ohio Competition. In 197S-76 the Moot Court Program was approved by the National Association of the Order of Barristers for charter membership. Together with 60 other member schools the chapter provides an honorary for outstanding moot court members on the basis of achievement and contributions in the advocacy field. Schools having chapters in The Order include those nationally recognized for outstanding moot court programs and for successful participation in regional, national, and international moot court competitions. Moot Court 1978-1979 .Qu 221

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Moot Court 1977-1978 During the 1975-76 year the Moot Court organization reorganized and expanded its internal operations in preparation for an expanded national program. Students initially become involved in the Moot Court Program as second-year students through the Celebrezze Competition, named after distinguished alumnus Iudge Anthony I. Celebrezze of the Sixth Circuit United States Federal Court of Appeals, structured to develop abilities in brief writing and oral advocacy. In the fall quarter these students thoroughly research a complex and relevant fact situation and then write Supreme Court quality briefs based on their research. During the next quarter they argue both sides of the problems against other participants before judges composed of professors, practicing attorneys and senior Moot Court members. Based on its competition, the four most successful students make up the National Moot Court Team during the fall quarter of the third year. 220

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International Law Society A steering Committee for a Student International Law Society was established in the spring of 1976 at the law school with the objective of establishing a branch of the Association of Student International Law Societies. The Society organized in the fall of 1976 with the objective of sponsoring forums, guest speakers, career days, and other eventsg co-sponsoring the Iessup International Law Moot Court Competition with the Moot Court Team and supporting exchange programs such as the Icelandic Exchange Program currently in effect at the law school. Legal Association For Women In the spring of 1975 the Student Bar Association officially accepted the constitution of the Legal Association For Women, an organization which deals with those areas of the law and aspects of professional development which are of special interest to women. In the 1975-76 academic year the association, with the assistance of an ABAXLSD grant sponsored a series of twelve films and speakers in various areas of Women in Law. Membership in the group is open to all law students. Although a new organization, the association has played a key role in subsidizing the educational and social programs at the law school. This year the organization sponsored a three day Women in the Law seminar and they also sent a delegation to a national seminar in Texas, which the ladies had worked and payed for on their own. This organization is a true credit to the law school.