The Moot Researcher will be expected to conduct the research necessary for a University of Manitoba team for a specific national moot competition. The Moot Researcher must actively participate in the writing and editing of a factum and attend all meetings of the moot team as a group, including oral advocacy practices. The workload of the researcher is expected to be closely monitored by the faculty supervisor. Activities assigned by the supervisor might include the following: attending the competition with the moot team, to conduct exigent research arising at the competition; writing memorandums of law or bench memos to assist with the factum preparation or questions arising out of practices; and writing a reflective paper. The researcher will be required to docket her/his time. Although considerable time and effort is involved, the exercise provides a unique and rewarding development of the skills necessary for appellate research [3 credits]
The Moot Researcher will be expected to conduct the research necessary for a University of Manitoba team for a specific national moot competition. The Moot Researcher must actively participate in the writing and editing of a factum and attend all meetings of the moot team as a group, including oral advocacy practices. The workload of the researcher is expected to be closely monitored by the faculty supervisor. Activities assigned by the supervisor might include the following: attending the competition with the moot team, to conduct exigent research arising at the competition; writing memorandums of law or bench memos to assist with the factum preparation or questions arising out of practices; and writing a reflective paper. The researcher will be required to docket her/his time. Although considerable time and effort is involved, the exercise provides a unique and rewarding development of the skills necessary for appellate research [3 credits]