Moot Court Resources
This guide is designed to refer you to books, articles, databases, and other resources that will help you research, write, and argue issues in moot court competitions.
Locating Briefs
- Court Documents - Bloomberg LawBloomberg Law is available to all currently enrolled law students and faculty. It contains PDF versions of court documents (briefs, motions, etc.) for all federal courts and most state courts. All of the federal court PACER content is available in Bloomberg Law.
- U.S. Supreme Court Briefs (Westlaw)Begins with 1930. A limited number of selected older briefs may be included.
- U.S. Courts of Appeals Briefs (Westlaw)Selected coverage from 1972 through current
- Briefs Multibase (Westlaw)Briefs Multibase has selected briefs from the U.S. Supreme Court, Courts of Appeals, Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces, U.S. Tax Court, 51 state courts and the District of Columbia. Selected Petitions for Writ of Certiorari are also included.
- SCOTUS: Where to Find BriefsAdvice from the U.S. Supreme Court on where to locate appellate briefs.
- Free and Fee Based Appellate Court Briefs OnlineThis guide provides researchers with the ability to quickly find appellate court briefs.
Locating Oral Arguments and Transcripts
- Transcripts of U.S. Supreme Court Oral Arguments (Westlaw)Official transcripts of oral arguments in cases heard before the U.S. Supreme Court from the 1990-91 Term to the present.
- Oyez - Supreme Court Oral Argument RecordingsCases listed by issue.
Articles on Appellate Advocacy
National Moot Court Competition Briefs and Video
- National Moot Court Competition Library (HeinOnline)This collection offers digital access to the records, briefs, and related organizational materials from the 1st to the most recent (1950-current) annual National Moot Court Competitions. (OU 4x4 Required)
- Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition Compendium (HeinOnline)The Jessup Compendium is designed to enhance a law student's or practitioner's ability to grasp the practical side of the field of international law by presenting arguments in hypothetical Jessup Competition Problems. The Compendium also serves as a kind of permanent record of the year's Jessup Competition.
- National Moot Court Video ArchiveEvery year, over 150 law schools compete in the regional rounds throughout the U.S., and the winners advance to the final rounds held at the New York City Bar. This nationally–recognized competition allows law students to hone their appellate advocacy skills by arguing before prominent members of our profession.
Moot Court Books and Resources
- Law school competitions in a nutshell byCall Number: KF 279 .T46 2003ISBN: 0314256911Publication Date: 2003
- Making your case : the art of persuading judges byCall Number: KF 8870 .S28 2008ISBN: 0314184716Publication Date: 2008
- The winning oral argument : enduring principles with supporting comments from the literature byCall Number: KF 8870 .G37 2009ISBN: 0314198857Publication Date: 2009
- Effective lawyering : a checklist approach to legal writing and oral argument byCall Number: KF 250 .P37 2007ISBN: 9781594603488Publication Date: 2007-07-01
- The art of argument : a guide to mooting byCall Number: K 2251 .K44 2006ISBN: 9780521685139Publication Date: 2007-01-22
- Persuasive Written and Oral Advocacy in Trial and Appellate Courts byCall Number: KF 251 .F658 2007ISBN: 9780735562301Publication Date: 2007-03-01
- Brief Writing and Oral Argument byCall Number: KF 251 .R45 2005ISBN: 0379215330Publication Date: 2005-08-05
- Effective Appellate Advocacy byCall Number: KF 251 .B43 2003ISBN: 0314145850Publication Date: 2005-11-09
- A Practical Guide to Appellate Advocacy byCall Number: KF 251 .B42 2006ISBN: 0735553777Publication Date: 2006-05-30
- Appellate Advocacy in a Nutshell byCall Number: KF 9050 .Z9 H668 1998ISBN: 9780314223784Publication Date: 1998
- Little Book of Oral Argument byCall Number: KF 251 .D89 1991ISBN: 0837705576Publication Date: 1991-01-01
- National Moot Court Competition: records and briefs byCall Number: KF 8918 .N37Publication Date: 1950-