On June 5, the Pravo.ru portal published an article on the importance of participating in student competitions for the careers of lawyers. Universities provide the theory, but the business world demands the ability to work under time constraints, as well as persuasive writing and public speaking skills. These skills are taught through moot courts—simulated trials that often serve as a springboard for careers.
Moot courts first appeared in Russia in the early 2000s, and today dozens are held across various fields. Many law firms, including KKMP, partner with such events to attract the best interns. Participation teaches what universities do not: working with documents, public speaking, and dealing with tight deadlines. Firms value this and support the competitions financially, with expert guidance, and by offering internships to the winners.
In particular, KKMP legal assistant Zaira Ravaeva comments:
The competition’s scope covers a broader range of disciplines than the academic curriculum for the 2nd–4th years of a bachelor’s program. Many topics require diving deep through intensive study of entirely new fields
In turn, KKMP lawyer Grigory Dorofeev believes:
No matter how hard the organizers try, the competition’s framework will always favor one side of the proceedings. And if you find yourself on what you perceive to be the weaker side—this is your chance to surprise the arbitrators with a creative, elegantly presented argument, relying not on citations from the Civil Law Gazette, but on your own elegant analogies
The full version of the article is available at the link.
