The Law Society of NSW Mock Trial Competition

The Law Society of NSW Mock Trial Competition has been running since 1981 and is open to schools across NSW for students in Year 10 and Year 11. The competition aims to introduce students to the NSW judicial system by providing practical experience into the running of a court case in a true-to-life adversarial setting. Students will learn advocacy, debating and problem-solving skills. 

The Competition consists of three rounds run on a round-robin basis, followed by five knock out rounds. Each round, MLC School will select a team of six students who play the roles of barristers, solicitors, court officers, magistrate’s clerks and witnesses. MLC School will play the role of the Prosecution/Plaintiff or Defence team and be allocated against an opposition school. 

Interested students will be invited to complete an expression of interest via their canvas pages. We will be holding our first meeting during lunch on Monday in Week 6 (3 March 2025). All interested students are welcome to come along to this first meeting to ask questions and understand what Mock Trial is all about!  

– Emily Marsh
Head of Year 9

– Joanna Graffen 
Head of Senior School