Moot Court Gives Students Real-World Legal Skills
The statement was made during the third moot court competition organised by RITZ Attorney at Law.
ZOMBA, Malawi — Giving students practical skills in how to handle real-life cases is said to be vital as far as a law career is concerned, writes Peter Davieson.
The statement was made during the third moot court competition organised by RITZ Attorney at Law.
“Moot court competition gives students practical skills after learning in class, so they want them to practice so that when they graduate they don't have a hard time appreciating the cases that happen in real life and they are able to argue their cases competently before the court of law," said Dr. Benadeta Malunga, head of the private law department at the University of Malawi.
"These competitions sharpen their legal skills, the practical skills in handling the cases as well as the exposure that they have."
In addition to this, Sean Longwe, head of business development and communications at RITZ Attorneys at Law, said that commercial moot court competitions focus on the commercial space where RITZ Attorneys are more predominant as a law firm.
They are partnering with UNIMA in shaping legal minds in the commercial space by empowering students with skills which they will use once they graduate.
“This is the third competition we organized and there is a memorandum of understanding for five years we will review it after those years and I can assure you that the journey has been so great and we are offering internship places for such best students,” Longwe added.
Wanangwa Mukhondia, a fourth-year law student at UNIMA, recommended the move, saying: “This is a very good training platform for the practical aspects of legal education. School is not just about learning theories in class but also practicing what we learned in class so when we graduate these are the issues which we will be handling out there.”