This Tuesday and Wednesday were rounds one and two, respectively, of the Renna and Jeff Embry Mock Trial Competition. Next Monday is round one of the elimination rounds for those who broke in the preliminary rounds.
We will be competing on Monday. We lost the first preliminary trial and won the second one.
The hardest part of the competition has been dealing with our limited understanding of the Federal Rules of Evidence. Even in the round we won was not won with our FRE skills. I think our strength has been our casual approach. I did not ask questions from a list on direct (was actually complimented for my conversational style on this), and I didn't prep or practice a closing statement before the trial.
Monday may be our last day in this competition -- as we are going to be matched against a team with plenty of experience. This does not mean we are going to roll over and turn in a loss without a fight. This weekend will be spent reviewing the FRE.
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