Dear Lucas:
My name is Corinne Ruth, and I serve as the tournament director for the Yale Mock Trial Association. It is my pleasure to invite you to judge at the 17th Annual Yale Mock Trial Invitational Tournament to be held Saturday and Sunday, December 1st and 2nd, 2012 at Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut.
Mock trial is an undergraduate student organization in which competitors from around the nation prepare and present a fictional case to attorney judges such as you. Past judges have reported our tournament to be an engaging and rewarding experience, and are frequently impressed by the level of competition. In fact, many of our past judges choose to return year after year.
As a law-related student organization we have continuously been able to provide our volunteer judges with 3 CLE credits free of charge. Currently we are in the processes of renewing our accredited-provider status in accordance with the 3-year cycle dictated by the New York Continuing Legal Education Board, but we don¹t foresee any issues with our pending application and we expect to be able to provide 3 CLE credits as we have in the past.
This prestigious tournament includes 40 teams from across the country, and its success depends on the generosity of legal professionals such as yourself who donate their time and energy each year.
This year, the rounds will be as follows:
Saturday, December 1st
9:00 am: Complimentary Breakfast
9:50 am: Judge¹s meeting
10:30 am 1:30 pm: Round
*Complimentary Lunch after Round 1
2:50 pm: Judge¹s meeting
3:30 pm 6:30 pm: Round 2
Sunday, December 2nd
8:30 am: Complimentary Breakfast
8:50 am: Judge¹s meeting
9:30 am 12:30 pm: Round 3
*Complimentary Lunch after Round 3
1:50 pm: Judge¹s meeting
2:30 pm 5:30 pm: Round 4
To register, please fill out the form located on our website, http://www.yale.edu/mocktrial/judges.html . Upon registration, you will receive more information regarding event logistics.
If you have questions not answered on our website, please do not hesitate to contact me! Feel free to forward this information to any interested colleagues. The Yale Mock Trial Association depends on the generosity of volunteers like you for the success of this event, and we would greatly appreciate any help you could provide.
Thank you so much!
Corinne Ruth
Yale University Œ15
Tournament Director
(805) 574-0726
Yale Mock Trial Association
PO Box 206591
New Haven, CT 06520