The research, organization, and writing guidance throughout this book applies to any brief. In a moot court competition, however, you will be working collaboratively, and so other issues may arise.

Most moot court competitions allow three students on a team. Some schools choose to have one person write the brief and the other two argue, but I do not recommend this structure. While it may make for an easier writing process (especially for the students who aren’t writing), I believe that the final product is usually better if all three team members participate. More importantly, all three team members learn much more about their case, and about writing and oral argument, when all three participate in both writing the brief and arguing the case.