Mooting gives students the chance to argue an appeal in a case specially designed to challenge and develop their advocacy skills. In preparing their written arguments, they research an area of law in depth with their teammates under the supervision of a faculty advisor. In preparing and practising their oral arguments, they often have the benefit of working with some of the finest advocates in the local bar, including those in practice and those now on the bench. Through the mooting program, students gain hands-on experience with the full panoply of oral and written advocacy skills.

Competitive mooting brings together students from law schools across Canada and the United States. Each year, Osgoode enters six to eight appellate moots for upper-year students involving issues of civil and criminal constitutional litigation, public international law, federal administrative law and corporate/securities law. Osgoode also participates in a Labour Arbitration Moot, a Trial Advocacy Moot and an Aboriginal Law Moot.

Students can also become involved in mooting as an extracurricular activity through the Osgoode Hall Mooting Society. First-year students can try out for two non-credit external moots: the Goodman and Carr Moot (based on the Gale Cup Moot) and the Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP International Law Moot (based on the Jessup International Law Moot). Interested students from all years can also sign up for the annual Lerner's Cup Competition held at Osgoode.

Please consult the mooting website for detailed information.