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Mock Trial Registration 2012

On behalf of the Mock Trial Committee of the Massachusetts Bar Institute, a supporting organization of the Massachusetts Bar Association, we invite you to register (requires Adobe Acrobat) for the 27^th annual Mock Trial Program.

The competition begins in January 2012. However, your team may choose to start working on their case as soon as the materials are released (during the week of October 24, 2011). THE DEADLINE FOR REGISTRATION is Friday, October 14, 2011. All registration forms must be accompanied by a check of $125. Purchase orders are allowed but final payment is due no later than November 4, 2011.

Schools that wish to participate may enter one team that must be comprised of students currently attending the school and a teacher coach who is also from that school. There is no upper limit to the number of students participating in the program; however, there can be no fewer than six and no more than nine students particpating in any one trial. We recommend that you secure the assistance of a local attorney to help your team prepare for their trials. If you have difficulty with this, please feel free to contact us for assistance.

Additionally, all registered schools are required to attend one of five mandatory statewide orientation sessions to be held during the week of October 24, 2011. Orientation sessions are an opportunity for teachers to get a brief overview of the case, explanation of the law and to ask questions about team composition, judging, etc. This year, case packets will be available on-line ONLY!  Registered high school teams will receive two case packets (one for each of the coaches and one unbound document which can be used to make extra copies) at the orientation site.

There have been several changes this year regarding both the case packets and also the competition schedule. 

First, as mentioned on the registration form, the MBA Mock Trial Program will no longer be offering each of the teams eleven printed case packets.  Each team will be able to download the case packets via the MBA website at http://mocktrial.massbar.org/ after all teacher orientations have been completed.  However, Mock Trial Central will make available for each team:  two case packets  (one for each of the coaches), one unbound case packet document  (which can be used to make extra copies) and twelve extra-large Mock Trial t-shirts.  

Also, there has been a change in this year's competition schedule.  The schedule this year is:

• Last dropout date to avoid penalty - November 28, 2011
• Preliminary rounds begin - Week of January 23, 2012
• Snow Make-ups - Week of February 13, 2012
• School Vacation Week - Week of February 20, 2012
• Tiebreaker Week - Week of February 27, 2012
• Sweet Sixteen Trials - Week of March 5, 2012
• Elite Eight Trials - Week of March 12, 2012
• Final Four: Monday - March 19, 2012
• State Championship - Friday, March 23, 2012