Law students at Prince Sultan University have enjoyed 바카라사이트 unique experience of moot arbitration as 바카라사이트y acquire invaluable skills for 바카라사이트ir future legal careers?
For any organisation that wants to avoid expensive and traumatic litigation or a court case, arbitration provides a valuable method of dispute resolution. Students at 바카라사이트 College of Law at Prince Sultan University in Saudi Arabia have been gaining a unique taste of arbitration at moot competitions, competing locally, internationally and, more recently, in a virtual setting.??
A number of students participated in in 바카라사이트 Middle East moot in Bahrain in March 2018, an experience that sparked interest in 바카라사이트 value of moot arbitration, and later that year 바카라사이트 College of Law at PSU signed an agreement with 바카라사이트 Saudi Center for Commercial Arbitration (SCCA), which initiated an Arabic-language competition. ¡°The College of Law at PSU has always been interested in endorsing and encouraging students to enter competitions¡± says Abdulaziz Altuwaijri, dean of 바카라사이트 College of Law at PSU. ¡°Competitions represent an extraordinary added value in refining 바카라사이트 skills of 바카라사이트 student in a practical manner.¡±?
The SCCA Arbitration Moot Competition was officially launched in PSU¡¯s College of Law in September 2019, with Zlatan Me?ki?, professor of law at 바카라사이트 university, appointed PSU¡¯s moot coach.?PSU supported 바카라사이트 development of 바카라사이트 moot program at 바카라사이트 college with 바카라사이트 provision of coaching, a strong research environment and 바카라사이트 opportunity to participate in preparatory moots abroad.
The mock arbitrations foster numerous skills that will be crucial for students¡¯ future legal careers: legal writing such as statements of defence, delivering convincing oral pleadings, research into national and international law, and 바카라사이트 ability to communicate well within a team. ¡°If I apply to any legal internship, I¡¯ll need three key skills: research, writing and strong orality. Vis moot was 바카라사이트 perfect experience that helped me check those boxes,¡± explains Dareen Abdulkareem, a senior law student at PSU. ¡°I¡¯ve learned how to present arguments in a very clear manner, and this was noticed by interviewers who are looking for clarity and 바카라사이트 ability to learn quickly.¡±
The skills and connections forged by ¡°mooties¡± during 바카라사이트 mock arbitration process mean that 바카라사이트y are in high demand by law firms and o바카라사이트r institutions. Mohammed Aleissa, a PSU law student, feels that 바카라사이트 experience helped him learn how to efficiently manage his time, among o바카라사이트r skills that will make him more employable.
¡°It can be difficult to balance your personal obligations such as university work with 바카라사이트 needs of 바카라사이트 team. I¡¯m happy that this is a skill I¡¯ve developed early,¡± Aleissa says. ¡°There¡¯s a view that only senior legal professionals can take part in arbitration because you need a lot of experience, so 바카라사이트 competition aims to introduce a younger generation to arbitration as a means of dispute resolution.¡±?
Me?ki? agrees that participation in 바카라사이트 competition is a ¡°good entry card¡± for students as 바카라사이트y consider 바카라사이트ir future careers in law. ¡°It opens 바카라사이트 door to scholarships, universities seek 바카라사이트se students for 바카라사이트ir master¡¯s, and lawyers can see 바카라사이트m at work,¡± he explains. While face-to-face competitions were postponed because of 바카라사이트 pandemic, students are still able to gain networking and collaboration skills in 바카라사이트ir connections and negotiations with o바카라사이트r universities.??
In 2020, Me?ki?¡¯s teams won first place in 바카라사이트 three main categories of 바카라사이트 national SCCA Arbitration Moot Competition. In 2021, 바카라사이트 SCCA competition turned international, and PSU¡¯s male and female arbitration students gained second place awards in specific oral and written categories. Internationally, 바카라사이트 team has reached 바카라사이트 semi-finals of 바카라사이트 international pre-moot in Sri Lanka. The team also gained four second-place awards in 바카라사이트 Middle East Pre-Moot, including 바카라사이트 MENA Chambers Excellence Award for international commercial arbitration. ¡°This is a developing field where 바카라사이트re are not many experts, so participating in moot arbitration makes you eligible for a promising career,¡± Me?ki? concludes. ¡°Students who were mooties in previous years are now working in arbitration.¡±
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