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Each Spring, the New York Law School Moot Court Association administers the Robert F. Wagner National Labor and Employment Law Moot Court Competition. For over thirty years, as many as fifty schools from across the country have competed in this prestigious event.

The Wagner Competition is the nation’s largest student-run moot court competition and the premier national competition dedicated exclusively to the areas of labor and employment law. The Moot Court Association sponsors this competition in honor of the late United States Senator, Robert F. Wagner, our distinguished alumnus.

The 37th Annual Robert F. Wagner Labor and Employment Law Competition will be held March 20th - 24th, 2013. The Wagner Competition is limited to one team per school and the first forty-eight (48) teams will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis. Because all 48 teams have now registered, we have closed registration. If you were not able to register and would like to be placed on the waiting list, please email us. In addition, schools who already registered might be able to register a second team, but only after all schools that wish to register have registered and we grant permission. Any school that wants to register a second team must email us so that we can place them on the waiting list. On December 2nd, 2012, we will determine whether there are any spots available to offer teams on the waiting list and email those teams accordingly. On December 16th, 2012, we will review the list of teams again to determine whether any team’s place was forfeited due to lack of payment. At that time, we will send every team a confirmation email accepting them into the competition and will also invite teams on the waiting list, if needed. 

The non-refundable registration fee for this year's competition is $615 per team. This fee includes entry into the competition and two tickets to the awards ceremony/cocktail reception. Teams may purchase additional non-refundable tickets for $80 each. While the structure of the rest of the competition will remain the same as previous years, the Wagner Ball will no longer be a sit down dinner. This year's Wagner Reception will be held on Saturday, March 23, 2013, and will be a slightly shorter, semi-formal event meant to encourage more socializing. There will be plenty of lovely hors d'oeuvre stations and an awards ceremony. All non-refundable registration fees are due no later than December 15th, 2012. If we do not receive the total fee by this date, the team’s place in the competition will be forfeited.

 We only accept payment by check. Please send one check for the total fee, including registration and each additional reception ticket requested. Make the check payable to “New York Law School” and place your law school name and phone number on the check. The check should be sent with a cover letter to:

New York Law School, Moot Court Competition 

Attn: Vanessa Craveiro and Geoffrey Bleau 

185 West Broadway 

New York, New York 10013

Additionally, this year we reached out to local hotels to provide teams a discount in room accommodations. We have reserved a limited number of rooms at the Duane Street Hotel, the New York Marriot Downtown, and the Cosmopolitan Hotel. If you would like information about reserving rooms at these hotels, please email us.

The fact pattern and rules will be released January 10th, 2013, and competitors’ briefs will be due no later than February 14th, 2013, at 11:59 p.m.

Thank you for your interest in the Wagner Competition. We hope to see you there.

Wagner Competition Co-Chairs 

Geoffrey Bleau

Vanessa Craveiro

Wagner Competition Co-Authors 

Kaitlyn Tooker

Will Kleindienst

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ROBERT F. WAGNER COMPETITION
March 20th - 24th, 2013
T: (212) 431-2175
F: (212) 966-1558
E: Wagnermoot@nyls.edu

2013 COMPETITION

2013 Schedule

2012 Fact Pattern (3/2/12)