LSU Law Center

Opening Statement Competition

On August 25-27, 2009 the Trial Advocacy Board sponsored the Third Annual Opening Statement Competition. This Competition is open exclusively to 2L's in an effort to provide instruction and experience in Trial Advocacy.

2009 Opening Statement Results

See below for Rules, Resources, and Previous results.

2008 Opening Statement Results

(NOTE:  Some of these are PDF files.  You may need to "right click" and save)

Rules and Resources

2009 Fall Trial Problem

(this problem will be used for Opening Statement, Trial team tryouts, and Flory Trial)

Opening Statement Rules

Opening Statement Score sheet

Opening Statement Guidelines and Tips

 

If you have any questions or to sign up, please contact us at LSUTrialAdvocacyBoard@gmail.com

2007 Opening Statement Results