National Trial Competition
The National Trial Competition was established in 1975 to encourage and strengthen students' advocacy skills through quality competition and valuable interaction with members of the bench and bar. The program is designed to expose law students to the nature of trial practice and to serve as a supplement to their education. It is the Texas Young Lawyers Association intent to provide a meaningful contribution to the development of future trial lawyers.
The top 28 teams out of over 300 competed in the 37th Annual National Trial Competition Championship Rounds on March 21-24, 2012 in Austin, Texas. Congratulations to the 2012 National Trial Competition Champion, Baylor University School of Law! Click here for a full list of the results.
For more information or questions regarding the competition please contact Bree Trevino at btrevino@texasbar.com.
Please click here to download the 2012 National Problem (posted 2-22-2012).
2011-2012 Regional Competition Registration Packet
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2011-2012 Regional Problem - REVISED January 25, 2012
- Invitation Letter
- Entry Form
- NTC Rules
- Important Dates to Remember
- Regional Host Contact List - REVISED 12/2/2011
- W-9 Form
Intra-School Competition Materials: Although the method used to select your school's team(s) is left to you, we recommend that an intra school competition be used to choose the regional participants. To help you with your intra-school competition, we have included materials used at the regional and national levels.
- Instructions for Evaluating Student Performances
- Scoring Criteria
- Official Ballot
- Master Ballot
- Point Summary and Decision Ballot
- Bailiff's Instruction Sheet
- Summary of Significant Instructions
NTC Regions
Archived Information
The top 28 teams out of over 300 competed in the National Trial Competition on April 6-10, 2011 in Houston, Texas. Congratulations to the 2011 National Trial Competition Champion, Northwestern University School of Law! Click here for a full list of the results.
National Team Members and Coaches: Please click here to download a REVISED copy of the 2011 National Problem
NTC Regional Problem Questions & Revised Problem: Click here to view the memo to all participating schools and click here to view the two revised pages.
New Stipulation added: click here to view the revised pages.
Click here to download the 2010-2011 Regional Problem:
State of Lone Star v. Robert Duffie
Amended Pages - January 20, 2011
Click here to download the exhibits:
Exhibit A, Page 39
Exhibit B, Page 40
Exhibit C, Page 41
2009-2010 NTC National Problem: Cori Harbour Canas v. Jody Hammer, M.D.
Click here to view the 2009-2010 National Trial Competition Results
Click here to view the National Trial Competition Champions since 1975
Click here to view the National Trial Competition - Past Problem Archive