Procedure
Students of various Swiss Law Faculties compete in a fictitious trial. In the written round, the teams (consisting of 2-4 students) draft an appeal as well as a response to the appeal based on a specific case. The 12 best teams qualify for the oral round at the Federal Surpreme Court in Lucerne, where they have the chance to practice their pleading skills in front of a jury. The jury consists of federal judges, lawyers and law professors, who assess the validity of the speakers' arguments, their persuasiveness and their rhetoric. The two best teams compete against each other in the finale.
