The Student Bar Association (SBA) and Honors Moot Court External (HMCE) are co-sponsoring 1-2 teams of two law students to represent Santa Clara Law in the ABA Client Counseling Competition. Regionals for the competition will be held in Seattle on February 7 & 8, 2009. Students interested in this competition should read the information about the tryout process below.

The tryout will consist of a 20-30 minute mock interview of a client, followed by some questions to the student about what next steps s/he would take if the client decided to retain her/him. The student will have minimal if any information about the client's problem before the interview, which is consistent with the way the competition works.

Although students will ultimately work in a team, tryouts will be held on an individual basis on one of the following Friday afternoons: Nov. 14 & Nov. 21. To see judging criteria, please refer to page 14 of the rules, which are posted here: http://indylaw.indiana.edu/clinics/counseling/ABA%20Rules.pdf

Students are strongly urged to review the rules before trying out.

Students wishing to read up on interviewing and counseling techniques may wish to refer to Legal Interviewing and Counseling: a Client-centered Approach by Binder and Price.

Students wishing to make an appointment to try out should contact Reuben Castillo at rcastillo@scu.edu or 408.288.7030 x 223.

Students with questions about the competition or the tryout process should contact the coach, Scott Maurer at smaurer@scu.edu or 408.288.3575.