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Registration for spring tryouts is now open! Click here to register now:

Barristers' Council Spring 2020 Tryouts Registration This is the registration form for all three spring 2020 Barristers' Council tryout competitions. Tryouts are open to all law school students, EXCEPT for those who are graduating this academic year. For more information on our divisions, please visit: https://www.law.georgetown.edu/campus-life/activi...

Join us in Hart Auditorium at 5:30pm on Wednesday, January 15 for the Barristers' Council Showcase. This is a great opportunity to learn more about each team and the spring tryout process!

Welcome to all the new members of our Trial Advocacy team! Today we're sending special congratulations to Olivia Hinerfeld and Tess Hamsher, our 2019 Greenhalgh champions. Barristers' is happy to have you!

Here's one last Try Out Tip Tuesday from our Trial Advocacy Directors:

Learn from the best! If you're really stumped and looking to be inspired by advocacy at its absolute best, check out some videos on YouTube. If you search for "national trial competition," you can find the final rounds of one of the most competitive tournaments. Watching some of the best talent in the nation is a great way to see what sorts of things work well.

Registration closes today, so here's another piece of advice from our Trial Advocacy Directors:

Avoid "um" and "uh" or any fillers! Fillers are incredibly tough to drop, but if you notice you use them, that's the first step to getting rid of them. If you're stuck and need to collect your thoughts, just take a pause instead of using a filler. You can pause for a surprisingly long time without your audience noticing or thinking you've lost your train of thought.

It's Try Out Tip Thursday from the directors of Trial Advocacy:

Take pauses and speak slowly! When you say something that you have memorized, you often say it faster than you think you're saying it. Record yourself and play it back to monitor this.

Here's a try out tip brought to you from the directors of the Trial Advocacy Team:

Stay calm! For any speech or public speaking, keeping calm will make you sound more confident. If you aren't actually feeling calm, don't worry! Even the most experienced advocates get nervous. During those times, you just gotta fake it 'til you make it.

Say hello to Zach! Zach is the Assistant Director of Negotiations of the Alternative Dispute Resolution division. Additionally, he is the Vice President of the Student Animal Legal Defense Fund. Zach really appreciates how collaborative and supportive members of his division are, and when he's not on campus, you can find him eating at the top notch restaurants around DC. We're so glad to have you on Barristers', Zach!

Meet Margo Rusconi and her sweet pup Peg! Margo is a member of the Trial Advocacy division, and she is the Executive Director of Barristers' Council. Margo's favorite memory with her division is sitting on a beach with her teammates and a bottle of wine getting to know each other after a crazy tournament in Florida. When she's not on campus, Margo enjoys walking around the National Mall early in the morning to beat the crowds. Thanks for being our fearless leader, Margo!

Say hello to Lyn Abdullah! Lyn is a member of the Appellate Advocacy division, and she is the Co-Director of Beaudry 2019. Additionally, Lynn is the President of the South Asian Law Student Association. Her favorite memory from her time in Barristers' is Beaudry 2018. When Lyn has some free time, she loves exploring museums. We're glad to have you on Barristers', Lyn!

Say hello to Kara McDonough! Kara is a member of the Alternative Dispute Resolution division, and she is also the Senior Tech Editor for the Georgetown Journal of International Law. Some of Kara's favorite things about her division are traveling to new places with a team she's become close to after long hours of competition prep and meeting like-minded students from all over while she's competing. Kara's currently abroad in Paris, France, but we're so glad to have her as a member of Barristers'!