The Competitions Portfolio has a particular emphasis on providing a forum for students to develop and refine their expertise in practical legal advocacy, in addition to knowledge of substantive legal principles, research and academic legal scholarship.

Blackstone Competitions enables students to engage with firms in an environment which replicates legal practice. The Portfolio also aims to maximise participation through a targeted scheduling and promotions strategy.

Ripley Cooper - Competitions VP

If you have any questions, please contact the Competitions VP,
Ripley Cooper.

In 2026, the Society’s involvement in Competitions will include:

  • Internal competitions, consisting of the Open Moot, Mergers & Acquisitions, and Student Paper;

  • First-Year Juris Doctor competitions, being the First-Year Moot and the First-Year Witness Examination;

  • Opportunities for WA inter-varsity competitions;

King & Wood Mallesons Open Mooting Competition
Mallesons Open Moot Competition

Mooting is a prestigious competition in which UWA has a long history of excellence at national and international levels. The competition aims to provide students with an opportunity to develop their legal research and analytical skills, as well as their skills of persuasive argument, in the formal environment of an appellate court.

Ashurst Student Paper Competition
Ashurst Student Paper Competition

This Competition aims to encourage the pursuit of excellence in academic scholarship and allow students to develop their skills of research, analysis, communication, oral presentation and persuasive argument.

A&O Shearman First Year Mooting Competition
A&O Shearman First Year Moot Competition

This competition aims to provide First Year Students with an opportunity to develop their legal research and analytical skills, as well as their skills of persuasive argument, in the formal environment of a court.