The Constance Baker Motley Mock Trial Team
Front row from left to right: 1) Dede Benissan, 2) Constance Young (Captain), 3) Emma Liebman, 4) Breana Enyeart
Back row from left to right: 1) Zachary Jones, 2) Kelechi Asonye, 3) Timothy Roberts, 4) Dametrick Evans
The National Black Law Students Association is one of the nation’s largest student-run organizations of its kind, representing thousands of minority law students from more than 200 chapters and affiliates throughout six countries. The Constance Baker Motley Mock Trial Team is open to students who are dues paying members of BLSA. Each year the students chosen for this team attend a mock trial training course and hone their trial skills under the guidance of their dedicated coaches in preparation for BLSA's Constance Baker Motley Mock Trial Competition. Loyola's team competes each year in the spring Midwest BLSA Competition for regional championship where the top three teams advance to the national BLSA competition. In 2018 Loyola won their regional championship and advanced to the national competition for the fourth time in five years. Since then they have continued to consistently excel in their competitions. They have placed in the top four numerous times at regional competitions. For recent highlights, in 2020 they finished first place at the Black Law Student Association National Mock Trial Competition. In 2021, they placed third place regionally at the Constance Baker Motley Mock Trial Competition. In 2022, they achieved the esteemed place of regional champions at the same competition and in 2023 they were regional quarter-finalists. In their 2023-2024 season they placed third place nationally, were regional champions, and won a Regional Best Prosecution Advocate in the Final Round Award at the National Black Law Students Association Constance Baker Motley Mock Trial Competition! They also placed fourth and won a Best Preliminary Round Advocate at the 2023 Chicago Cup Mock Trial Competition and were semi-finalists at the 2023 Martin Luther King Jr. National Civil Rights Mock Trial Competition.
The Constance Baker Motley Mock Trial Team aims to develop your skills as legal advocates. Through hands-on training and simulations and conducting in depth analysis of case problems, you will learn to develop a case from its inception to conclusion--the trial. The trial competition takes place in early spring. Therefore, the bulk of our groundwork/ preparation will take place in the fall.
The National Black Law Students Association is one of the nation’s largest student-run organizations of its kind, representing thousands of minority law students from more than 200 chapters and affiliates throughout six countries. The Constance Baker Motley Mock Trial Team is open to students who are dues paying members of BLSA. Each year the students chosen for this team attend a mock trial training course and hone their trial skills under the guidance of their dedicated coaches in preparation for BLSA's Constance Baker Motley Mock Trial Competition. Loyola's team competes each year in the spring Midwest BLSA Competition for regional championship where the top three teams advance to the national BLSA competition. In 2018 Loyola won their regional championship and advanced to the national competition for the fourth time in five years. Since then they have continued to consistently excel in their competitions. They have placed in the top four numerous times at regional competitions. For recent highlights, in 2020 they finished first place at the Black Law Student Association National Mock Trial Competition. In 2021, they placed third place regionally at the Constance Baker Motley Mock Trial Competition. In 2022, they achieved the esteemed place of regional champions at the same competition and in 2023 they were regional quarter-finalists. In their 2023-2024 season they placed third place nationally, were regional champions, and won a Regional Best Prosecution Advocate in the Final Round Award at the National Black Law Students Association Constance Baker Motley Mock Trial Competition! They also placed fourth and won a Best Preliminary Round Advocate at the 2023 Chicago Cup Mock Trial Competition and were semi-finalists at the 2023 Martin Luther King Jr. National Civil Rights Mock Trial Competition.
The Constance Baker Motley Mock Trial Team aims to develop your skills as legal advocates. Through hands-on training and simulations and conducting in depth analysis of case problems, you will learn to develop a case from its inception to conclusion--the trial. The trial competition takes place in early spring. Therefore, the bulk of our groundwork/ preparation will take place in the fall.