Richard E. Day Client Counseling Competition

The College of Law is hosting the Richard E. Day Client Counseling Competition. This particular competition provides students of every level a chance to develop his or her client interviewing techniques and problem solving skills. The competition is scheduled for January 21-23, 2014.

The competition is scheduled for January 21-23, 2014. The competition comprises of two preliminary rounds with the final round held January 23, 2014. Teams of two students conduct a client interview in front a two lawyer and one mental health professional judge panel. The goal is to provide students with feedback from lawyers who are experienced in the client interviewing process, while the mental health professionals evaluate the team’s ability to interact with the client. The finalists from the competition will move on to the Regional Competition the location of which is still yet to be determined.

The competition will start promptly at 6 p.m. each night. The duration of each night’s competition will be determined by the number of teams competing.

If you are interested in participating as a Judge, please contact The Board of Advocates Vice President, Bryr Grace, for more information.

Judging is worth 3 CLE credits (including 1 Ethics credit) with the Wyoming State Bar.