2023 ABA Competitions Champion: Texas Tech University School of Law

Texas Tech University School of Law reclaimed its ABA Competitions Champion title for the 2022-2023 year. The honor is given to the law school that performs best in the ABA competitions, sponsored by the Law Student Division – Arbitration, Negotiation, Client Counseling, National Appellate Advocacy Competition (NAAC), and, for the first time, the Representation in Mediation competition.

About the rankings

The title of Competitions Champion is awarded annually to the law school that tallies the most points through team achievements and participation in the ABA Law Student Division’s five practical skills competitions.

The Competitions Champion award was created to recognize law schools that go above and beyond to help prepare their students for practice. Success in these competitions illustrate each school’s commitment to providing a well-rounded curriculum and preparing students to become highly skilled lawyers. We are proud that the ABA competitions are an important part of the hands-on learning experiences available to students at these exceptional law schools.

“Our competitions offer students an amazing opportunity to hone essential lawyering skills before they enter practice. Through consistent participation and success in ABA competitions, these law schools display especially well-rounded practical skills training programs. We are thrilled to recognize these schools through the Competitions Championship,” said Connie S. Smothermon, Competitions Committee Co-Chair, Director of Competitions & Externships, University of Oklahoma College of Law.

Judges for the competitions included volunteer attorneys and sitting members of the bench.

Registration for next year’s practical skills competitions will be open in August.