Moot court

Moot court is a specialised workspace inside 8rney for law students participating in competitive moot court competitions. It provides a structured environment for every stage of moot preparation — from issue framing to memorial drafting to oral argument practice.

Enabling Student Mode#

Go to Settings and turn on Student Mode. This unlocks the Moot court workspace in the sidebar. Student Mode can be toggled on and off — switching does not affect your other matters or documents.

Creating a moot#

Click Moot court → New moot. Fill in:

• Competition name — e.g. "Jessup 2026" or "Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot"
• Petitioner and respondent — the party names as they appear in the moot problem
• Jurisdiction — the governing law and seat for the competition
• Year

The competition details are passed as context to the AI in every section of the workspace — so the AI always knows who the parties are and which law applies.

Workspace sections#

Issues#

The Issues tab is where you map your arguments. For each issue in the moot problem:

• Write your argument
• Generate counter-arguments with the AI ("What would the opposing side argue on this issue?")
• Map authorities — the AI suggests relevant cases and statutes for your jurisdiction
• Track the strength of each argument

Memorial#

The Memorial tab is a structured editor for drafting your written memorial. Sections are:

• Cover page and table of contents (auto-generated)
• Statement of facts
• Questions presented
• Summary of argument
• Argument — one subsection per issue
• Prayer for relief

Click Generate on any section to produce a first draft based on your issues and the competition context. Each section is editable. The AI chat panel on the right is scoped to the memorial — ask it questions about specific sections or request rewrites.

The Chats tab within Memorial lets you have a back-and-forth conversation about your memorial arguments without leaving the editor.

Oral preparation#

The Oral prep tab helps you prepare for the oral argument rounds:

• Q&A simulation — the AI plays an arbitrator/judge and asks challenging questions on your issues. Responds to your answers with follow-up questions.
• Argument outline — a structured outline of your oral argument with time estimates
• Weak points — the AI identifies the parts of your argument most likely to attract hostile questions

Documents#

Upload the moot problem, any permitted authorities, and your working notes. All uploaded documents are available to the AI across the moot workspace.

Research#

The Research tab inside a moot is scoped to the competition jurisdiction. Research results reference the parties and issues from your moot automatically — no need to re-explain the context on every query.

Exporting#

Export the completed memorial as a formatted DOCX ready for submission. Page formatting, font size, and margin settings follow the standard competition format by default — adjust in the export settings if your competition has specific requirements.