{"id":7818,"date":"2024-04-30T15:08:15","date_gmt":"2024-04-30T14:08:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/law-news\/?p=7818"},"modified":"2024-04-30T15:11:04","modified_gmt":"2024-04-30T14:11:04","slug":"kent-law-school-students-come-2nd-in-national-law-student-triathlon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/law-news\/kent-law-school-students-come-2nd-in-national-law-student-triathlon\/","title":{"rendered":"Kent Law School students come 2nd in National Law Student Triathlon"},"content":{"rendered":"

The weekend of 20th April saw 20 teams come to the University of Kent to take part in the 3rd Annual Thomson Reuters-Kent Law School National Law Student Triathlon. <\/p>\n

Around 40 students took part in a negotiation, application exercise and moot all in the one weekend.\u00a0 In addition to Lord Justice Stephen Males, Judge Adele Williams DL and Judge Michael Stokes KC,\u00a0 the competition was supported by a number of Kent alumni who practise as barristers or solicitors.<\/p>\n

This unique competition is sponsored by Thomson Reuters Case Center, which is the digital case and court presentation system used in many courts around the world.\u00a0 Competitors got to present their applications using the system.\u00a0 Ana Rojas, Senior Business Development Officer at Thomson Reuters, said, \u2018What an incredible experience it was to witness law students from various universities come together and demonstrate their advocacy, negotiating and mooting skills in a dynamic setting.\u00a0\u00a0 Thomson Reuters Case Center is immensely proud to serve as the exclusive sponsor of this remarkable initiative, which provides invaluable opportunities for our future legal profession to hone their talents and make a tangible impact in the field.\u2019<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Rach Tan and Sarah Walker from Oxford University were the winning team overall, with Kent Law School\u2019s Adam Graves and Timo Wehye coming a close second.\u00a0 Adam said, \u2018It was a great experience competing in the triathlon.\u00a0 I am delighted that we finished in second place as the University of Kent team.\u00a0 I also won individual awards for negotiation and mooting.\u00a0 Thank you for organising a great event that everyone really enjoyed\u2019. Timo added, \u2018The triathlon was a great experience to test so many legal skills on the same day and network with students and professional from across the UK. It marks part of a great end to my studies and extra curricular journey at Kent.\u2019 \"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Many of the students who participated took to social media platform, Linked-In, indicating how much they enjoyed the event.\u00a0 Raquel Grobe, from Swansea University, said, \u2018The event was beautifully organised by Darren Weir, with various events as well as training sessions with Bernard Richmond KC planned throughout the day.\u00a0 I would like to thank all the judges for lending their time and expertise to creating such a fun and productive event\u2019.<\/p>\n

The competition took place predominantly in Kent Law School\u2019s purpose built Wigoder Law Building.\u00a0 The building houses the law school\u2019s award-winning law clinic<\/a> and Kent\u2019s Lawyering Skills Programme.\u00a0 Darren Weir<\/a>, Director of the Lawyering Skills programme and founder of the competition said, \u2018I established the triathlon to highlight the work that Kent Law School\u2019s lawyering skills programme does, as well as give students from across the country the opportunity to hone and learn skills that academic programmes do not often cover.\u00a0 The competition, with the help of wonderful judges and an amazing sponsor, allows students to compete and learn in a fun filled and collegiate atmosphere.\u00a0 The triathlon is only open to law undergraduates, which is important, as that makes sure that everyone is pretty much on the same level\u2019.<\/p>\n

Next year\u2019s competition has already been pencilled for the weekend of 25th<\/sup> April 2025.\u00a0\u00a0 Any law school who wishes to enter a team is free to contact Darren Weir (d.weir@kent.ac.uk<\/a>).\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n