<p>Can someone explain to me what you do in Mock Trial? And would you recommend joining it?</p>
<p>Mock Trial is exactly what it's name suggest. Basically you imitate a real trial and compete with other schools. They give you a case and you can choose a position, then you practice and compete.</p>
<p>So when you say "practice", do you mean writing a dialogue for the case or something? And what are the competitions like?</p>
<p>There are four attorneys, two for each side (prosecutor/plaintiff, defense), and six witnesses, three for each side (one expert each). Attorneys have to write/practice opening/closing statements. Witnesses have to learn their role, practice public speaking, and learn to think quickly on their feet.</p>
<p>For the first round of competitions, your team goes to three trials on three different days (this is how we do it in my state, at least). On a given day, you go to the county courthouse and the assigned room. The judge (who is usually a practicing lawyer) comes. There's a pretrial conference for organizational purposes.</p>
<p>Then the trial goes like this:
Plaintiff/prosecutor opening statement
Defense opening statement
Direct & cross examinations of plaintiff witnesses
Direct & cross examinations of defense witnesses
Defense closing
Plaintiff closing
Decision</p>
<p>If you have any other questions, you can PM me. I'm in my third year of mock trial, and I love it. :)</p>
<p>I recommend joining it if you like debating, public speaking, or acting.</p>
<p>Thanks! I'll be sure to PM you.</p>
<p>cc lurker got it. ive also done mock trial for 4 years so feel free to pm me as well.</p>