If you’re a law professor, please consider sending a team to Miami on January 16th for the University of Miami’s inaugural contract drafting and negotiation competition.

We have slots for 4 more teams and there is no registration fee due to the generosity of our sponsors, Law Insider and SimpleDocs. We are excited to welcome students from the University of Miami, William & Mary, SMU Dedman, St. Thomas (Miami), and North Carolina Central University.

We will award $5000 in cash prizes and students will be in beautiful Miami, Florida in January. What more could you want? We will hold registration open until December 20 or until we fill the slots.

Key dates are below:

Saturday December 21, 2024:

8:00am: Written Round prompt release

Monday January 13, 2025:

5:00pm: Deadline for Written Round contract submission.

8:00pm: Release of Negotiation Round 1 prompt.

All required in-person events will be held at the Newman Alumni Center

6200 San Amaro Dr, Coral Gables, FL 33146

Thursday January 16, 2025

3:00-4:00pm: Registration and Check In

4:00-5:20pm: Negotiation Round 1

5:30-7:00pm: Networking Reception

7:30-10:00pm: Dine Around Dinners

10:00pm: Negotiation Round 2 prompts released.

Friday January 17, 2025

8:30am-10:00am: Continental breakfast available

9:00am-10:00am: Registration and Check In

10:00-11:20am: Negotiation Round 2

12:00pm-1:00pm: Lunch

1:00-2:15pm: Finalist receive their last prompt and prepare for the final
round

2:15-2:30pm: Closing Remarks

2:30-3:50pm: Championship Negotiation

3:50-4:00pm: Award Presentation and Toast to the Participants

If students want to register, they can use this link here. More information is in the official Welcome Packet here. Feel free to email me at mweldon@law.miami.edu if you have more questions.

I hope to see you in Miami next month!