Join the UvA Vis Moot Team 2025/2026
Send your CV, academic transcript and a motivation letter to info@vismoot.nl with subject line ‘Vis Moot Application 2025/2026 – [Full name]’.
All applications must be made in English.
Deadline: Sunday 21 September 2025 (23:59 CET)
Interviews: 23–26 September 2025 (details by email)
Questions? Please do not hesitate to reach out.
Why apply?
Real-life Experience
Forget about writing your thesis or a job as a student assistant: participating in a moot court is as close to real lawyer work as you can get. You will learn how to write legal arguments and plead your case convincingly in English. Your coaches are young lawyers themselves, and they will pass on their expertise and skills straight to you. This will make you highly qualified for any legal career you want to pursue.
It’s a team effort
Working in a team is sometimes challenging, often rewarding, and an absolute necessity if you want to pursue a legal career. Every single word you write or plead during the moot is the result of a collective team effort. The best results are made by those teams that challenge each other, rather than just divide individual tasks. Besides, it’s just great fun – and chances are you will make friends for life.
Build your network
Over the years, the UvA team has travelled to Hong Kong, Vienna, Shanghai, Berlin, Milan, Istanbul, Stockholm and many more places.
You will be in contact with different teams and cultures from all over the world and will without a doubt come out of the moot with numerous meaningful connections. The final rounds in Hong Kong and Vienna are visited by the best arbitration lawyers worldwide, and performing well in the moot will open many doors.
It is just really good fun
Can you think of any other activity that both kickstarts your career and gives you the chance to meet hundreds of other students from all over the globe? For many previous participants, it is the social part that brings back the warmest memories.
Who can apply?
- Students at the University of Amsterdam (3rd year Bachelor’s or Master’s), exchange and part-time students are welcome to apply
- Strong motivation to develop written and oral advocacy skills
- Availability to participate from October 2025 until April 2026
- A good command of English
- No prior arbitration experience necessary
What do we expect from you?
- Participation in the course International Commercial Arbitration (3754INQ6HY) in block 2 (November–December) at UvA
- Availability for team meetings, research and preparation from October 2025 to April 2026
- Dedication to both written submissions and oral pleadings
- Willingness to travel for pre-moots (location TBD) and the final rounds in Vienna