Do you enjoy working with students? Do you have trial experience? Would you like to share your knowledge of the law and courtroom procedures with eager young minds? Volunteer as an attorney coach or judge in the annual Massachusetts Bar Association High School Mock Trial Program.
Since 1985, the MBA has hosted an annual, statewide High School Mock Trial Program to help students learn more about the law, court procedures and our legal system, and give them an opportunity to sharpen their analytical, listening and speaking skills. Members of the MBA serve as attorney coaches and judges for the Mock Trial Program, while thousands of high school students across Massachusetts participate. Students prepare a hypothetical case and then test their skills as lawyers and witnesses in a simulated courtroom competition.
The 2023 competition will be held in person at participating high schools and with the hope for scheduling subsequent playoff rounds in courthouses.
The following high schools are in need of attorney coaches:
- Arlington Catholic High School
- Argosy Collegiate Charter, Fall River
- Concord Academy
- Groton School
- Holbrook Middle-High School
- Leominster High School
- Matignon High School, Cambridge
- Pittsfield High School
- Shrewsbury High School
- Sturgis Charter East, Hyannis
- Ursuline Academy, Dedham
- Wakefield Memorial High School
- Winchester High School
Attorneys interested in volunteering their time for this important program should email the
Mock Trial Program.
The Mock Trial Program is administered by the MBA, with support from the Massachusetts Bar Foundation