Established in 1996, the William S. Richardson School of Law's Native American Moot Court Team (NAMC) is comprised of three to four two-person teams. Each two-person team briefs and argues an issue in federal Indian law and/or tribal law and governance at the annual national competition. In the 23 years that the Richardson team has participated in the competition, the team has earned 40 awards: 15 First Place Awards, 12 Second Place Awards, 12 Third Place Awards, and 1 Fourth Place Award.
Try-outs for the competition are held in the Fall and the national competition is held in the Spring. Try-out candidates present oral arguments before an alumni panel based on the briefs written by the prior teams.