JAMS announced as Gold Sponsor for the 5th Edition of LawInSport’s Sports Law Arbitration Moot
With the Grand Finals of the 5th edition of the global Sports Law Arbitration Moot (SLAM) competition just a few days away, we are delighted to announce JAMS as a Gold Sponsor. The SLAM Grand Finals of the competition will take place on 12-13 April 2024 at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (“CAS”) in Lausanne, Switzerland.
The Grand Finals involve privately held quarter final and semi-final rounds followed by a pre-finals drinks reception on 12th April kindly hosted by World Aquatics. We then host a sports law seminar on 13th April with topics such as political neutrality in sport and athletes’ freedom of expression, winning damages cases in sports arbitration and the journey in transitioning from a lawyer to a sports executive. If you would like to attend, please register your interest here and we will confirm your seat soon.
The SLAM is a student moot competition, organised to promote greater knowledge of the values and rules of international sports arbitration, the go to dispute resolution mechanism in the sector.
SLAM provides students from around the world the opportunity to:
- Develop and showcase their legal and advocacy skills before the world’s leading arbitrators and practitioners virtually and in-person;
- Gain real world experience of international sports arbitration under the leading procedural rules;
- Receive complimentary training on drafting written submissions and advocacy from some of the world’s leading advocates and arbitrators in world sport.
Students compete for the chance to win:
- £1500 for the winners of the competition
- £1000 for the runners-up of the competition
Jeffrey Benz, Mediator and Arbitrator at JAMS, said “The SLAM provides a unique opportunity for aspiring sports lawyers to participate in the world leading sports arbitration moot court, with the chance to argue in the semifinal and later rounds in the home of the world's supreme court of sport, the Court of Arbitration for Sport, before the top sports law advocates and arbitrators in the world. We use cases drawn from real life sports disputes, across doping, football, governance, and safeguarding and only accomplished CAS arbitrators judge the later rounds. The topical on site seminar adds another dimension to the learning process. JAMS is proud to sponsor this leading event.”
Sean Cottrell, CEO at LawInSport added “We're delighted to welcome JAMS as a sponsor for the SLAM competition. Their involvement as a leading alternative dispute resolution provider adds tremendous value to the experience we offer students. Their support empowers us to equip future sports lawyers with a well-rounded skillset, preparing them for the ever-evolving landscape of the legal industry."
About SLAM
SLAM welcomes legal students from all over the world and strives to be diverse in its student and judging base. Deserving students are provided with financial assistance for both the registration fee and the costs of appearing in the in-person rounds of the competition (if they advance), where there is demonstrated financial need, to ensure that financial barriers do not prevent students from receiving the exposure to sports law through the competition.
SLAM is a non-for-profit initiative that brings together people from around the world to support and provide opportunities for students to connect, gain valuable experience that will help them in their career in law and sport. SLAM has seen:
- 120 teams from 20+ countries entering the competition
- 80+ teams have benefited from receiving written submission and oral advocacy training from leading advocates and arbitrators.
- 80+ CAS Arbitrators & 100+ advocates, from 20 countries, have volunteered their time and expertise to help judged the written submissions. 23 CAS arbitrators judged the oral rounds (which were all judged solely by CAS arbitrators
For more information on the competition, please visit here or email
For more information on sponsoring SLAM, please reach out to
About JAMS
JAMS successfully resolves business and legal disputes by providing efficient, cost-effective and impartial ways of overcoming barriers at any stage of conflict. JAMS offers customized, in-person, virtual and hybrid dispute resolution services through a combination of first class client service, the latest technology, top-notch facilities and highly trained mediators and arbitrators.
“Our panel includes more than 400 retired state and federal court judges, attorneys and other ADR professionals with proven track records and extensive practice area and industry expertise. JAMS neutrals and clients are supported by more than 200 associates, including ADR systems design experts and case managers with decades of experience.”
For more information on JAMS, please visit here.
About LawInSport
LawInSport is the world leading sports law knowledge hub and global community that provides practically focused expert analysis and commentary on the latest legal developments in sport. LawInSport collaborates with our community of over 30,000 lawyers, sports executives, sports administrators, athletes, coaches, academics and students and their organisations helping them to “understand the rules of the game”™
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