Baylor Law Hosts National Transactional Law Competition, The Closer, This Week

Baylor Law Hosts National Transactional Law Competition, The Closer This Week

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Baylor Law's sixth annual transactional law competition, The Closer, one of the nation's preeminent law competitions, gets underway this week. In this innovative and invitation-only competition, students from participating schools vie to win a total of $10,000 in top prizes and bragging rights as a top closer.

The Closer is a highly selective competition with invitations extended to law schools whose programming demonstrates a commitment to excellence in practical transactional law training. The annual competition, another example of Baylor Law's commitment to providing practical opportunities for legal education, provides a high-pressure environment and hands-on exposure to one of the most important aspects of transactional law: contract drafting and negotiation. Students will compete before and be judged by accomplished and distinguished transactional law attorneys.

Schools that will compete this week in The Closer are:

• Brigham Young University J. Reuben Clark Law School
• Drexel University Thomas R. Kline School of Law
• Emory University School of Law
• Indiana University Maurer School of Law
• The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law
• SMU Dedman School of Law
• University of Denver Sturm College of Law
• University of Kansas School of Law
• University of Mississippi School of Law
• UMKC School of Law
• University of Oregon School of Law
• University of San Diego School of Law
• University of Tennessee College of Law
• University of Wisconsin Law School