Request for Special Permission to Compete

Please complete and submit this form for once for each team member requesting special permission under Rule 2.2.2.

2.2.2    ILSA Executive Office's written permission required in certain cases

In addition to satisfying Rule 2.2.1, a person must additionally request and obtain the written permission of the ILSA Executive Office to be a Team Member if the person:

(a)      is enrolled as a visiting or exchange student rather than as a degree candidate, or is otherwise enrolled at more than one institution;

(b)     is serving as an extern or apprentice in lieu of attending class; or

(c)      has already received a graduate degree or post-graduate degree in a legal field (e.g., LL.M., J.D., Canadian LL.B. , M.Phil (International Law), Juris Master, Ph.D.); or

(d)     is enrolled in a program of study leading to a post-graduate degree in a legal field (e.g., Ph.D., D.Phil.).

Note that most LL.B. degrees are considered undergraduate degrees. Students who are currently pursuing an undergraduate degree in a legal field are not required to obtain special permission under Rule 2.2.2 (c). In addition, students who are currently pursuing, but have not yet completed, their first graduate degree in a legal field are not required to obtain special permission under Rule 2.2.2(c).

If your are requesting special permission under Rule 2.2.2(a), please complete the "Visting or Exchange Students" section.

If you are requesting special permission under any other rule, please complete the "Externs, Apprentices, and Advanced Degree Candidates" section.

Visiting or Exchange Students

You must complete the following statement and certify you will abide by it by signing electronically below:

I will compete only on the Jessup Team for:

I will not seek outside assistance from or provide outside assistance to anyone, including

members or advisors of a Jessup Team, from:

Externs, Apprentices, and Advanced Degree Candidates

Please note that you may be asked to provide additional information after your answers have
been reviewed by the ILSA Executive Office.