“We draw a topic that we prepare in 5 hours closed, without access to a book or the Internet.” The most prestigious eloquence competition of lawyers behind the scenes of the conference.

It is not in the benches of regional law universities that our interlocutors are trusted. Rather, one of the partners in the big Parisian firms warned. The Paris Bar Conference, the profession’s most prestigious moot competition, is the 200-year dream of generations of young associates hoping to demonstrate their oratorical skills and change their careers. “At my firm, I worked with lawyers that I admired, but who, in my opinion, did not have the recognition that they deserved,” confides Fanny Vial, 36, 7th secretary of the class of 2017. coming to terms with family life. This made me decide to participate in the competitive examination, to ensure freedom in my career. The conference allows us to have enough permanent staff to grow faster…