JAMS announced as Gold Sponsors for the 6th Edition of LawInSport’s Sports Law Arbitration Moot

We are delighted to announce JAMS as a Gold Sponsor for the 6th edition of the global Sports Law Arbitration Moot (SLAM) competition. The SLAM Grand Finals of the competition will take place on 10-11 April 2025 at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (“CAS”) in Lausanne, Switzerland.

Jeffrey G. Benz, Esq., FCIArb, FCollArb, CEDS, neutral with JAMS and SLAM Judging Director said, “SLAM provides the most realistic moot court experience available for aspiring sports lawyers around the world, using real world problems and the top CAS advocates and arbitrators for judging and hosting the finals in the home of sports law's supreme court. The students who compete are first rate and get an experience that matches their caliber.”

Sean Cottrell, CEO & Co-Founder at LawInSport added “JAMS have been a long standing supporter of SLAM and we are delighted to have them onboard again. Their support helps us provide a world class experience to everyone involved in this competition and to help develop the next generation of sports lawyers and a greater understanding of international dispute resolution in sport."

About SLAM

The SLAM is a not-for-profit, 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

The competition welcomes 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.

It is a non-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:

230+ teams from 30+ countries entering the competition
100+ CAS Arbitrators & 100+ advocates, have volunteered their time and expertise to help judge the written submissions.

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About JAMS

Founded in 1979, JAMS is the largest private provider of alternative dispute resolution services worldwide. With a roster of nearly 500 neutrals and 29 locations, JAMS successfully resolves and manages tens of thousands of business and legal disputes by providing efficient, cost-effective and impartial ways to overcome barriers at any stage of conflict. JAMS offers customized in-person, virtual and hybrid resolution services locally and globally through a combination of industry-specific experience, first-class client service, the latest technology and highly trained mediators and arbitrators.

Building on this foundation, JAMS Pathways focuses on early conflict resolution, facilitation and training. Learn more about JAMS Pathways at jamspathways.com.

More information about JAMS is available at www.jamsadr.com, and you can connect with JAMS on LinkedIn, Facebook, X and the JAMS ADR blog.

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”™