Nothing to Mock in Mock Trial: An Effective Teaching Tool for Employment Law

Students in an upper‐level combined undergraduate and MBA course on employment law at a regional public university in the Southeastern United States were asked to participate in a mock trial as the final project. Students selected various roles and were given considerable flexibility regarding the development of the story. They then submitted a reflection on their experiences as part of the assignment. Feedback from this course supports the idea of mock trial as a best practice in applying employment law concepts, even for populations that were not initially familiar with it. Practical examples and a step‐by‐step overview of how to accomplish this exercise efficiently will be part of the discussion.