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The Matthews Dinsdale & Clarke National Labour Arbitration Competition—the “Labour Arbitration Moot”—brings together eight law schools in Toronto during a weekend in late January or early February. Work for the moot begins around mid-October. The moot is based on a problem setting out two grievances based on an agreed statement of facts. The team is charged with researching the underlying legal issues, identifying relevant cases, and preparing and delivering two rounds of oral argument: one on the union side and the other on employer side. There is no written component, though teams must prepare a book of authorities to support their arguments in each round. As well as developing advocacy skills and providing insight into a core part of labour law practice, the moot offers an unparalleled opportunity to interact with labour law practitioners, arbitrators, and law students from across the country with an interest in labour and employment law issues.