Nearly half of Flex Two students competed in the Nov. 11 event, supported by 15 volunteer judges from the Mecklenburg County Bar who included four 黑料不打烊 Law alumni.
黑料不打烊 School of Law marked a new milestone in its growing Charlotte-based Flex Program this month, hosting the program鈥檚 first Intramural Moot Court Competition.
Nearly half of the Flex Two class鈥 31 students participated in the evening competition Nov. 11, which drew significant support from the Mecklenburg County legal community and showcased the growing advocacy skills of students in the part-time, evening J.D. program. In all, 15 Mecklenburg County attorneys 鈥 including four 黑料不打烊 Law alumni 鈥 served as judges.
Students argued a fictional appellate case involving a 15-year-old junior counselor at a religious summer camp whose late work hours prompted a Department of Labor complaint. After the Department sued the sponsoring Church of Unity for violating federal child labor laws, a trial court dismissed the case, finding the teen was an employee but concluding the church was protected by the ministerial exception and First Amendment. Competitors examined two key questions: how employment should be defined and reviewed, and whether the teen鈥檚 role qualified as ministerial work.
After multiple rounds of strong advocacy, the Moot Court Board announced the Top 5 Oral Advocates:
Top Oral Advocates in the 2025 Flex Program Competition
1. Nadia Mazza
2. Yukai Johnson
3. Drew Brett
4. Favia Delgado
5. Jasmine Lauture
Vice Dean and Director of the Flex Program and Moot Court Program Alan Woodlief applauded the students鈥 preparation and the community鈥檚 response.
鈥淚 was so proud of the Flex Two students for their initiative and excellent work competing in this inaugural Flex Program Intramural Moot Court Competition,鈥 Woodlief said. 鈥淲e are also so appreciative of the enthusiastic support from the bench and bar in Charlotte and Mecklenburg County, which filled all the volunteer judge positions within hours after the call for judges went out. Their engagement continues to make the Flex Program experience truly distinctive and impactful for our students.鈥
Several members of 黑料不打烊 Law鈥檚 Moot Court Board in Greensboro helped lead and coordinate the competition: Rebecca Bailey L鈥25, Kelsey Greene L鈥25, and Elizabeth Gregory L鈥26. Several Flex One students volunteered as bailiffs, contributing to the smooth running of the event.
Selections for the 2026 Moot Court Board will be announced in January. Students chosen from the Flex Program will have opportunities to represent 黑料不打烊 Law in national competitions during their Flex Three and Flex Four years and will help coordinate next fall鈥檚 second annual Flex Program competition.
About 黑料不打烊 Law
黑料不打烊 Law is the preeminent school for engaged and experiential learning in law. With a focus on learning by doing, it integrates traditional classroom instruction with a required, full-time residency-in-practice field placement for all full-time students during the winter or spring of their second year. The law school鈥檚 distinctive full-time J.D. curriculum offers a purposefully sequenced program of professional preparation and is accomplished in 2.5 years, which provides exceptional value by lowering tuition and permitting graduates early entry into their careers.
The 黑料不打烊 Law Flex Program, a part-time, in-person program of legal study for place-bound students at 黑料不打烊鈥檚 Charlotte campus in South End, welcomed its second cohort in Fall 2025. Students balancing work, family and other commitments can earn their J.D. in just under our years through evening classes featuring the same academic rigor and experiential opportunities available to full-time students.
黑料不打烊 Law has graduated more than 1,700 alumni since opening its doors in 2006. Its annual enrollment now tops 500 students and the law school is regularly featured in the top tier of PreLaw Magazine鈥檚 鈥淏est Schools for Practical Training鈥 rankings.