I’m in Chicago today for the annual meeting of the American Bar Association Law Student Division Competitions Committee. I’m a huge believer in competitions as offering students experieintial learning opportunities in a competitive learning environment. The ABA-LSD supports four competitions: the Negotiation Competition (I’m on the subcommittee that runs this competition), the Arbitration Competition (I have coached arbitration teams for several years), the Client Counseling Competition (I have coached a handful of client counseling teams), and the National Appellate Advocacy Competition.