Two attempts and two finals appearances – this is the track record of SMU at the international rounds of the world's largest moot court competition. On Saturday, the University, which set up its law school only in 2007, finished runners-up for the second consecutive year at the 55th Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition. More than 100 teams from around the world took part in last week's international rounds in Washington, DC. SMU's team comprised final-year students Kenny Lau, Chua Wei Yuan (Law and Accountancy student), Yeo Gek Min, Carren Thung and Nicholas Liu. Team captain Wei Yuan said he was proud to represent Singapore. "It was fulfilling to watch my teammates grow as oralists and keep supporting one another from start to finish," he said. SMU Assistant Professor of Law Chen Siyuan, who coached the team, said that international moot competition standards have risen "exponentially" in the last decade. He said preparing for such contests helps to produce top lawyers, but added that a "macro strategy" for both law schools here – the other being NUS – was needed to further improve an already "excellent" support structure for mooting.