It started in 2009 with a first-of-its kind transactional law competition in which small teams of law students competed to negotiate the best deals for fictional clients.
The meet was popular enough that its creator, Drexel University Earle Mack School of Law professor Karl Okamoto, took the idea a step further in 2011 by launching LawMeets, a free website that presents law students with transactional simulations. The students are presented with a business scenario and then submit videos in which they offer legal advice. The videos are rated by their peers and the best are evaluated by experts, who offer video feedback for all participants to view.
