About Ella
Ella Woods is a student at the University of Queensland and a paralegal at Mallesons, a top-tier Australian law firm. She brings extensive competitive mooting and coaching experience to her role as coach of the UPES Vis Moot team.
Ella represented the University of Queensland at the 33rd Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot in Vienna, where her team placed equal third overall out of 384 teams worldwide. She received an Honourable Mention for the Martin Domke Award for Best Individual Oralist, placing her among the top advocates out of more than 2,000 participants. Her team also received an Honourable Mention for the Pieter Sanders Award for Best Claimant Memorandum.
In the lead-up to the Vienna pleadings, Ella competed in the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (Ciarb) Australia Pre-Moot, the ICC Arbitration Paris Pre-Moot, the White & Case LLP Paris Pre-Moot, and the Central European University (CEU) Pre-Moot, and emerged as champions of all four. She was also recognised as Best Speaker at CIArb and in the general rounds at CEU, and as Second Best Speaker at White & Case.
Domestically, Ella has been a Grand Finalist in the Deakin International Commercial Arbitration Moot, Champion of the Queensland Environmental Law Association (QELA) Moot, and a quarter-finalist at the UNSW Private Law Moot. Beyond competing, she has served extensively as a judge of mooting, negotiation, and client interviewing competitions.
Ella's record and breadth of experience across international and domestic competitions give her unique insight into what it takes to succeed in the Vis Moot.