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Here's some expert advice if you may :)
1. Moots, at whatever stage, in whatever subject, with whatever prizes or positions, hold no value in terms of your CV for internships/ jobs in corp law firms, in house teams, litigation chambers, policy firms etc. Nowhere. Not even moot court committee memberships.
2. Here's how your CV is vetted- Your college- rank- your past internships if relevant to the team- publications
That's it.
So when you apply to HRs, they check your college. If you aren't from the top ones, you need to be a topper. Then you are arranged across different category of students and objectivily shortlisted. So ranks 1- 25 from NUJS> ranks 1-5 HNLU> Rank 1 GLC. The shortlists are further shortlisted by associates looking at your past internships and relevance to their work and your publications for objective analysis. They may actually open one and read it.
The shortlists are interviewed by partners and confirmed. Yes, the partner may like to converse about the moot, but it doesn't matter at all.
Therefore, moot for the spirit and thrill but don't let it curtail your academics and internships.