2011–2012 Writing Competitions
Arranged chronologically by entry deadline. Additional information about these competitions and awards may be found in a binder located in the Registrar's Office, 300 HH.
Each year, Transnational Law & Contemporary Problems, in conjunction with the University of Iowa College of Law International and Comparative Law Program, conducts an annual world affairs student writing competition. The competition is open to law students and to graduate students in all disciplines. Below are details about this year's competition. Interested students are asked to review the Official Rules carefully before submitting entries.
TOPIC:
Any topic of contemporary international business or economic concern with a legal nexus.
AWARDS: Publication and CASH PRIZE of $2,000
DEADLINE: All mail entries must be postmarked no later than February 1, 2012. All electronically submitted essays must be received by Transnational Law & Contemporary Problems no later than 5:00 pm U.S. Central Standard Time on February 1, 2012. We will not accept late entries.
For more information go to:
http://www.uiowa.edu/~tlcp/trandafir_competition.html
The Cambridge Journal of International and Comparative Law invites abstract submissions for consideration for participation in its first international and comparative law conference, building upon last year s Cambridge Doctoral Symposium, to be held on 19-20 May 2012 in Cambridge. The Conference will provide early career researchers with an opportunity to engage in academic debate with established academics and legal professionals over the course of two days at the prestigious Lauterpacht Centre for International Law and the Faculty of Law at the University of Cambridge.
TOPIC: We invite submissions from a wide range of disciplines, including international, comparative and EU law, criminology, politics and philosophy. Successful applicants will participate in panels to be chaired by members of the distinguished Academic Review Board of the Journal.
All submissions pertaining to the general theme of the conference are welcome; Submitted abstracts must be no longer than 300 words in length, and should be submitted via the Journal s website: http://www.cjicl.co.uk/conference.
DEADLINE: The EXTENDED CLOSING DATE for submission of abstracts is 23:00 GMT, Monday 13th February 2012. Successful applicants will be informed by Friday 24th of February. Select papers presented at the Conference will be considered for publication in the forthcoming thematic issue of the Cambridge Journal of International and Comparative Law.
TOPIC:
Students may choose a legal topic related to international humanitarian law
Submissions must be unpublished papers written solely by the candidate in English
METHOD OF SUBMISSION:
AWARD:
The two winning authors will present their papers at an expert conference in Spring 2012 at American University Washington College of Law in Washington, DC, with travel and accommodation expenses covered, will receive a complimentary registration at the ASIL Annual Meeting on March 28-31, 2012 in Washington, DC, and will receive a one-year student membership with ASIL.
DEADLINE: Wednesday, February 15, 2012, by 12:00 PM (noon) Eastern Standard Time (EST).
Articles should be submitted online as Microsoft Word attachments. Each person submitting a paper must fill out and submit an online Submission Form. Students experiencing difficulty using the form should email questions to TeachingIHL@wcl.american.edu. Only papers submitted through the online form will be considered.
Students will receive an e-mail confirmation that their submission was received no later than 24 hours after the submission deadline and should contact the organizers in the event they do not receive a confirmation e-mail.
For complete Competition rules, click here (updated on November 15, 2011, see Rule 1).
TOPIC:
The contest encourages original and innovative research and writing in the area of legal malpractice law, professional liability insurance and loss prevention.
AWARD:
$5,000 PRIZE & a free trip to New York City
DEADLINE:
ONLINE entries MUST be submitted by 11:59 PM CST on February 17, 2012.
MAILED entries MUST be postmarked by February 17, 2012.
For more information go to: http://www.americanbar.org/groups/lawyers_professional_liability/awards.html
TOPIC:
The paper must pertain to criminal law and/or to criminal procedure, with a particular focus on contemporary issues of concern in the State of California. The paper should be original and scholarly. It should be appropriately and carefully annotated to reflect the authorities that
support the author’s opinions and findings, and upon which the author otherwise relies.
AWARDS:
GRAND PRIZE
♦ $500 cash prize
♦ The Grand Prize –winning paper will be published in the Criminal Law Journal, the
official quarterly publication of the Criminal Law Section of the State Bar of California
♦ One-year student membership in the Criminal Law Section
THREE HONORABLE MENTION PRIZES:
♦ $150 cash prize
♦ Each of the papers awarded Honorable Mention status will be published in the
Criminal Law Journal, the official quarterly publication of the Criminal Law Section of
the State Bar of California
♦ One-year student membership in the Criminal Law Section
DEADLINE:
Papers submitted to the 2012 Criminal Law Section Student Paper Competition must be emailed
no later than midnight, February 29, 2012
For information about the Criminal Law Section see:
http://criminallaw.calbar.ca.gov
The Hogan/Smoger Access to Justice Essay Contest (formerly The Roscoe Hogan Environmental Law Essay Contest) was established in 1970 by the prominent environmental lawyer, the late Roscoe B. Hogan of Birmingham, Alabama, and serves to provide law students the opportunity to investigate and offer solutions to the multitude of injustices inflicted on the environment. Any student currently enrolled in an accredited American law school may submit a legal essay for the competition.
TOPIC:
Are Factory Farms Hog-Tying People’s Rights?
Right to Farm and Ag-Gag Laws
Are They Constitutional?
Do They Go Too Far?
AWARDS:
$5,000 Cash Prize
Intent to enter form: January 31, 2012.
Hogan/Smoger Access to Justice Essay Contest
Public Justice Foundation
Attention: Cassandra Goings
1825 K Street, NW, Suite 200
Washington, D.C. 20006
Fax: 202-232-7203
DEADLINE:
Essays must be received by the Public Justice Foundation for national judging no later than March 31, 2012.
The U.S. Constitution has long been interpreted by the courts and understood by most Americans to support comprehensive environmental protections. However, arguments questioning the constitutional legitimacy of environmental law have continued to gain traction in the federal courts. In response to this trend, ELI, ABA SEER’s Constitutional Law Committee, and NAELS invite law students to submit papers exploring current issues of constitutional environmental law.
TOPIC:
Any topic addressing recent developments or trends in U.S. environmental law that have a significant constitutional or “federalism” component.
AWARDS:
$2000 cash prize, an offer of publication in the Environmental Law Reporter, and a one-year individual membership to ELI.
DEADLINE:
Entries must be received no later than 5:00 PM ET on Friday, April 13, 2012. Email entries (and any questions) to Cory Connolly at connolly@eli.org. You will receive a confirmation by email.
For more information, go to: http://www.eli.org/writing_contest.cfm
TOPIC: Legal Ethics. All students with an interest in Legal Ethics are invited and encouraged to participate.
Entries should concern any issue within the general category of legal ethics.
AWARDS:
A prize of $2,500 will be awarded to one (1) winner.
DEADLINE:
All entries must be received before 5:00 p.m., April 27, 2012. Please include cover letter with contact information and name of current law school.
For more information go to: http://cdo.law.miami.edu/?p=3065
The College of Labor and Employment Lawyers and the ABA Section of Labor and Employment Law are pleased to announce their 2011-2012 writing competition. This competition is open to law school students at accredited law schools in the United States. Authors may not have graduated prior to December 2011. LL.M. candidates are not eligible to participate.
TOPICS:
Entries may address any aspect of public or private sector labor and/or employment law relevant to the American labor and employment bar. Students are encouraged to discuss a public policy issue, practical implications of a leading case or doctrine, a statute or the need for statutory modification, or a common law doctrine.
AWARDS:
1st Place: $1500
2nd Place: $1000
3rd Place: $500
DEADLINE:
Articles must be submitted by 6:00 p.m. E.D.S.T. on May 15, 2012.
For more information, go to: http://cdo.law.miami.edu/?p=2465
TOPIC:
Entrants must write on subjects in the fields of tort law, insurance law, civil procedure, evidence or other areas of the law of practical concern to lawyers engaged in the defense or management of the defense of civil litigation. The contest is judged by a committee of the IADC.
AWARDS:
1st place:
US$2,000 and plaque
| | 2nd place: | US$1,000 and plaque
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| 3rd place: | US$500 and plaque
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| Honorable Mention | Plaque
DEADLINE: Entries must be received on or before Friday, May 18, 2012.
For more information go to: http://www.iadclaw.org/publications/contest.aspx
The American Judges Association (AJA) announces its annual essay competition open to all full-time law students enrolled in and attending an accredited law school in the United States or Canada.
TOPIC:
"Is it constitutional for a legislative body to require a DNA test for all persons arrested and charged with a felony?" Essays determined not to meet this qualification will be not evaluated.
AWARDS:
1st place: $3000
2nd place: $1500
3rd place: $1000
DEADLINE:
June 1, 2012
For more information, go to: http://aja.ncsc.dni.us/essay-contest/pdfs/essayrules.pdf
The Warren E. Burger Prize is a writing competition designed to encourage outstanding scholarship that “promotes the ideals of excellence, civility, ethics and professionalism within the legal profession,” the core msision of the American Inns of Court.
TOPIC:
Interested authors are asked to submit an original, unpublished essay of 10,000 to 25,000 words on a topic that addresses issues of excellence in legal skills, civility, ethics and professionalism.
AWARD:
The author of the winning essay will receive a cash prize of $5,000 and the essay will be published in the South Carolina Law Review.
DEADLINE: June 1, 2012
For more infomation go to: The American Inns of Court website.
TOPIC: Entrants should submit a paper on a legal issue affecting persons struggling with homelessness, mental illness, addiction, or substance abuse.
AWARDS:
Up to three cash prizes may be awarded:
1st place: $750
2nd place: $500
3rd place: $250
The contest organizers reserve the right not to award prizes if no papers meet quality standards. Winners will be notified by July 16, 2012. All decisions of the judges are final.
DEADLINE:
Entries must be received by 5pm on June 1, 2012.
For more information go to: http://www.law.uconn.edu/files/Writing_Comp_Flyer.pdf
TOPIC:
A subject relating to the protection of intellectual property written or published between July 1, 2011 and June 30, 2012.
AWARD:
$2,000
DEADLINE:
June 30, 2012
For more information, go to: http://www.aipla.org
TOPIC: The Competition rewards innovative writing and legal research that focuses on issues relevant to the pro-life movement or future judicial decision making on abortion or life-related issues. Entries are currently being accepted for the 2012 year, submit yours today to legalcontest@masscitizensforlife.org and also be sure to check out the contest's rules before submitting.
AWARD:
$750 Cash Award to Published Work by Pro-Life Law Students
Deadline: Received by November 30, 2012, midnight EST
For more information go to Contest Rules: legalcontest@masscitizensforlife.org
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