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Note: This listing provides basic information on scholarships and essay contests of outside organizations. Students should contact the sponsoring organization directly for additional details and instructions on the submission of entries.
2011 - 2010 - 2009 - 2008 - 2007 - 2006
2012 Deadlines
The Dukeminier Awards 2011 Student Writing Competition
Award:
$1,000
Deadline: January 2, 2012
For more information, email josol@lawnet.edu with the
subject line "Writing Competition."
Award: 1st
Place-$5,000, 2nd Place (4)-$1,500
Deadline: January 2, 2012
(11 a.m. PST)
For complete contest rules, send an e-mail to eli@grammy.com.
Transnational Law & Contemporary Problems (TLCP) Trandafir
International Business Writing Competition
Award:
$2,000 and publication
Deadline: February 1, 2012 (3 p.m. PST)
For more information, visit http://www.uiowa.edu/~tlcp/trandafir_competition.html
Institute for Justice Center for Judicial Engagement Law-Student Essay Contest
Award: 1st Place-$5,000, 2nd Place-$1,000, 3rd Place-$500
Deadline: February 6, 2012
For more information, visit http://www.ij.org/component/content/article/50-judicialengagement/4092-gerritt-wormhoudt-award
2012 Competition for Student Papers in Criminal Law and/or
Criminal Procedure
Award: 1st Place-$500 and publication; 3
Honorable Mention-$150 and publication
Deadline: February 29, 2012
Midnight
For more information, visit
http://criminallaw.calbar.ca.gov/
Journal of Business & Securities Law presents the Elliot A.
Spoon Business Law Writing Competition
Award:
$500 and publication
Deadline: March 2, 2012
For more information, visit https://www.msu.edu/~jbsl/pdfs/2012_Spoon_Writing_Competition.pdf
Family Law Writing Competition
Award: 1st
Place-$500, 2 Honorable Mention-$250
Deadline: March 16, 2012
For
more information, visit hofstra.edu/pdf/law_fcr_writing_competition.pdf
Roscoe Hogan Environmental Law Essay Contest
Award: $5,000
and publication
Deadline: January 31, 2012 -
intent-to-enter submission deadline; March 31, 2012 - essay contest
deadline
For
more information, visit http://www.publicjustice.net/What-We-Do/Awards/Law-School-Essay-Contest.aspx
Award: 1st Place-$2,500, 2 Honorable Mention-$500
Deadline: March 31, 2012
For more information, visit http://www.bhba.org/foundation/Rule-of-Law.htm or email Kenneth G. Petrulis at Foundation.ROL@BHBA.org
University of Connecticut School of Law Writing Competition
Award: 1st Place-$750, 2nd Place-$500, 3rd Place-$250 Deadline: April 16, 2012 - intent-to-enter submission deadline; June 1, 2012 - writing contest deadline). For more information, visit http://www.law.uconn.edu/files/Writing_Comp_Flyer.pdf
ABA Section of Family Law presents the Howard C. Schwab Memorial Essay Contest
Award: Possible publication
Deadline: April 27, 2012 - intent-to-enter submission deadline; May 4, 2012 - writing contest deadline)
For
more information, visit www.ambar.org/schwab
Berkeley Journal of Gender, Law & Justice
Deadline: May 15, 2012
For more information, click here.
State Bar of California Public Law Section, Law Student Writing Competition
Award: $2,000 and publication
Deadline: May 18, 2012
For more information, visit http://publiclaw.calbar.ca.gov/PublicLaw/StudentWritingCompetition.aspx.
The Twelfth Annual Andrew P. Vance Memorial Writing Competition
Award: 1st Place-$1,000, 2nd Place-$500
Deadline: May 25, 2012
For
more information, click here.
American College of Employee Benefits Counsel announces the Eighth Annual Employee Benefits Competition
Award: (2) $1,500 awards
Deadline: June 1, 2012 (10 p.m. PST)
For more information, visit www.acebc.com
California Supreme Court Historical Society
Award: $2,500
and publication
Deadline: June 30, 2012
For more
information, email CSCHS Writing Competition Chair, Selma
Moidel Smith, at smsth@aol.com
2011 Deadlines
The Dukeminier Awards 2011 Student Writing Competition
Award:
$1,000 and publication
Deadline: January 3, 2011
For more information, email josol@lawnet.edu with the
subject line "Writing Competition."
American College of Legal Medicine Student Writing
Competition in Legal Medicine - The Letourneau Award for Law Students
Award: 1st Place-$1,000, 2nd Place-$500, 3rd Place-$250
Deadline: January 11, 2011
For more
information, visit www.aclm.org or email info@aclm.org or call (847)969-0283
Mendes Hershman Student Writing Contest sponsored by the ABA
Section of Business Law
Award: 1st Place-$2,500, 2nd
Place-$1,000, 3rd Place-$500
Deadline: January 14, 2011
For
more information, visit http://www.abanet.org/buslaw/hershman/
The United States Court of Federal Claims Bar Association:
Law Student Writing Competition
Award: 1st Place-$1,500
Deadline: January 14, 2011
For
more information, visit www.cfcbar.org/index.php/news
Animal Law Review Student Writing Competition
Award: 1st Place-$250 and publication
Deadline: January 15, 2011 (11:59 p.m. PST)
For more information, visit http://www.lclark.edu/law/law_reviews/animal_law_review/
Louis Jackson National Student Writing Competition in
Employment and Labor Law
Award: 1st Place-$3,000, 2nd and
3rd Place-$1,000 and publication for top three entries
Deadline:
January 18, 2011
For more information, email Professor
Martin H. Malin at mmalin@kentlaw.edu or visit http://www.kentlaw.edu/academics/plel/LouisJacksonNWC.html
American Indian Law Review Writing Competition
Award: 1st Place-$1,000 and publication, 2nd Place-$500, 3rd Place-$250
Deadline: January 31, 2011 (3 p.m. PST)
For more information, visit http://adams.law.ou.edu/ailr/competition.cfm or
email mwaters@ou.edu or call (405) 325-2840 and (405) 325-5191
The 2011 Centennial Celebration Student Writing Competition: Future Ethical Challenges
Award: $1,000 and possible publication
Deadline: January 31, 2011
For more information, email centennialwriting@scu.edu or visit http://law.scu.edu/100/writing-competition.cfm
Hogan/Smoger Access to Justice Essay Contest
Award: $5,000 and publication
Deadline: January 31,
2011 - intent-to-enter submission deadline; March 31, 2011 - essay
contest deadline
For
more information, visit http://www.publicjustice.net/What-We-Do/Awards/Law-School-Essay-Contest.aspx or contact Cassandra Goings at (202) 797-8600 x244 or email at cgoings@publicjustice.net
Trandafir International Business Writing Competition
Award: $2,000
and publication
Deadline: February 1, 2011 (3 p.m.
PST)
For more information, http://www.uiowa.edu/~tlcp/trandafir_competition.html
ABA: Forum Committee on Affordable Housing and Community Development Law present the 2011 Law Student Legal Writing Competition
Award: $1,000 and possible publication
Deadline: February 25, 2011
For more information, visit http://www.americanbar.org/groups/affordable_housing.html
2011 Competition for Student Papers in Criminal Law and/or Criminal Procedure
Award: 1st Place-$500 and publication; 3 Honorable Mention-$150
Deadline: February 27, 2011 Midnight
For more information, visit http://criminallaw.calbar.ca.gov/
Journal of Business & Securities Law presents the Elliot A. Spoon Business Law Writing Competition
Award:
$500 and publication
Deadline: March 4,
2011
For more information, visit https://www.msu.edu/~jbsl/spoon_competition.html or email jbsl@mus.edu
Family Law Writing Competition
Award: 1st
Place-$500, 2nd Place-$250
Deadline: March 15, 2011
For
more information, contact the Writing Competition Manager of Family
Court Review at fcr@hofstra.edu
Roberta Bennett Law School Writing Competition, sponsored by
Southwestern Law School
Award: $500
Deadline: March
28, 2011
For more information, click here.
Beverly Hills Bar Foundation - Rule of Law Competition
Award:
1st Place-$2,500, 2 Honorable Mention-$500
Deadline:
March 31, 2011
For more information, visit http://www.bhba.org/foundation/rule-of-law.htm or email Kenneth G. Petrulis at Foundation.ROL@BHBA.org
The Center for Tax Law and Employee Benefits at The John Marshall Law School in Chicago presents the Paul Faherty Tax Law Writing Competition
Award: 1st Place-$3,000, 2 Honorable Mention-$1,000
Deadline: April 15, 2011
For more information, visit http://www.jmls.edu/academics/tax_eb_law/faherty.shtml or email Steven Szydelko at 6szydelko@jmls.edu
ABA Section of Family Law presents the Howard C. Schwab Memorial Essay Contest
Award: Possible publication
Deadline: Your completed entry form must be received by Friday, April 22, 2011
For more information, email Carrie Asalon at carrie.asalon@americanbar.org or visit http://www.americanbar.org/groups/family_law/resources/essay_contest.html
ABA Section of Litigation presents the Law Student Good Works Competition
Award: $10,000 grant to start/run the Section's next public service project, up to $2,500 in cash, a trip to Laguna Beach, and more.
Deadline: April 27, 2011 Proposals must be submitted in writing and via YouTube.
For more information, visit https://www.facebook.com/abasectionoflitigation or email Rachel Dawson, Associate Director of Planning at Rachel.Dawson@americanbar.org or (312) 988-6236
Smith-Doheney Legal Ethics Writing Competition sponsored by
Notre Dame Law School
Award: $2,500
Deadline: April 29, 2011
For more information, email Debbie Sumption at
sumption.1@nd.edu or call (574) 631-6749 or visit http://www.nd.edu/~ndlaw/writing_competitions/smith-doheny.pdf
Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee Writing Competition
Award: $500 and possible publication
Deadline: April 30, 2011
For more information, visit http://www.abanet.org/tips/adr/students/Competition.pdf
NACTT Third Annual Law Student Writing Competition
Award: 1st Place-$1,000 and publication
Deadline: April 30, 2011
For more information, visit http://www.nactt.com/
The College of Labor and Employment Lawyers 2011 Writing
Competition
Award: 1st Place-$1,500, 2nd
Place-$1,000, 3rd Place-$500
Deadline: May 15, 2011 (3 p.m. PST via email)
For more information, visit
http://www.laborandemploymentcollege.org/products/Writing%20Competition.aspx
ABA Commission on Domestic Violence
The Eighth Annual Law
Student Writing Competition
Award: 1st Place-Publication
Deadline:
May 31, 2011 (2 p.m. PST)
For more information, visit
http://new.abanet.org/domesticviolence/Pages/LawStudent.aspx
American Judges Association announces its Twenty-Third
Annual Law Student Essay Competition
Award: 1st
Place-$3,000, 2nd Place-$1,500, 3rd Place-$1,000
Deadline: June
1, 2011
For more information, email the Association Management office at aja@ncsc.org, or visit http://aja.ncsc.dni.us/essay-contest/
American Inns of Court Warren E. Burger Prize
Award: $5,000
and Publication
Deadline: June 1, 2011
For
more information, contact Cindy Dennis at (800) 233-3590 ext. 104 or
cdennis@innsofcourt.org or visit www.innsofcourt.org/burgerprize
2011 James Boskey Dispute Resolution Essay Competition
Award: $1,000
Deadline: June 15, 2011
For more information, visit https://abanet.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_9FYnmm080OwHrow
AIPLA presents the Robert C. Watson Competition
Award: $2,000
Deadline: June 30, 2011
For more information, visit http://www.aipla.org/Content/NavigationMenu/Student_Center/Competition_and_Awards/Competition_and_Awards.htm
California Supreme Court Historical Society
Award: $2,500 and publication
Deadline: June 30, 2011
For more information, email CSCHS Writing Competition Chair, Selma
Moidel Smith, at smsth@aol.com
New York State Bar Association Committee on Animals and the
Law Student Writing Competition
Award: 1st Place-$1,000 and certificate,
2nd Place-$500 and certificate
Deadline: June 30, 2011
For more information, visit http://www.nysba.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=Student_Writing_Competition
James E. Beckley Securities Arbitration and Law Writing Competition
Award: 1st Place-$1,000, 2nd Place-$750, 3rd Place-$500 (possible publication
for first place paper)
Deadline: October 3, 2011
For more information, visit https://piaba.org/law-students/2011-student-writing-competition
2011 "Best in Class" eDiscovery Legal Research and Writing Competition
Award: 1st Place - $2,500, Two runners-up - $1,000
Deadline: October 15, 2011 (9:59 p.m. PST)
For more information, visit http://www.dishnetworkediscovery.com/main.html
National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
Award:
1st Place-$200 and publication, 2nd Place-$100 and publication,
Honorable Mention-publication
Deadline: December 31, 2011 (2
p.m. PST via email only to Daniel Weir at dweir@nacdl.org)
For more information, visit http://www.nacdl.org/essaycompetition/ or contact Geneva Vanderhorst at genevalaw@yahoo.com
2010 Deadlines
Grammy Foundation, The Entertainment Law Initiative Presents: The Entertainment Law Initiative Writing Competition Workshop
Award: 1st Place-$5,000, 4 runners up-$1,500
Deadline: January 4, 2010 (11 a.m. PST)
For more information, email ELI@Grammy.com
The Richard Journal of Global Law and Business Presents: Daniel T. Murphy Student Writing Competition
Award: 1st Place-$500 and publication, 2nd Place-$200, 3rd Place-$100
Deadline: January 4, 2010 to request anonymous submission number; January 8, 2010 for submissions
For more information, email RJGLBAnnualSurvey@richmond.edu
The Dukeminier Awards 2009 Student Writing Competition
Award: $1,000 and publication
Deadline: January 4, 2010
For more information, email josol@lawnet.edu with the subject line "Writing Competition."
American College of Legal Medicine Student Writing Competition in Bioethics
Award: 1st Place-$1,000, 2nd Place-$500, 3rd Place-$250
Deadline: January 10, 2010
For more information, visit www.aclm.org.
Twelfth Annual Epstein Becker Green Health Law Writing Competition
Award: 1st Place-$4,000, 2nd Place-$2,000, 3rd Place-$500
Deadline: January 22, 2010
For more information, visit http://www.ebglaw.com/healthlawwriting or contact Amy Lerman at ebgcompetition@ebglaw.com or (202) 861-0900
Louis Jackson National Student Writing Competition in Employment and Labor Law
Award: 1st Place-$3,000, 2nd and 3rd Place-$1,000 and publication for top three entries
Deadline: January 19, 2010
For more information, email Professor Martin H. Malin at mmalin@kentlaw.edu
Family Law Writing Competition
Award: 1st Place-$500, 2nd Place-$250
Deadline: March 15, 2010
For more information, contact the Writing Competition Manager of Family Court Review at lawfcr@hofstra.edu
Roscoe Hogan Environmental Law Essay Contest
Award: $5,000 and publication
Deadline: January 29, 2010 - intent-to-enter submission deadline; March 31, 2010 - essay contest deadline
For
more information, contact Cassandra Goings at (202) 797-8600 or
cgoings@publicjustice.net (Please indicate "Environmental Law Essay
Contest" in the subject line).
American Indian Law Review Writing Competition
Award: 1st Place-$1,000 and publication, 2nd Place-$500, 3rd Place-$250
Deadline: January 31, 2010
For more information, visit http://www.law.ou.edu/lawrevs/ailr or email at mwaters@ou.edu or call at (405) 325-2840 and (405) 325-5191
Trandafir International Business Writing Competition
Award: $2,000 and publication
Deadline: February 1, 2010 (3 p.m. PST)
For more information, visit http://www.uiowa.edu/~tlcp/trandafir.htm
Bert W. Levit Essay Contest, sponsored by the Standing Committee on Lawyers' Professional Liability of the American Bar Association
Award: $5,000
Deadline: February 19, 2010
For more information, visit http://www.abanet.org/legalservices/lpl/levit/levit.html
Roberta Bennett Law School Writing Competition, sponsored by Southwestern Law School
Award: $1,000
Deadline: February 25, 2010
For more information, click here.
Journal of Business & Securities Law Presents the Elliot A. Spoon Business Law Writing Competition
Award: $500 and publication
Deadline: March 5, 2010 (8:59 p.m. PST)
For more information, visit https://www.msu.edu/~jbsl/spoon_competition.html
Embryo Law Essay Competition
Award: 1st Place-$2,500, 2nd Place-$1,000, 3rd Place-$1,000
Deadline: March 8, 2010
For more information, visit http://www.embryolaw.org/
KaiserEDU.org Student Essay Contest
Award: 1st Place-$1,000, 2nd Place-$500
Deadline: March 8, 2010 (2:00 p.m. PST)
For more information, visit http://www.kaiseredu.org/essaycontest2010/
State Bar of California Public Law Section, Law Student Writing Competition
Award: $1,000 and publication
Deadline: March 15, 2010
For more information, email sbratton@sonoma-county.org
Beverly Hills Bar Foundation - Rule of Law Competition
Award: 1st Place-$2,500, 2 Honorable Mention-$500
Deadline: March 31, 2010
For more information, visit http://bhba.org/foundation/rule-of-law.htm
Center for Real Estate Studies at New York Law School present NYLS Real Estate Law Writing Competition
Award: 1st Place-$1,000, Honorable Mention $500
Deadline: April 1, 2010
For more information, visit www.nyls.edu/CRES/WritingCompetition
Third Annual Insolvency Law Writing Competition
Award: 1st Place-$2,000, 2nd Place-$1,000
Deadline: April 23, 2010
For more information, contact jadavis@mintz.com
Smith-Doheney Legal Ethics Writing Competition sponsored by Notre Dame Law School
Award: $2,500
Deadline: April 30, 2010
For more information, email Debbie Sumption at sumption.1@nd.edu or call (574) 631-6749
The College of Labor and Employment Lawyers 2010 Writing Competition
Award: 1st Place-$1,500, 2nd Place-$1,000, 3rd Place-$500
Deadline: May 1, 2010 by mail; May 14, 2010 by email
For more information, visit http://www.laborandemploymentcollege.org/products/Writing%20Competition.aspx
National Center for Nonsmokers' Rights Legal Research and Writing Competition
Award: 1st Place-$5,000, 2nd Place-$3,000, 3rd Place-$1,000
Deadline: May 1, 2010
For more information, visit nosmokingcontest.org.
The Judge John R. Brown Scholarship Foundation
Award: $10,000
Deadline: May 14, 2010
For more information, visit http://www.brownsims.com/judgebrownaward.htm
International Association of Defense Counsel Legal Writing Contest
Award: 1st Place-$2,000, 2nd Place-$1,000, 3rd Place-$500, Honorable Mention (all will receive a plaque)
Deadline: May 14, 2010
For more information, visit http://www.iadclaw.org/publications/contest.aspx#1
The Twelfth Annual Andrew P. Vance Memorial Writing Competition
Award: 1st Place-$1,000, 2nd Place-$500
Deadline: May 19, 2010
For more information, visit http://www.brooklaw.edu/IntellectualLife/LawJournals/Brooklyn%20Journal%20of%20International%20Law/Vance%20Competition.aspx
Admiralty and Maritime Law Committee Annual Law Student Writing Competition
Award: 1st Place-$500
Deadline: May 22, 2010
For more information, visit http://www.abanet.org/tips/market/AdmiraltyLawStudentWritingRules10.pdf
American Judges Association announces its Twenty-Second Annual Law Student Essay Competition
Award: 1st Place-$3,000, 2nd Place-$1,500, 3rd Place-$1,000
Deadline: June 1, 2010
For more information, email aja@ncsc.org
Paralyzed Veterans of America Legal Writing Competition
Award: $3,000 in two divisions
Deadline: June 1, 2010
For more information, visit www.pva.org
Michael Greenberg Student Writing Competition
Award: 1st Place-$1,000 and possible publication
Deadline: June 1, 2010
For more information, visit http://lgbtbar.org/competition.html or contact Samuel Pearson-Moore at writingcompetition@lgbtbar.org
HiiL Young Talent Essay Competition
Award: TBA
Deadline: June 1, 2010
For more information, visit http://www.lawofthefuture.org/home/
27th Annual Smith-Babcock-Williams Student Writing Competition
Award: 1st Place-$2,500, 2nd Place-$1,000, 2 Honorable Mentions-$250
Deadline: June 7, 2010
For more information, visit http://www.planning.org/divisions/planningandlaw/writingcompetition/
Lawyers' Committee for Cultural Heritage Preservation
Annual Student Writing Competition in Cultural Heritage Law
Award: 1st Place-$1,000, 2nd Place-$500
Deadline: June 11, 2010
For more information, visit http://www.culturalheritagelaw.org/competition
American Inns of Court Warren E. Burger Prize
Award: $5,000 and Publication
Deadline: June 15, 2010
For more information, contact Cindy Dennis at (800) 233-3590 ext. 104 or cdennis@innsofcourt.org or visit www.innsofcourt.org
NYSBA Animal Law Student Writing Competition
Award: 1st Place-$1,000, 2nd Place-$500
Deadline: June 15, 2010
For more information, visit http://www.nysba.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=Student_Writing_Competition
The California Supreme Court Historical Society Writing Competition
Award: 1st Place-$2,500, 2nd & 3rd Place-TBD
Deadline: June 30, 2010
For more information, email CSCHS Writing Competition Chair, Selma Moidel Smith, at smsth@aol.com
The Theodore Tannenwald, Jr. Foundation for Excellence in Tax Scholarship, Inc. 2010 Tannenwald Writing Competition
Award: 1st Place-$5,000, 2nd Place-$2,500, 3rd Place-$1,500
Deadline: July 1, 2010 (6:00 p.m. PST)
For
more information, contact Nancy Abramowitz at (202) 274-4164
or email at nabramo@wcl.american.edu
National Association of Counsel for Children
Law Student Essay Competition
Award: 1st Place-$1,000 and scholarship to the 2010 NACC Conference
Deadline: July 1, 2010
For more information, email Anne Kellogg at kellogg.anne@tchden.org
George Jay Joseph Education Law Writing Competition
Award: Recognized at the Education Law Association's Annual Conference and publication in the Journal of Law and Education
Deadline: July 15, 2010
For more information, visit http://educationlaw.org/
Association of Securities and Exchange Commission Alumni,
Inc. Annual Securities Writing Competition
Award: 1st
Place-$5,000, 2nd Place-$3,000, 3rd Place-$2,000
Deadline:
November 15, 2010
For more information, contact ASECA's
Executive Director, Cecile Srodes, at (202) 462-1211 or email at
info@secalumni.org
American College of Consumer Financial Services Lawyers Writing
Competition
Award: 1st Place-$2500, 2nd Place-$2000, 3rd
Place-$1000
Deadline: November 15, 2010
For
more information, contact Michael M. Greenfield at (314) 935-6428 or
email at michael.greenfield@wustl.edu or visit http://www.accfsl.org
ABA Forum On The Construction Industry
Law Student Writing Competition
Award: 1st Place-$2,000
Deadline: December 30, 2010
For more information, contact Marilyn Klinger at (213) 615-8038 or visit http://www.imageserve.com/aba/writing-rules.html
National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
Award: 1st Place-$200 and publication, 2nd Place-$100 and publication, Honorable Mention-publication
Deadline: December 31, 2010 (2 p.m. PST via email only)
For more information, contact Terrica Redfield at (404) 688-1202 or tredfield@schr.org
2009 Deadlines
Mendes Hershman Student Writing Contest sponsored by the ABA Section of Business Law
Award: 1st Place-$2,500, 2nd Place-$1,000, 3rd Place-$500
Deadline: January 9, 2009
For more information, visit http://www.abanet.org/buslaw/hershman/
Federal Bar Association writing competition (Taxation Section)
Award: 1st Place-$1,500, 2nd Place-$750
Deadline: January 15, 2009
For more information, contact Teresa Dondlinger Trissell at (202) 622-3777 teresa.d.trissell@irscounsel.treas.gov or contact Edward L. Froelich at (202) 778-1646 efroelich@mofo.com
Energy and the Environment Student Writing Competition sponsored by Hofstra Law School
Award: 1st Place-$500, Honorable Mention (2)-$250
Deadline: January 16, 2009
For more information, contact Jeffrey Dodge at lawjad@hofstra.edu
The American Society of Legal Writers
Deadline: January 19, 2009
For more information, email Joseph Kimble at kimblej@cooley.edu
Louis Jackson National Student Writing Competition co-sponsored by Chicago-Kent College of Law
Award: 1st Place-$3,000, 2nd and 3rd Place-$1,000 and publication for top three entries
Deadline: January 20, 2009
For more information, email Martin H. Malin at mmalin@kentlaw.edu
Roscoe Hogan Environmental Law Essay Contest
Award: $5,000 and publication
Deadline: January 30, 2009
For more information, contact Cassandra Goings at (202) 797-8600 or cgoings@publicjustice.net (Please indicate "Environmental Law Essay Contest" in the subject line).
Trandafir International Business Writing Competition
Award: $2,000 and publication
Deadline: February 1, 2009
For more information, visit http://www.uiowa.edu/~tlcp/html/trandafir_competition.html or email law-trandafir@iowa.uiowa.edu
State Bar of California Public Law Section, Law Student Writing Competition
Award: $1,000 and publication
Deadline: February 2, 2009
For more information, contact Lisa Macias at Lisa.Macias@bbklaw.com or call (951) 826-8264
2009 Bert W. Levit Essay Contest
Award: $5,000
Deadline: February 20, 2009
Fore more information, visit www.abanet.org/legalservices/lpl/levit.html
Attorney-CPA Foundation 2008 Essay Contest
Award: 1st Place-$2,500, 2nd Place-$1,500, 3rd & 4th Place-$500, Regional(4)-$250
Deadline: February 27, 2009
For more information, contact Nicole Emard at (888) ATTY-CPA or visit www.attorney-cpa.com
Uniform Commercial Code Writing Competition
Award: 1st Place-$1,250, 2nd Place-$750, 3rd Place-$500
Deadline: March 31, 2009
For more information, email sandra.montgomery@bingham.com
The College of Labor and Employment Lawyers 2009 Writing Competition
Award: 1st Place-$1,500, 2nd Place-$1,000, 3rd Place-$500
Deadline: May 15, 2009
For more information, visit http://www.laborandemploymentcollege.org/Writing_Contest/writing_contest.html
21st Annual Law Student Essay Competition sponsored by the American Judges Association
Award: 1st Place-$3,000, 2nd Place-$1,500, 3rd Place-1,000
Deadline: June 1, 2009
For more information, visit http://aja.ncsc.dni.us
The American College of Trust and Estate Cousel Mary Moers Weing 2009 Student Writing Competition
Award: 1st Place-$5,000, 2nd Place-$3,000, 3rd Place-$1,000
Deadline: June 1, 2009
For more information, visit www.actec.org
The National Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender (LGBT) Bar Association
Award: 1st Place-$3,000 and publication, 2nd Place-$2,000, 3rd Place-$1,000
Deadline: June 1, 2009
For more information, visit http://www.lgbtbar.org/competition.html
American Inns of Court Warren E. Burger Prize
Award: $5,000 and Publication
Deadline: June 15, 2009
For more information, contact Cindy Dennis at (800) 233-3590 ext. 104 or cdennis@innsofcourt.org or visit www.innsofcourt.org
New York State Bar Association's Special Committee on Animals and the Law Student Writing Competition
Award: 1st Place-$1,000, 2nd Place-$500
Deadline: June 15, 2009
For more information, visit http://www.nysba.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=SCAL_Student_Writing_Competition
The Federal Circuit Bar Association's 2009 George Hutchinson Writing Competition
Award: 1st Place-$3,000
Deadline: June 30, 2009
For more information, visit http://www.fedcirbar.org/olc/pub/LVFC/cpages/misc/scholar.jsp
2009 Chicago-Kent College of Law/Roy Palmer Civil Liberties Prize
Award: $10,000 stipend
Deadline: July 1, 2009
For more information, visit http://www.kentlaw.edu/palmerprize/
Women's Bar Association of the District of Columbia and The Washington College of Law
Award: $1000 and possible publication
Deadline: October 1, 2009 (9 a.m. PST)
For more information, email tma@wcl.american.edu
Association of Securities and Exchange Commission Alumni, Inc. Annual Securities Writing Competition
Award: 1st Place-$5,000, 2nd Place-$3,000, 3rd Place-$2,000
Deadline: November 13, 2009
For more information, contact ASECA's Executive Director, Cecile Srodes, at (202) 462-1211 or email at info@secalumni.org
The Center for Alcohol Policy's 2nd Annual Essay Contest
Award: 1st Place-$5,000, 2nd Place-$2,500, 3rd Place-$1,000
Deadline: November 18, 2009
For more information, visit www.centerforalcoholpolicy.org or call Amy Foster (703) 519-3090
American College of Consumer Financial Services Lawyers Writing Competition
Award: 1st Place-$2500, 2nd Place-$2000, 3rd Place-$1000
Deadline: December 1, 2009
For more information, contact Michael M. Greenfield at (314) 935-6428 or email at michael.greenfield@wustl.edu or visit http://www.accfsl.org
Albert S. Pergam International Law Writing Competition
of the New York State Bar Association's International Law and Practice
Section
Award: $2,000 and publication
Deadline: December 4, 2009
For more information, email Linda L. Castilla at lcastilla@nysba.org
Mid-Atlantic People of Color Legal Scholarship Conference
Award: $500 (2) possible publication
Deadline: December 19, 2009
For more information, visit www.law.virginia.edu/race
Foreclosure.com Scholarship Program
Award: 1st Place-$5,000, 2nd-5th Place-$1,000
Deadline: December 31, 2009
For more information, visit http://www.foreclosure.com
The United States Court of Federal Claims Bar Association: Law Student Writing Competition
Award: 1st Place-$1,500, 2nd Place-$1,000
Deadline: December 31, 2009
For more information, visit www.cfcbar.org/index.php/news
2008 Deadlines
American College of Legal Medicine Student Writing Competition in Legal Medicine - The Letourneau Award for Law Students
Award: $1,000
Deadline: January 15, 2008
For more information, visit www.aclm.org.
Federal Bar Association writing competition (Taxation Section)
Award: 1st Place-$1,500 and publication, 2nd Place-$750 and publication
Deadline: January 30, 2008
For more information, contact Teresa Dondlinger Trissell at (202) 682-8460 trissellt@api.org or contact Bill Elwell at (202) 624-2108 billelwell@acli.com
2008-2009 Datatel Scholarship Foundation
Award: $1,000 - $2,500
Deadline: January 31, 2008
For more information, visit www.datatel.com/dsf or email scholars@datatel.com or call (800) 486-4332
2007-08 Trandafir International Business Writing Competition
Award: $2,000 and publication
Deadline: February 1, 2008
For more information, visit http://www.law.uiowa.edu/journals/tlcp/trandafir.php
The 2008 Bert W. Levit Essay Contest sponsored by The ABA Standing Committee on Lawyers' Professional Liability
Award: $5,000
Deadline: February 22, 2008
For more information, visit www.abalegalservices.org/lpl/levit.html or call (312) 988-5763
Houston Journal of International Law - International Economic Law Writing Competition (James Baker Hughes Prize)
Award: $500 and Publication
Deadline: March 7, 2008
For more information, call (713) 743-2212
2nd Annual Insolvency Law Writing Competition
Award: $3,000 and considered for publication
Deadline: March 31, 2009
For more information, contact Tobias S. Keller at tkeller@jonesday.com
Inter-American Bar Association Writing Competition
Award: 1st Place-$800, 2nd Place-$600, 3rd Place-$400 (all with possible publication)
Deadline: April 20, 2008
For more information, visit www.iaba.org or contact IABA at (202) 466-5944 or iaba@iaba.org
Smith-Doheney Legal Ethics Writing Competition sponsored by Notre Dame Law School
Award: $2,500
Deadline: April 25, 2008
For more information, contact Debbie Sumption at (574) 631-6749
2008 Insolvency Law Writing Competition
Award: $1,000 and considered for publication
Deadline: April 30, 2008
For more information, contact Pamela Webster at pwebster@buchalter.com
The American Society of Legal Writers 2008 Brief-Writing Competition
Deadline: May 1, 2008
For more information, contact Joseph Kimble at (517) 371-5140 or kimblej@cooley.edu
The Third Annual NAELA Student Journal Writing Competition, presented by The National Academy of Elder Attorneys
Award: 1st Place-$1,500, 2nd Place-$1,000, 3rd Place-$500 (possible publication for top eight)
Deadline: May 1, 2008
For more information, contact Stacy Fobar, Publications Coordinator at (520) 881-4005 or visit www.naela.org
International Association of Defense Counsel Legal Writing Contest
Award: 1st Place-$2,000, 2nd Place-$1,000, 3rd Place-$500 (all will receive a plaque)
Deadline: May 16, 2008
For more information, visit http://www.iadclaw.org/publications/contest.aspx#1
The National Lesbian and Gay Law Association Michael Greenberg Student Writing Competition
Award: 1st Place-$3,000, 2nd Place-$2,000, 3rd Place-$1,000
Deadline: June 1, 2008
For more information, visit www.nlgla.org
20th Annual Law Student Essay Competition sponsored by the American Judges Association
Award: 1st Place-$3,000, 2nd Place-$1,500, 3rd Place-1,000
Deadline: June 2, 2008
For more information, visit http://aja.ncsc.dni.us
2008 American Inns of Court Warren E. Burger Prize
Award: $5,000 and Publication
Deadline: June 15, 2008
For more information, contact Cindy Dennis at (800) 233-3590 ext. 104 or cdennis@innsofcourt.org
2008 Chicago-Kent College of Law/Roy Palmer Civil Liberties Prize
Award: $10,000 stipend
Deadline: July 1, 2008
For more information, visit http://www.kentlaw.edu/palmerprize/
The Theodore Tannenwald, Jr. Foundation for Excellence in Tax Scholarship, Inc. 2008 Tannenwald Writing Competition
Award: 1st Place-$3,500, 2nd Place-$2,500, 3rd Place-$1,500
Deadline: July 1, 2008
For more information, visit americantaxpolicyinstitute.org or actconline.org or contact Nancy Abramowitz at (202) 274-4164 nabramo@wcl.american.edu
William J. Pierce Writing Contest
Award: $1,000
Deadline: December 31, 2008
For more information, contact the Uniform Law Commission at (312) 450-6600 or email katie.robinson@nccusl.org
Association of Securities and Exchange Commission Alumni, Inc. Annual Securities Writing Competition
Award: 1st Place-$5,000, 2nd Place-$3,000, 3rd Place-$2,000
Deadline: November 15, 2008
For more information, contact ASECA's Executive Director, Cecile Srodes, at (202) 462-1211 or email at info@secalumni.org
American College of Consumer Financial Services Lawyers Writing Competition
Award: 1st Place-$2500, 2nd Place-$2000, 3rd Place-$1000
Deadline: December 1, 2008
For more information, visit http://www.accfsl.org
San Francisco Intellectual Property Law Association
Second Annual Writing Competition
Award: 1st Place-$2,500 and publication, 2nd Place-$1,000, 3rd Place-$500
Deadline: December 1, 2009
For more information, email writingcompetition@sfipla.com or visit www.sfipla.com/writingcompetition.html
2008 Albert S. Pergam International Law Writing Competition of the New York State Bar Association's International Law and Practice Section
Award: $2,000 and publication
Deadline: December 5, 2008
For more information, email Linda L. Castilla (lcastilla@nysba.org)
2007 Deadlines
American College of Legal Medicine Student Writing Competition in Legal Medicine - The Letourneau Award for Law Students
Award: $1,000
Deadline: January 5, 2007
For more information, visit www.aclm.org.
American College of Legal Medicine Student Writing Competition in Bioethics
Award: 1st Place-$1,000 and publication, 2nd Place-$500, 3rd Place-$250
Deadline: January 5, 2007
For more information, visit www.aclm.org.
The GRAMMY Foundation Legal Writing Contest
Award: 1st Place-$5,000, 2nd Place (4)-$1,500
Deadline: January 5, 2007
For more information, visit www.grammyfoundation.com or contact Marisela Huerta at (310) 392-3777
31st Annual Ladas Memorial Award Competition, sponsored by the International Trademark Association (INTA)
Award: $2,000
Deadline: January 10, 2007
For more information, email ladasaward@inta.org or visit www.inta.org/go/academic
National Center for Nonsmokers' Rights Legal Research and Writing Competition
Award: 1st Place-$5,000, 2nd Place-$3,000, 3rd Place-$1,000
Deadline: January 15, 2007
For more information, visit nosmokingcontest.org.
Louis Jackson National Student Writing Competition
Award: $3,000 and $1,000 (2)
Deadline: January 16, 2007
For more information, visit www.kentlaw.edu.
American Indian Law Review Writing Competition
Award: 1st Place-$1,000 and publication, 2nd Place-$500, 3rd Place-$250
Deadline: January 31, 2007
For more information, email Melissa Middleton (ailr@ou.edu) or call at (405) 325-2840
UCLA Journal of Law and Technology Writing Contest
Award: $1,000
Deadline: January 31, 2007
For more information, visit www.lawtechjournal.com
Transnational Law & Contemporary Problems (TLCP) Trandafir International Business Writing Competition
Award: $2,000 and publication
Deadline: February 1, 2007
For more information, visit www.law.uiowa.edu/journals/tlcp/trandafir.php.
Journal of Business & Securities Law Presents the 2nd Annual Elliot A. Spoon Business Law Writing Competition
Award: $500 and article published
Deadline: February 23, 2007
For more information, email jbsl@mus.edu
21st Annual Mendes Hershman Student Writing Contest sponsored by the ABA Section of Business Law
Award: 1st Place-$2,500, 2nd Place-$1000, 3rd Place-$500 (Monetary award will be made to each winning student's law school)
Deadline: February 26, 2007
For more information, visit www.abanet.org/buslaw/hershman/
Judicial Independence and the Separation of Powers Doctrine Writing Contest for Law Students, sponsored by The American College of Trial Lawyers
Award: 1st Place-$10,000, 2nd Place-$5,000
Deadline: March 1, 2007
For more information, contact Dennis J. Maggi at (949)752-1801 or email at dmaggi@actl.com
IDEA, First Annual Student Intellectual Property Writing Competition
Award: 1st Place-$500 & publication in IDEA, 2nd Place-$200, 3rd Place-One year subscription to IDEA
Deadline: March 2, 2007
For more information, visit www.idea.piercelaw.edu
American Immigration Law Foundation's 24rd Annual Edward L. Dubroff Memorial Legal Writing Contest
Award: $1,000
Deadline: March 12, 2007 (5:00 pm EST)
For more information, visit www.ailf.org.
2007 Family Law Writing Competition
Award: $500 and consideration for publication, Honorable Mention (2)-$250
Deadline: March 15, 2007
For more information, visit lawfcr@hofstra.edu
International Association of Defense Counsel 2007 Legal Writing Contest
Award: 1st Place-$2,000 & Plaque, 2nd Place-$1,000 & Plaque, 3rd Place-$500 & Plaque
Deadline: April 27, 2007
For more information, visit IADC at www.iadclaw.org
Paralyzed Veterans of America Legal Writing Competition 2006-2007
Award: 1st Place-$3,000, 2nd Place-$1,500
Deadline: April 30, 2007
For more information, visit www.pva.org
Trusts and Estates Writing Competition for Law Students Mary Moers Wenig 2007 Student Writing Competition, sponsored by The American College of Trust and Estate Counsel
Award: 1st Place-$5,000, 2nd Place-$3,000, 3rd Place-$1,000
Deadline: May 1, 2007
For more information visit www.actec.org
National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (NAELA) Student Journal Writing Competition
Award: 1st Place-$1,500 and travel expenses to NAELA Symposium, 2nd Place-$1,000, 3rd Place-$500
Deadline: Must submit applications between March 1, 2007 - May 1, 2007
For more information, visit www.naela.org.
Chief Justice John B. Doolin Writing Competition
Award: 1st Place-$500, 2nd Place-$300, 3rd Place-$200
Deadline: May 5, 2007
For more information, contact Julie Rorie at (405) 522-7875
2007 Peterson Prize National Writing Competition
Award: 1st Place-$5,000, 2nd Place-$3,000, 3rd Place-$2,000
Deadline: May 15, 2007
For more information, contact Professor Steven K. Green (503) 370-6405 or email sgreen@williamette.edu
The Los Angeles County Chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates Fellowship Opportunity
Award: Fellowship and possible stipend
Deadline: May 18, 2007
For more information, please visit the Career Services Office.
The California Supreme Court Historical Society 2007 Student Writing Competition
Award: $2,500 & Publication
Deadline: June 30, 2007
For more information, email CSCHS Student Writing Competition Coordinator at smsth@aol.com
2007 Nathan Burkan Memorial Competition
Award: 1st Place-$600, 2nd Place-$250
Deadline: June 30, 2007
For more information, contact ASCAP (212) 621-6280 or visit http://www.ASCAP.com
The Nathan Burkan Memorial Competition, Sponsored by the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers
Award: 1st Place-$600, 2nd Place-$250
Deadline: June 30, 2007
For more information, visit www.ASCAP.com or call ASCAP (212) 621-6280
The Theodore Tannenwald, Jr. Foundation for Excellence in Tax Scholarship, Inc. 2007 Tannenwald Writing Competition
Award: 1st Place-$3,500, 2nd Place-$2,500, 3rd Place-$1,500
Deadline: July 2, 2007
For more information, visit americantaxpolicyinstitute.org or actconline.org.
Donald W. Banner Diversity Scholarship, offered by Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.
Award: $5000
Deadline: October 1, 2007
For more information, visit www.bannerwitcoff.com/diversity.cfm
WOW! Women on Writing Fall 2007 Essay Contest
Award: $100 - $200 in gift certificates, winners will be published in WOW!
Deadline: November 30, 2007
For more information, visit http://wow-womenonwriting.com/contest.php
2006 Deadlines
American Indian Law Review (AIRL) Annual Writing Competition
Award: 1st Place-$1,000 and publication, 2nd Place-$500, 3rd Place-$250
Deadline: January 15, 2006
For more information, visit www.law.ou.edu/lawrevs/ailr.
Willamette Journal of International Law and Dispute Resolution Student Writing Competition
Award: $500 and publication
Deadline: January 16, 2006
For more information, visit willamette.edu/wucl/wjildr.
National Center for NonSmokers' Rights
Award: 1st Place - $5,000, 2nd Place - $3,000, 3rd Place - $1,000
(20 finalists will receive $1,000 travel grants)
Deadline: January 31, 2006
For more information, visit nosmokingcontest.org
Richmond Journal of Law & Technology (JOLT) Biennial Writing Competition
Award: 1st Place-$1,200, 2nd Place-$650, 3rd Place-Complete MicroMash Online MBE Review Course
Deadline: February 1, 2006
For more information, visit www.law.richmond.edu/jolt.
American Business Law Journal Student Writing Contest
Award: $1,000 and publication
Deadline: February 15, 2006
For more information, email Professor Lucien Dhooge (ldhooge@pacific.edu).
Selma Moidel Smith Law Student Writing Competition
Award: Scholarship
Deadline: March 1, 2006
For more information, visit ParkM@nawl.org
National Association of Women Lawyers (NAWL) First Annual Selma Moidel Smith Law Student Writing Competition
Award: $500 and travel expenses to a NAWL Meeting
Deadline: March 1, 2006
For more information, contact Kathleen Harleston (kathleen@harlestonlawfirm.com) or Kristie Prinz (kprinz@prinzlawoffice.com).
The American College of Trustee Estate Counsel (ACTEC) Mary Moers Wenig 2006 Law Student Writing Competition
Award: 1st Place-$5,000, 2nd Place-$3,000, 3rd Place-$1,000
Deadline: April 1, 2006
For more information, visit www.actec.org.
Howard C. Schwarb Memorial Essay Contest
Award: Certificate of recognition and consideration for publication
Deadline: April 15, 2006
Eighteenth Annual Law Student Essay Competition
Award: 1st Place-$3,000, 2nd Place-$1,500, 3rd Place-$1,000 and plaque
Deadline: June 1, 2006
For more information, visit aja.ncsc.dni.us
American Judges Association
Award: 1st Place-$3,000, 2nd Place-$1,500, 3rd Place-$1,000
Deadline: June 1, 2006
For more information, email Association Management aja@ncsc.dni.us
Beverly C. Moore, Jr. Memorial Student Writing Competition
Award: Publication in Class Action Reports
Deadline: June 7, 2006
For more information, email Deanna Moore info@classactionreports.com
The National Lesbian & Gay Law Association Michael Greenberg Student Writing Competition
Award: $1,000 and publication
Deadline: June 15, 2006
For more information, visit www.nlgla.org
Adam A. Milani Disability Law Writing Competition
Award: $300-500
Deadline: June 15, 2006
For more information, visit www.law.mercer.edu.
2006 American Inns of Court Warren E. Burger Writing Competition
Award: $5,000 and publication
Deadline: June 15, 2006
For more information, visit www.innsofcourt.org
ABA Real Property, Probate and Trust Journal Law Student Writing Competition
Award: 1st Place-$2,000, 2nd Place-$500, 3rd Place-$250
Deadline: June 16, 2006
For more information, visit www.abanet.org/rppt/writingcontest
The Federal Circuit Bar Association's 2006 George Hutchinson Writing Competition
Award: 1st Place-$3,000
Deadline: June 30, 2006
For more information, visit www.fedcirbar.org
2006 Competition for Outstanding Student Papers of the State Bar and Labor Employment Section
Award: 1st Place-$3,000, 2nd Place-$2,000, 3rd Place-$1,000
Deadline: July 1, 2006
For more information, email or contact Edward Bernard at (415) 538-2242 or Edward.Bernard@calbar.ca.gov
National Association of Counsel for Children (NACC) Law Student Essay Competition
Award: $1,000 and conference scholarship
Deadline: August 1, 2006
For more information, visit www.naccchildlaw.org.
Association of Securities and Exchange Commission Alumni, Inc. Annual Securities Writing Competition
Award: 1st Place-$5,000, 2nd Place-$3,000, 3rd Place-$2,000
Deadline: November 15, 2006
For more information, contact ASECA's Executive Director, Cecile Srodes, at (202) 462-1211 or email at info@secalumni.org
American College of Consumer Financial Services Lawyers Writing Competition
Award: 1st Place-$2500, 2nd Place-$2000, 3rd Place-$1000
Deadline: December 1, 2006
For more information, email James L. Brown (jbrown@uwm.edu) or call at (414) 227-3255
2006 Albert S. Pergam International Law Writing Competition of the New York State Bar Association's International Law and Practice Section
Award: $2,000 and publication
Deadline: December 5, 2006
For more information, email Linda L. Castilla (lcastilla@nysba.org)
National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws William J. Pierce Writing Contest
Award: $500
Deadline: December 31, 2006
For more information, email the National Conference of Commissioners (krobinson@nccusl.org)
