Competitions, Fellowships, and Scholarships
The 2013 Bert W. Levit Essay Contest
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The ABA Standing Committee on Lawyers’ Professional Liability and Long & Levit LLP are sponsoring The 2013 Bert W. Levit Essay Contest for law students and young lawyers.
The 2013 contest hypothetical has been posted and involves questions about a law firm’s potential malpractice exposure when it relied on a third-party vendor to provide document review services for a client, which ultimately resulted in the release of privileged documents.
The contest encourages original and innovative research and writing in the areas of legal malpractice law, professional liability insurance, and loss prevention.
The contest winner will receive a $5,000 cash prize and an all-expense paid trip to the Spring 2013 National Legal Malpractice Conference in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Mailed entries must be postmarked by February 22, 2013; emailed entries must be submitted by 11:59 PM CST on February 22, 2013.
For more information on the contest assignment and rules, please visit the Standing Committee on Lawyers’ Professional Liability’s website.
Dalhousie Journal of Legal Studies Call for Submissions
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The Dalhousie Journal of Legal Studies (DJLS) is now accepting papers for its 22nd volume which will be published in spring/summer 2013. The DJLS operates out of the Schulich School of Law at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada and is a student-run academic journal that offers undergraduate, graduate, and recent law graduates the opportunity to have their work published to a broad, international subscription base.
The DJLS accepts essays, articles, case comments, and reviews concerning contemporary issues in Canadian or international law. Articles that focus exclusively on American domestic law will not be published.
Selected papers will be eligible for cash prizes (1st prize: $1,000; 2nd prize: $500; 3rd prize: $250), and all authors will be able to receive feedback from the editorial team upon request.
For submission guidelines, please visit The Dalhousie Journal of Legal Studies’s website.
2013 Law & Social Inquiry Graduate Student Paper Competition
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The editors of Law & Social Inquiry are pleased to announce their annual writing competition for the best journal-length article in the field of sociological studies written by a graduate or law student.
Law & Social Inquiry publishes empirical and theoretical studies of sociolegal processes from a variety of disciplinary perspectives. Authors must be graduate or law students and must have completed their submission while enrolled in one of these programs.
The winning paper will be published in Law & Social Inquiry, and the author or authors will receive a total cash prize of $500.
For formatting guidelines and competition rules, please visit the Law & Social Inquiry website.
The National Law Review Student Writing Contest
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The National Law Review is now accepting submissions for its March 2013 Law Student Writing Contest.
The suggested topic for this contest is labor law. Although students are encouraged to submit articles pertaining to the suggested topic, they may also submit entries covering current issues related to other areas of law.
To enter, the applicant and any co-authors must be enrolled in an accredited law school within the United States. Employees of The National Law Review are not eligible. All entries must comply with the manuscript requirements and submission guidelines to be considered and must be submitted by Monday, March 4, 2013, 5 p.m. Central Standard Time to lawschools@natlawreview.com.
The winning article will be published on The National Law Review website, the National Law Forum blog, and included in The National Law Review’s October newsletter.
For more information about the competition, including submission guidelines, please visit The National Law Review’s website.
2013 Paul Faherty Tax Law Writing Competition
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The Center for Tax Law and Employee Benefits at The John Marshall Law School is pleased to announce the 2013 Paul Faherty Tax Law Writing Competition. Any student currently enrolled in an ABA-accredited law school may enter. Topics may include any aspect of tax law, and students are encouraged to submit a paper addressing:
• a public policy issue,
• a critique of a leading case or doctrine,
• a comment on a statute or the need for a statutory modification, or
• a comment on a common law doctrine.
Awards will include one grand prize of $3,000 and two honorable mentions of $1,000.
All entries must be received by 11:59 p.m. CT on Sunday, March 31, 2013.
Rules and submission guidelines can be found here.
The 2013 Hogan/Smoger Access to Justice Essay Contest
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The Hogan/Smoger Access to Justice Essay Contest provides a $5,000 cash award to the author of the winning essay. The 2013 topic is "Is Democracy for Sale?" Any student currently enrolled in an accredited American law school may submit a legal essay for the competition. Essays can be written only during the academic year covered by the competition and may not be prepared as part of paid legal work outside of law school.
The deadline for submitting an intent-to-enter is January 31, 2013 and the deadline for submitting the essay is March 31, 2012.
Information about the contest is posted on the Public Justice website: www.publicjustice.net/news-events/awards.
Copies of the rules and criteria and intent-to-enter form are on file with the Department of Student Services.
Susan J. Ferrell Scholarship for the Sovereignty Symposium XXVI
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The Oklahoma Supreme Court and the Sovereignty Symposium, Inc. will host Sovereignty Symposium XXVI on June 5 and 6, 2013 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The Sovereignty Symposium was established to provide a forum in which ideas concerning common legal issues can be exchanged in a scholarly, non-adversarial environment.
Susan J. Ferrell served as Attorney Advisor in the Oklahoma City office of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development for nine years and much of her work concerned HUD’s Native American programs.
One full (tuition, meals, and travel) scholarship to attend the Sovereignty Symposium XXVI will be offered in her memory. Travel, lodging, and meal expenses for the Ferrell scholarship will be paid pursuant to Oklahoma State Travel Reimbursement and subject to the limitations found on the Sovereignty Symposium’s website.
Applicants should demonstrate an interest in and contribution to Native American legal issues by an application letter. There is no application form.
Please include name, address, and day and evening telephone numbers in your letter. Applicants must be students at an accredited law school in the United States, its territories, or Canada.
Applications are due by April 1, 2013 and should be submitted by mail or e-mail.
Mail:
The Sovereignty Symposium
Attn: Ferrell Scholarship Committee
Oklahoma Judicial Center, Suite 1
2100 North Lincoln Boulevard
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73105.
E-mail:
Julie.Rorie@oscn.net
For further information, contact Julie Rorie at 405.556.9371.
Connecticut Bar Association Labor & Employment Law Section Writing Competition
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The Connecticut Bar Association’s Labor & Employment Law Section is accepting submissions for its annual writing competition. This year, the focus area for the competition is “federal, state, or local non-discrimination laws.”
The competition is open to law students who are in good standing, enrolled in any law school in Connecticut, and have not previously been awarded the Labor & Employment Law Section Award. Submissions will be evaluated on the basis of clarity, demonstrated understanding of relevant legal issues, and depth of analysis.
The selection committee may choose up to three winners. The first prize winner will receive $1,000, an invitation to attend the 2013 Connecticut Bar Association Annual Meeting, and publication of his or her entry in a Connecticut Bar Association publication. The second and third prize winners will receive invitations to the 2013 Connecticut Bar Association Annual Meeting and may be published in a Connecticut Bar Association publication.
Submissions must be received by email no later than 5:00 p.m. EST on Monday April 15, 2013. It is the entrant’s responsibility to confirm receipt by the Section’s designee Nick Zaino.
For more information and submission guidelines, please click here.
