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The ACCFSL will present awards for the best book or book chapter, publishable article or substantial book review, or student case note or comment on a topic dealing with consumer financial services law. Sponsor's Web Site |
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American College of Consumer Financial Services Lawyers |
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| 1st: $2,500 |
| 2nd: $2,000 |
| 3rd: $1,000 |
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12/01/2009 |
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The journal seeks submissions that examine the intersection of gender with one or more other axes of subordination including, but not limited to, race, class, sexual orientation, and disability. Sponsor's Web Site |
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Berkeley Journal of Gender, Law & Justice |
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12/01/2009 |
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The subject for this year’s competition is a practical examination of a topic relating to emerging issues in health care. Sponsor's Web Site |
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ABA Health Law Student Writing Award |
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12/04/2009 |
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The Albert S. Pergam International Law Writing Competition encourages students to write on areas of public or private international law. Sponsor's Web Site |
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New York State Bar Association |
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12/04/2009 |
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Law students are invited to submit publishable papers on subjects relating to the protection of intellectual property not published elsewhere, scheduled for publication, or awarded another prize. Sponsor's Web Site |
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New York State Bar Association Intellectual Property Law Section |
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12/07/2009 |
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All submissions should be on a legal topic, and may be written in English, Irish, French, or German. Book reviews and case notes will also be considered. Sponsor's Web Site |
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Cork Online Law Review |
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12/19/2009 |
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Students are invited to submit a note or comment written while the author was an enrolled student in an ABA-approved law school during the 2009 calendar year. The paper may not have been previously published, and may be on any topic in the area of immigration law. Sponsor's Web Site |
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University of La Verne Law Review |
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01/01/2010 |
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Authors must research and identify a compelling legal issue confronting the music industry, and propose a solution.
E-mail the competition to receive a copy of the rules. Sponsor's Web Site |
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Grammy Foundation and ABA Forum on the Entertainment and Sports Industries |
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| 1st: $5,000 |
| 4 runners-up: |
| $1,500 each |
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01/04/2010 |
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Each law school may nominate one paper to the Mendes Hershman Student Writing Competition. The paper shall be on a high quality business law topic written in the 2009-2010 or current academic year by a student currently enrolled in the law school’s J.D. program. Papers must be sponsored by the law school professor coordinator, TBA, so be sure to turn in your paper (original plus one copy) to Mariko Cool in J.D. Academic Services, McDonough 352, no later than November 13, 2009.
Deadline:
Submit to Mariko Cool by:
11/13/2009
Contest deadline:
1/8/2010 Sponsor's Web Site |
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ABA Section of Business Law |
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| 1st: $2,500 |
| 2nd: $1,000 |
| 3rd: $500 |
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01/08/2010 |
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Submissions to the Bioethics Student Writing Competition may deal with any ethical issues arising specifically within the health care arena in the 21st century. Authors may submit their paper to only one of the ACLM competitions. Sponsor's Web Site |
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American College of Legal Medicine |
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| 1st: $1,000 |
| 2nd: $500 |
| 3rd: $250 |
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01/11/2010 |
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Submissions to the Letourneau Award may deal with any aspect of Legal Medicine. Authors may submit their paper to only one of the ACLM competitions. Sponsor's Web Site |
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American College of Legal Medicine |
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01/11/2010 |
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The Rona R. Mears Student Writing Competition and Scholarship Awards essay topic for the 2009-2010 academic year is “The Scope and Application of Universal Jurisdiction.” All submissions should be submitted electronically to Angela Benson at bensona@staff.abanet.org. Sponsor's Web Site |
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ABA Section of International Law |
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01/15/2010 |
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All full-time law students currently seeking a J.D. or LL.M. may submit an original unpublished paper concerning federal taxation. Students must also sign and return a Warranty and Authorization to Publish, which is available in McDonough 352 or by e-mailing awoolley@fedbar.org. Sponsor's Web Site |
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Federal Bar Association Section on Taxation |
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01/15/2010 |
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The Ladas Student Writing Award will be given to the best paper on the subject of trademark law or a matter that directly relates to or affects trademarks. Sponsor's Web Site |
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International Trademark Association and Ladas & Parry LLP |
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01/15/2010 |
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Judges will consider papers on any topic relating to the law governing the workplace, such as employment law, labor law, employee benefits, or employment discrimination. Only the first two submissions per law school will be accepted as entries for consideration. Sponsor's Web Site |
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Jackson Lewis LLP and Chicago-Kent College of Law’s Institute for Law and the Workplace |
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| one 1st: $3,000 |
| two 2nd: $1,000 |
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01/19/2010 |
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Submissions to the Roscoe Hogan Environmental Essay Contest shall address “Can Coal Be Clean? Litigation Remedies for Coal Contamination from Mining to Combustion to Sequestration.” Intent due: 1/29/2010; Essay due: 3/31/2010. Sponsor's Web Site |
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Public Justice Foundation |
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01/29/2010 |
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Papers will be accepted on any issue concerning American Indian Law. However, topics recently published in the American Indian Law Review will not be favored.
E-mail inquiries to: mwaters@ou.edu. Sponsor's Web Site |
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American Indian Law Review |
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| 1st: $1,000 |
| 2nd: $500 |
| 3rd: $250 |
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02/01/2010 |
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Authors submitting entries to the Liberty Mutual Prize should possess a J.D. degree or its overseas equivalent. Papers must concern the law related to property and casualty insurance, its regulation and corporate governance.
E-mail inquiries to: gordonjo@bc.edu. Sponsor's Web Site |
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Boston College Law School |
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02/01/2010 |
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Graduate students in any field of study born 1980 or later may submit an essay, multimedia presentation, or video in English, French, or German on one of the four subtopics to the theme "Entrepreneurs: Agents of Change" described on the competition's website. Up to 100 finalists will receive travel, board, and lodging to participate in the Symposium in St. Gallen, Switzerland, May 6-7, 2010. The most outstanding works will receive the St. Gallen Wings of Excellence Award, which is endowed with a EUR 20,000 prize. Sponsor's Web Site |
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St. Gallen Symposium |
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02/01/2010 |
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Submissions to the Trandafir Writing Competition may address any topic of contemporary international business or economic concern with a legal nexus. Sponsor's Web Site |
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Transnational Law and Contemporary Problems and University of Iowa College of Law |
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02/01/2010 |
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The 2010 Bert W. Levit Essay Contest topic concerns whether, in a legal malpractice case, the burden of pleading and proving "collectibility" of damages in the underlying case should lie with plaintiff. For the hypothetical and rules, please visit the contest website. Sponsor's Web Site |
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ABA Standing Committee on Lawyers’ Professional Liability |
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02/19/2010 |
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Write a scholarly position paper in response to the 2010 problem on Embryo Donation and Adoption presented at:
http://www.embryolaw.org/.
All entries received by 2/1/2010 will be eligible for a $500 bonus if selected as a prize winner. Sponsor's Web Site |
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Nightlight Christian Adoptions |
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| 1st: $2,500 |
| 2nd: $1,500 |
| 3rd: $1,000 |
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03/08/2010 |
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Submissions may be on any aspect of real estate and land use law. Sponsor's Web Site |
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Center for Real Estate Studies at New York Law School and the Graduate (LL.M.) Program in Real Estate at New York Law School |
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04/01/2010 |
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Entries may be on any topic addressing recent developments or trends in U.S. environmental law that have a significant constitutional or “federalism” component. Sponsor's Web Site |
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Environmental Law Institute; ABA Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources; and the National Association of Environmental Law Societies |
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04/12/2010 |
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Entries to the 13th Annual William Pew Religious Freedom Scholarship Competition shall be scholarly material that advocates a legal position consistent with ADF’s perspectives and mission and that addresses one or more issues in the areas of religious liberty, sanctity of life, and/or family values. Sponsor's Web Site |
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Alliance Defense Fund, Inc. |
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04/15/2010 |
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Topics may be any aspect of domestic public or private labor or employment law. Students are encouraged to present a public policy issue or practical implications of a leading case or doctrine, comment on a statute, or comment on a common law doctrine. Submissions must be postmarked no later than 5/1/2010 or e-mailed no later than 5:00 p.m. (PDST) on 5/14/2010.
Sponsor's Web Site |
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College of Labor and Employment Lawyers, Inc. |
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| 1st: $1,500 |
| 2nd: $1,000 |
| 3rd: $500 |
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05/14/2010 |
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Each law school may certify two papers to the Nathan Burkan Memorial Competition. The contest goal is to increase the interest in the law of Copyright and to improve the style of legal writing. Eligible candidates should be third-year students (some second-years may be allowed). The paper must not exceed 50 pages.
Papers must be sponsored by the law school professor coordinator, TBA, so be sure to turn in your paper (original plus one copy) to Mariko Cool in JD Academic Services, McDonough 352, no later than May 25, 2010. ASCAP encourages earlier applications.
Submit to Mariko Cool by: 5/25/2010
Contest deadline: 6/30/2010 Sponsor's Web Site |
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American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers |
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| $600, $250 at each law school; |
| $3,000, $2,000, $1,000 National |
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05/25/2010 |
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Each law school may certify up to 8 J.D. papers and 8 LL.M. papers. Papers must focus primarily upon technical or policy-oriented tax issues relating to any type of existing or proposed U.S. federal or state tax or taxation system (including topics relating to tax practice ethical and professional responsibility matters). Papers must be sponsored by the law school professor coordinator (TBA) so be sure to turn in your paper (original plus one copy) to Mariko Cool in J.D. Academic Services, McDonough 352, no later than May 28, 2010.
Submit to Mariko Cool by: 5/28/2010; Contest deadline: 7/1/2010. Sponsor's Web Site |
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Theodore Tannenwald, Jr. Foundation for Excellence in Tax Scholarship |
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| 1st: $5,000 |
| 2nd: $2,500 |
| 3rd: $1,500 |
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05/28/2010 |
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The Marc Lalonde Prize for Excellence in International Commercial and Investment Arbitration is offered to Canadian law graduates who are pursuing or have recently completed further studies related to international commercial or investment arbitration. The paper shall be on an issue arising in international commercial or investment arbitration. Sponsor's Web Site |
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Canadian Arbitration Congress |
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06/30/2010 |
