{"id":9315,"date":"2024-12-04T09:39:46","date_gmt":"2024-12-04T14:39:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.law.georgetown.edu\/iiel\/student-opportunities-2\/extracurricular-opportunities\/john-d-greenwald-writing-competition-2\/"},"modified":"2025-05-12T11:08:16","modified_gmt":"2025-05-12T15:08:16","slug":"andrew-p-vance-memorial-writing-competition","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.law.georgetown.edu\/iiel\/students\/extracurricular-opportunities\/andrew-p-vance-memorial-writing-competition\/","title":{"rendered":"Andrew P. Vance Memorial Writing Competition"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>About the Andrew P. Vance Memorial Writing Competition<\/b><\/h2>\n<p>The Andrew P. Vance Memorial Writing Competition honors the memory of Andrew P. Vance, past president of Customs and International Trade Bar Association (CITBA) and distinguished public servant and practitioner. Through his work in the field of customs and international trade law for over forty years, Andrew Vance maintained and improved the standards of practice and earned the respect and affection of countless lawyers, judges and scholars.<\/p>\n<p>The Customs and International Trade Bar Association (CITBA) and Georgetown Law are sponsoring this Writing Competition to encourage law students who are interested in careers in customs and international trade law.<\/p>\n<h2>2024-2025 Andrew P. Vance Memorial Writing Competition Call for Papers<\/h2>\n<p>The Customs and International Trade Bar Association (CITBA) and Georgetown Law School are pleased to announce 2024-2025 Andrew P. Vance Memorial writing Competition. The competition is welcoming papers with an in-depth analysis of a current issue relevant to customs and international trade law. Entrants must be currently enrolled in a J.D. or L.L.M. program at any of the nation\u2019s law schools.<em><strong> Papers must be <a href=\"https:\/\/georgetown.app.box.com\/f\/b705460f223c45b48c91e4ed1d74392d\">submitted here<\/a> by June 2, 2025 at 11:59 p.m. ET.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Submissions should be typewritten, double-spaced on 8 \u00bd x 11-inch paper.\u00a0The paper shall not exceed 40 pages in length, including footnotes.\u00a0Papers must include footnotes, not endnotes.\u00a0Papers should be in 12pt.\u00a0Times New Roman font and have one-inch margins (right, left, top, and bottom).\u00a0\u00a0Noncompliance with these requirements may affect evaluation or result in disqualification.\u00a0\u00a0Please include the following on the cover sheet of your paper:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Full name, address and telephone number<\/li>\n<li>Law school and year<\/li>\n<li>Date of submission of paper<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Do not include any identifying information in the text of the paper itself.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>A committee of practicing attorneys and professors with relevant expertise will judge the papers. The following factors will be considered:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Legal analysis<\/li>\n<li>Thoroughness and depth of topic<\/li>\n<li>Evaluation of judicial precedents, statutes, and regulations<\/li>\n<li>Writing style<\/li>\n<li>Form and quality of citations<\/li>\n<li>Conformity with rules of competition<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Two prizes will be awarded by CITBA:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>$1000.00 first prize<\/li>\n<li>$500.00 second prize<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/citba.org\/content.asp?contentid=158\">View a list of past winners<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About the Andrew P. Vance Memorial Writing Competition The Andrew P. Vance Memorial Writing Competition honors the memory of Andrew P. 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