Previous Writing Competitions
This list of Previous Writing Competitions may be helpful as you make long-range plans. Often, sponsors repeat their contests, and the deadline may fall at the same approximate time of year. If you are interested in a Writing Competition on this list, please verify the topic, prize, and due date with the sponsor. For a list of current Writing Competitions with upcoming deadlines, please click “Currently Active Writing Competitions.”
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The Award honors excellence in legal writing in American law schools. Any law student currently enrolled in an accredited law school in the United States seeking a J.D. or LL.B degree is eligible to submit a paper for the Award. In order to be considered, two copies of a current legal writing must be submitted to the Foundation c/o Kenneth G. Engerrand, Brown Sims, P.C., Tenth Floor, 1177 West Loop South, Houston, Texas 77027-9007. The article must be accompanied by a letter of recommendation from a law school faculty member or legal professional other than the author of the paper. Only one paper may be submitted on behalf of any student, and only one paper may be sponsored by any faculty member or legal professional.
Due Date: 06/03/2019 |
The goal of the Section of Real Property, Trust and Estate Lawstudent writing contest is to encourage and reward law student writing on the subjects of real property or trust and estate law. It is designed to attract students to these law specialties, and to encourage scholarship and interest in these areas. Articles submitted for judging are encouraged to be of timely topics and have not been previously published. This contest is open to all J.D. and LL.M students currently attending an ABA-accredited law school
Due Date: 05/31/2019 |
Entrants should submit an essay, article, or comment on an issue concerning Chapter 13 of the Bankruptcy Code. Essays will be accepted from students enrolled at any law school during the 2018-2019 school year. The essay must be the law student author's own work and must no have been submitted for publication elsewhere.
Due Date: 04/30/2019 |
All Students with an interest in legal ethics are invited and encouraged to participate. The competition is open to all law students at U.S. and Canadian law schools.
Due Date: 04/26/2019 |
The subject may be any aspect of family law. The primary focus of each essay should be an issue of law, although some interdisciplinary material may be useful in addressing a legal issue. Contestants must be J.D. students at ABA-approved law schools who are:
Due Date: 04/12/2019 |
Any topic addressing developments or trends in U.S. environmental law with a significant constitutional, “federalism,” or other cross-cutting component. Students currently enrolled in law school (in the U.S. or abroad) are eligible, including students who will graduate in 2019. Any relevant article, case comment, note, or essay may be submitted, including writing submitted for academic credit. Jointly authored pieces are eligible only if all authors are students and consent to submit.
Due Date: 04/08/2019 |
We invite papers on current issues regarding bankruptcy jurisdiction, bankruptcy litigation, or evidence in bankruptcy cases or proceedings. The paper may address business or consumer cases and may include matters such as bankruptcy sales, plan confirmation and other topics that involve jurisdiction, litigation or evidence in the bankruptcy courts.
Due Date: 03/18/2019 |
All entrants must be law school students currently enrolled in a J.D. or LL.M. program (day or evening) in an accredited law school in the United States. An entry must be directed to any of the following subject areas of intellectual property, i.e., patents, trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets, unfair trade practices, antitrust, and data security/privacy issues.
Due Date: 03/04/2019 |
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Due Date: 02/27/2019 |
The Competition is open to (i) law students, undergraduate (J.D.) or graduate (LL.M. or S.J.D.) enrolled full- or part-time in a U.S. law school during the 2016-17 academic year; and (ii) other students enrolled during such academic year in a U.S. law school tax course as part of an M.B.A. or other non-law degree program.? Submitted 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 U.S. federal or state taxation system (including topics relating to tax practice ethical and professional responsibility matters). Each submitted paper must be sponsored by a law school professor.
Due Date: 7/6/2018 |
The Chicago-Kent College of Law/Roy ?C. Palmer Civil Liberties Prize is a scholarly writing competition that honors an outstanding article or book on a topic exploring the tension between civil liberties and national security in contemporary American society.? The article or? book must be in draft form or have been published within one year prior to the July 1, 2018, deadline.? As a condition of accepting the award, the winner will present his or her work at Chicago-Kent.? All reasonable expenses will be paid.
Due Date: 7/1/2018 |
Submissions to the Warren E. Burger Prize should be an original, unpublished essay of 10,000-25,000 words on a topic of your choice addressing the issues of excellence in legal skills, civility, ethics, and professionalism.
Due Date: 7/1/2018 |
The Fourth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution guarantees "the right of people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searchs and seizures."? The one-sentence amendment is vague, and what constitutes reasonableness has been left to the judicial branch for interpretation.? With technological innovation comes the potential for law enforcement to develop new tools to investigate and prosecute crimes.? One such tool is the "cell-site simulator."? Does using a cell-site simulator constitute an "unreasonable" search in Fourth Amendment terms"? If not, why not?? And if yes, why and when?
Due Date: 7/1/2018 |
Students must be enrolled in an accredited law school. The paper must be on the 4th Amendment implications regarding cell-site simulator technology.
Due Date: 7/1/2018 |
Students must be enrolled in law school and the paper should be 30-40 pages on an intellectual property law topic.
Due Date: 6/29/2018 |
Law students are encouraged to submit an article on an IP topic, written on or before June 29, 2018.? To be eligible for consideration, the article must have been written solely by a student or students either in full-time attendance at a law school (day or evening) or prepared in connection with a law school course.? Judges will consider the merit of the article as a contribution to the knowledge respecting intellectual property and the extent to which it displays original and creative thought or information not previously written or published by the author prior to July 1, 2017.? The winner will receive reasonable expense reimbursement to attend the AIPLA Annual Meeting, October 25-27, 2018, in Washington, DC, to receive their award.
Due Date: 6/29/2018 |
Students must be currently enrolled in an accredited law school. The paper cannot be considered for publication elsewhere, and the topics must be in the area of trusts and estates.
Due Date: 6/15/2018 |
The Award is in recognition of Excellence in Legal Writing in American Law Schools.? Any law student currently enrolled in an accredited law school in the United States seeking a J.D. or LL.B degree is eligible to submit a paper for the Award. The article must be accompanied by a letter of recommendation from a law school faculty member or legal professional other than the author of the paper. In addition to the first, second and third place awards, there will be two "Finalist" awards of $1,000 each, and $5,000 will go to the Scholarship Fund selected by the Dean of the law school in which the First Place candidate is enrolled.
Due Date: 6/1/2018 |
Articles must relate to an intellectual property law issue or the practice of intellectual property law.? Preference will be given to topics demonstrating particular relevance to contemporary events, addressing unsettled issues of law, or presenting novel and unique perspectives.
Due Date: 5/31/2018 |
Entrants should submit a paper on an issue concerning women's rights or the status of women in the law. ?
Due Date: 5/1/2018 |
Any topic addressing developments or trends in U.S. environmental law with a significant constitutional, ?federalism,? or other cross-cutting component.
Due Date: 4/9/2018 |
Entrants should submit an essay, article, or comment on an issue concerning Chapter 13 of the Bankruptcy Code. Essays will be accepted from students enrolled at any law school during the 2017-2018 school year. The essays must be law student author's own work and must not have been submitted for publication elsewhere. Notwithstanding the foregoing, students may incorporate feedback as part of a course requirement or supervised writing projects. Essays will be judged based upon content, exhaustiveness of research, originality, writing style, and timeliness.
Due Date: 4/30/2018 |
Students must be a NY?State resident at an accredited law school. Any paper relating to antitrust law is eligible, and shoudl be 20-30 pages.
Due Date: 4/30/2018 |
Submissions to the Smith-Doheny Legal Ethics Writing Competition should concern any issue within the general category of legal ethics.
Due Date: 4/27/2018 |
Essays can be about any issue of Family Law, and students are encourages to write about national issues. Content is open to students in their 2nd or 3rd year at an ABA acredited law school.
Due Date: 4/27/2018 |
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