http://library.wcl.american.edu/writing/ American University Washington College of Law Pence Law Law Library - Listing of Law School Writing Competitions en-us Copyright © 2009 Washington College of Law webmaster@wcl.american.edu Sun, 22 Nov 2009 16:02:25 GMT Washington College of Law Feed Generator 60 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.stgallen-symposium.org/leaders_of_tomorrow/student_award/competition.htm Ever since its beginnings almost 40 years ago, the St. Gallen Symposium has been conceived, planned and organised by the International Students' Committee (ISC) St. Gallen. Since 1974 the St. Gallen Foundation for International Studies assists the ISC-Team in its task of developing the conceptual framework and content, and also plays its part in the strategic development of the St. Gallen Symposium. Every year, the competition for the St. Gallen Wings of Excellence Award offers university students throughout the world the unique opportunity to take part in the St. Gallen Symposium. Students enter into a challenging exchange of ideas with today?s global leaders about the pressing economic and societal questions of our time. Competitors are invited to submit their thoughts and visions on the theme of the St. Gallen Symposium. The authors of the 100 best contributions will be invited to Switzerland to add their own perspective to the St. Gallen Symposium ? in the company of 600 entrepreneurs, top managers, politicians and scientists from more than 60 nations. The most outstanding pieces of work will receive the St. Gallen Wings of Excellence Award, which is endowed with a EUR 20,000.? prize, and will be presented to the audience by their authors. Within the framework of the theme, "Entrepreneurs: Agents of Change," participants will contribute their visions and entrepreneurial ideas to the current topic and one of the subtopics below. Contributions may be an essay, a scenario, a project report or proposal, a multimedia presentation or an entrepreneurial concept. » What makes an entrepreneur an ?agent of change?? » Changing of the guard: Who are the new entrepreneurs? » Corporate entrepreneurship within large companies: a concept for the future or a mere pie in the sky? » Entrepreneurship between environmental risks and opportunities: What does it take to succeed? Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:59:48 GMT http://law.richmond.edu/global/default.php?pageType=Annual%20Survey The Daniel T. Murphy Student Writing Competition is named for Professor Daniel T. Murphy who has been with the University of Richmond School of Law since 1976. As the cornerstone of international law at Richmond, the Richmond Journal of Global Law and Business chose to name this competition after him to honor the years of extraordinary work and dedication he has put forth to the students, the school, and our Journal.The Daniel T. Murphy Student Writing Competition is intended to foster knowledge and scholarly work by students on specific areas of the Law of the WTO. The topic of this year?s competition is WTO Treatment of Developed and Developing Countries. All entries must pertain to timely legal issues concerning developed and/or developing countries and the WTO. Authors are expected to strongly include and analyze the topic material within their written work. All interested students must email RJGLBAnnualSurvey@richmond.edu by Monday, January 4, 2010 to request an anonymous submission number. Please place "Anonymous Number Request" in the email subject line. Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:59:21 GMT http://www.cfcbar.org/index.php/news The U.S. Court of Federal Claims Bar Association proudly announces the creation of its Law Student Writing Competition. The Court of Federal Claims Bar Association (CFCBA) is a voluntary bar association made up of nationwide members who practice law in the areas that lie within the specialized jurisdiction of the U.S. Court of Federal Claims. The goal of this competition is to encourage law student scholarship on current topics that lie within the jurisdiction of the U.S. Court of Federal Claims. Entries to the contest may discuss any topic that lies within the procedure, substance, or scope of the jurisdiction of the U.S. Court of Federal Claims. The winning entries will receive cash prizes and an opportunity to be published via the Association?s website. Tue, 10 Nov 2009 20:57:53 GMT http://www.abanet.org/intlaw/students The American Bar Association Section of International Law is proudly sponsoring a student writing competition to encourage law student interest and participation in the practice of International Law and the Section.The essay topic for the 2009?2010 academic year is ?The Scope and Application of Universal Jurisdiction.? The winning essay will be published in the Section?s quarterly newsletter, The International Law News, which is distributed to over 23,000 Section members in 90 countries. Please note that this competition is only open to students who are members of the ABA Section of International Law. Tue, 10 Nov 2009 20:50:30 GMT http://www.nyls.edu/centers/harlan_scholar_centers/center_for_real_estate_studies/writing_competition The first annual New York Law School Real Estate Law Writing Competition is designed to encourage scholarship on all aspects of real estate and land use law, including transactional practice, financing, housing and mortgage law, zoning, condominiums and common interest communities, sustainable development and building, international and comparative law, ethical issues, and public policy. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:56:57 GMT http://www.seswpocc.org/competition.html The theme of the 2010 conference is Equality and Justice in the Obama Era. Students are invited to submit entries on a cutting-edge legal/law and society issue related to the conference theme as separate legal issues or their intersectionality. Published papers or papers already accepted for publication are ineligible. Tue, 06 Oct 2009 23:26:38 GMT http://www.wmitchell.edu/national-security-forum/?page=201 The William Mitchell Law Review and the William Mitchell National Security Forum are proud to announce the National Security Law Writing Competition and Call for Papers for publication in the William Mitchell Journal of the National Security Forum. The Journal of the National Security Forum was started in 2006 to provide thoughtful discussion of both legal issues and policy concerns related to national security. Papers will be published along with the opinions of top analysts in the national security field. Past contributors to JNSF include: Robert Chesney, Robert F. Turner, Amos Guiora, and Stephen Vladeck. Any national security-related legal topic may be explored in a note, case note, or comment format. Tue, 06 Oct 2009 23:15:06 GMT http://www.asil.org/search.cfm?displayPage=244 Members, active or retired, of the regular or reserve armed forces of any nation, are eligible to submit articles on any topic significantly enhancing the understanding and implementation of the law of war. Tue, 06 Oct 2009 22:47:25 GMT http://www.aclm.org/resources/swc/pdfs/swc%202010.pdf Legal medicine is the professional and academic discipline that concerns itself with legal aspects of medical science, medical practice, and other health care delivery. Papers may deal with any aspect of Legal Medicine, including medical licensure and regulation of the profession, business aspects of medical practice, liability, public health law, the physician-patient relationship, care of special patients, food and drug law, medical research, forensic science, and the history of legal medicine. Tue, 08 Sep 2009 20:11:01 GMT http://www.nysba.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=Writing_Competition The Intellectual Property Law Section of the New York State Bar Association promotes the interesting and growing areas of law which make up Intellectual Property Law, including patents, trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets, licensing and Internet intellectual property law issues. This award will be presented at the Annual Meeting of the Intellectual Property Law Section, January 26, 2010, New York, NY to the authors of the best publishable papers on subjects relating to the protection of intellectual property not published elsewhere, scheduled for publication, or awarded another prize. Fri, 04 Sep 2009 15:52:10 GMT http://www.boalt.org/bglj/writingaward.html The Berkeley Journal of Gender, Law, and Justice, a continuation of the Berkeley Women?s Law Journal is pleased to invite students and public interest practitioners of all disciplines to submit articles for consideration. BGLJ publishes pieces that address the lives and struggles of underrepresented women. In particular, we seek 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. Fri, 04 Sep 2009 15:06:00 GMT http://www.alliancedefensefund.org/userdocs/2010_Pew_Rules.pdf This year?s writing topic is a semi-open topic. Any paper submitted that otherwise complies with the rules will be considered if it meets the following topical criteria: Scholarly material of publishable quality that advocates a legal position consistent with ADF?s perspectives and mission as set forth on its web site at www.telladf.org and that addresses one or more issues in the areas of religious liberty, sanctity of life, and/or family values. Wed, 02 Sep 2009 21:37:47 GMT http://www.aclm.org/resources/swc/pdfs/swcbioethics2010.pdf The American College of Legal Medicine will present awards for three outstanding original papers written by law or health professions students on topics in Bioethics. Wed, 02 Sep 2009 21:14:16 GMT Boston College Law School announces its annual competition for the Liberty Mutual Prize, awarded for an exceptional article written during the 2009 school year and no later than February 1, 2010. The Liberty Mutual Insurance Group created this competition to encourage and recognize legal scholarhship in the area of property and casualty insurance law, its regulation and corporate governance. Tue, 21 Apr 2009 14:00:12 GMT http://www.ptos.org/committees/rossman_award.html The Rossman Memorial Award was established in 1972 by the Patent and Trademark Office Society and the friends of Dr. Joseph Rossman. Dr. Rossman was an Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of the Patent and Trademark Office Society for many years and was the author of numerous articles on patent law. The Rossman Award is given annually to the author of the article in the Journal that, in the opinion of the judges, makes the greatest contribution to the field of patents, trademarks, or copyrights. Tue, 10 Mar 2009 14:04:09 GMT http://www.embryolaw.org/ Under a grant from the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, Nightlight Christian Adoptions is conducting a law student essay competition to raise awareness and increase interest in embryo donation and adoption. The competition is open to currently enrolled students of ABA accredited law schools. The challenge of the essay competition is to write a scholarly position paper in response to a problem regarding embryo donation/adoption. The essay must be the student's original, unpublished work. Co-authored papers are ineligible. All entries received by Monday, February 1, 2010, 5:00 pm PST will be eligible for a $500.00 BONUS award if their entry is selected as the 1st, 2nd, or 3rd place winner. The panel reserves the right to make no award if a worthy essay is not submitted. Wed, 18 Feb 2009 21:01:04 GMT http://www.abanet.org/legalservices/lpl/levit/levit.html This annual contest encourages original and innovative research and writing in the area of legal malpractice law, professional liability insurance and loss prevention. The 2010 Contest Essay Hypothetical relates to pleading and proof burdens, in a legal malpractice case, on the issue of collectibility of damages in the underlying case. Tue, 13 Jan 2009 14:26:31 GMT http://www.laborandemploymentcollege.org/products/Writing%20Competition.aspx The scope of permissible topics is broad, i.e., any aspect of public or private labor or employment law. Students are encouraged to present a: * public policy issue, * practical implications of a leading case or doctrine, * comment on a statute or the need for a statutory modification, or * comment on a common law doctrine. Tue, 04 Nov 2008 17:56:05 GMT http://www.eli.org/writing_contest.cfm The Constitution has long been interpreted by the courts and understood by most Americans to support comprehensive environmental protections. However, arguments targeting the constitutional legitimacy of environmental laws continue to gain traction in the federal courts. To inform the debate, law students are invited to submit papers exploring current issues of constitutional environmental law. Any topic addressing recent developments or trends in U.S. environmental law that have a significant constitutional or "federalism" component may be submitted. Tue, 21 Oct 2008 16:22:13 GMT http://www.tannenwald.org/rules/ Named for the late Tax Court Judge Theodore Tannenwald, Jr. and designed to perpetuate his dedication to legal scholarship of the highest quality, the Tannenwald Writing Competition is open to all full- or part-time law school students, undergraduate or graduate. Papers on any U.S. federal or state tax-related topic may be submitted in accordance with the Competition Rules. 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). Tue, 21 Oct 2008 16:20:49 GMT The Federal Bar Association Section of Taxation hosts an annual writing competition and invites law students to participate. All law students currently pursuing a juris doctor or full-time LLM at an accredited law school are eligible to enter the competition. Students may submit any original, unpublished paper concerning federal income taxation Thu, 13 Dec 2007 23:38:30 GMT http://www.kentlaw.edu/academics/plel/LouisJacksonNWC.html The Louis Jackson National Student Writing Competition in Employment and Labor Law is an annual law student writing competition that honors the memory of Louis Jackson, a founding partner in Jackson Lewis LLP. Jackson Lewis pioneered the concept of preventive employee relations to help employers shape a positive and productive workplace. The competition is administered by Chicago-Kent Institute for Law and the Workplace, a national center for research, training dialogue and reflection on the law that governs the workplace. Thu, 13 Dec 2007 23:31:08 GMT http://www.abanet.org/buslaw/hershman/ The American Bar Association Section of Business Law is sponsoring its 24rd annual Mendes Hershman student writing contest to encourage and reward law student writings on a business law subject of general and current interest. Please note thatpapers must be nominated through the dean of the law school Tue, 06 Nov 2007 19:30:28 GMT http://www.abanet.org/health/06_membership/LawStudents/WritingCompetition.shtml The Health Law Section is pleased to announce the 8th Annual Law Student Writing Competition. The winner will be introduced at the Section's Emerging Issues in Healthcare Law conference. Awards shall be for authorship of superior literary effort that advances and serves the interests and understanding of health law on a topic that will be addressed at the Section?s annual Emerging Issues conference. Tue, 06 Nov 2007 18:49:49 GMT http://www.accfsl.org/writing-competition/ Each year, The American College of Consumer Financial Services Lawyers, seeks to recognize written contributions to the field of consumer financial services law. Eligible papers include publishable articles, substantial book reviews, book chapter or full book, and for the best student case note or comment. In any year, depending on submissions, all three awards, or fewer, may be made. Tue, 23 Oct 2007 13:38:25 GMT http://www.publicjustice.net/What-We-Do/Awards/Law-School-Essay-Contest.aspx The Roscoe Hogan Environmental Law Environmental Law Essay Contest was established in 1970 by the prominent environmental lawyer, the late Roscoe B. Hogan of Birmingham, Alabama, and serves to provide law students the opportunity to investigate and offer solutions to the multitude of injustices inflicted on the environment. The 2010 topic is "Can Coal Be Clean? Litigation Remedies for Coal Contamination from Mining to Combustion to Sequestration." Please not that all entrants must fill out and submit the "intent to enter" form by January 29, 2010 from www.publicjustice.net Tue, 23 Oct 2007 13:33:20 GMT http://www.uiowa.edu/~tlcp/html/trandafir_competition.html Each year, Transnational Law & Contemporary Problems, in conjunction with the University of Iowa College of Law International and Comparative Law Program, conducts an annual world affairs student writing competition. The competition is open to law students and to graduate students in all disciplines. Any topic of contemporary international business or economic concern with a legal nexus. Tue, 02 Oct 2007 22:12:03 GMT http://www.inta.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1756&Itemid=269&getcontent=4 The Ladas Memorial Award was established and is supported by the law firm of Ladas & Parry LLP in memory of the outstanding contributions to international intellectual property law made by the distinguished practitioner and author Stephen P. Ladas. The Award is presented once a year in two author categories, Student and Professional. In each category, the Award is given to the best paper on the subject of trademark law or a matter that directly relates to or affects trademarks. The purpose of the Award is to provide an incentive to further develop interest in the field of trademark law and to enhance the general understanding of this discipline. Tue, 02 Oct 2007 21:35:11 GMT http://www.abanet.org/forums/entsports/home.html The GRAMMY Foundation, in concert with some of the nation's most prominent entertainment attorneys, established the Entertainment Law Initiative (ELI) to promote discussion and debate about the most compelling legal issues facing the music industry today. In its twelfth year, the program has grown to include a national writing competition, recently added writing competition workshops, a GRAMMY Week scholarship luncheon, and significant panel presentations focusing on relevant and challenging issues with some of the country's most prominent entertainment, Intellectual Property and copyright attorneys. ELI continues to foster future careers in entertainment law by seeking out the nation's top law students and giving them invaluable networking and educational opportunities. Law students from across the country are invited to research, analyze and submit essays regarding important issues facing the industry. Tue, 02 Oct 2007 18:17:38 GMT http://www.ascap.com/musicbiz/burkan/ Any aspect of Copyright Law. Tue, 02 Oct 2007 17:33:24 GMT http://adams.law.ou.edu/ailr/competition.cfm 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. Mon, 24 Sep 2007 19:51:16 GMT http://www.nysba.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=Section_Awards6&Template=/CustomSource/Award/AwardDisplay.cfm&code=MS_PERGAM This annual writing competition began in 1988 to foster legal scholarship among law students in the field of international law. The competition is intended to encourage students of law to write on areas of public or private international law. The Section believes that by providing a forum for students to disseminate their ideas and articles, the professional and academic communities are enriched. Furthermore, the competition presents an opportunity for students to submit law review quality articles to the Section for possible publication in one of its publications. Mon, 24 Sep 2007 19:43:03 GMT