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Writing Contests:
Information Provided by Dean Sowle's Office
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Academic
Administration and Student Affairs home page
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Week
of September 9, 2002 |
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New listings added for the current week, if
any, are indicated in italics. Print copies
of the rules and regulations governing the writing contests
listed here are available from Denise Lang in Suite 320.
Sponsor/Title: Young Lawyers Committee of
the Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel, Honorable
Scribe's Writing Contest.
Topic: Submissions should focus on a topic within
any of the following areas: evidence, civil rights, municipal
liability law, nursing home litigation, or construction negligence.
Prizes: First place, $1,000.
Deadline: The deadline for submissions
is November 15, 2002.
Sponsor/Title: NRA Civil Rights Defense Fund
2002-2003 Law Student Essay Contest.
Topic: The subject of the contest is "the
right of the individual to keep and bear arms as a federally
protected right."
Prizes: First place, $5,000; second place,
$3,000; third place, $2,000; fourth place, $1,000.
Deadline: Submissions must be postmarked
or delivered on or before April 30, 2003.
Sponsor/Title: NRA Civil Rights Defense Fund
Scholarship Contest for Third-Year Law Students.
Topic: The constitutional right to keep and
bear arms.
Prizes: First place, $12,500 toward tuition;
second place, $5,000; third place, $2,500.
Deadline: Submissions must be received
on or before July 1, 2003.
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