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Writing Contests:

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Week of September 26, 2005

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: Stanford Technology Law Review Paper Contest.
Topic: Issues at the intersection of law and technology.
Prizes:  First place, $1,000; second place, $500; third place, $250.
Deadline:  The deadline for submissions is October 17, 2005.
Website
: http://stlr.stanford.edu

Sponsor/Title: Berkeley Journal of Gender, Law, and Justice Writing Award.
Topic: Submissions should address the lives and struggles of underrepresented women. In particular, submissions are sought 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.
Prizes:  First place, $250 and publication of article.
Deadline:  Submissions must be received by November 1, 2005.

Sponsor/Title: National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws, William J. Pierce Writing Contest.
Topic: Submissions should address a uniform or model act, or an issue arising from a uniform or model act promulgated by NCCUSL..
Prizes:  First place, $500.
Deadline:  Entries must be received no later than December 1, 2005.

Sponsor/Title: Louis Jackson National Student Writing Competition in Employment and Labor Law (co-sponsored by the Institute for Law and the Workplace and the Jackson Lewis Firm).
Topic: Papers may address 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. Submissions must be the law student author's own work and must not be submitted for publication elsewhere. Authors must have completed or be currently taking course work in employment or labor law, and must be enrolled in an accredited law school during the Fall 2005 semester. There are formatting guidelines that must be followed. For questions, contact Professor Martin H. Malin by e-mail at mmalin@kentlaw.edu.
Prizes:  One top honors award of $3,000 and two $1,000 awards will be presented to the top three entries. In addition to the cash awards, the top three entries will be published on the Institute for Law and the Workplace website. (Diskette versions of winning papers will be required).
Deadline:  Submissions are due no later than January 18, 2006.
Website
: http://www.kentlaw.edu/academics/plel/flyer.pdf


Sponsor/Title: NRA Civil Rights Defense Fund Law Student Essay Contest.
Topic: 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:  Entries must be postmarked or delivered on or before May 31, 2006.
Website
: http://www.nradefensefund.org

Sponsor/Title: NRA Civil Rights Defense Fund Scholarship Contest for Law Students.
Topic: Scholarships will be awarded to law students who submit articles on the constitutional right to keep and bear arms of quality suitable for publication in a law review journal. Open to third-year law students (as of Fall 2005).
Prizes:  First place, $12,500 toward tuition; second place, $5,000; third place, $2,500.
Deadline:  Entries must be received on or before June 1, 2006.
Website
: http://www.nradefensefund.org


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