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Writing Contests:

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Week of February 20, 2006

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: National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (NAELA), Student Journal Writing Competition.
Topic: Any topic related to one or more of the following three issues in an elder law practice: (1) diversity in senior housing; (2) diversity in access to health care; and (3) diversity in capacity and guardianship.
Prizes:  First place, $1,500; second place, $1,000; third place, $500. The top eight articles will be published in the NAELA Student Journal.
Deadline: February 27, 2006.
Website
: http://www.naela.org

Sponsor/Title: Berkeley Technology Law Journal Writing Competition.
Topic: Topics at the intersection of law and technology, including but not limited to: intellectual property, antitrust, First Amendment, entertainment and new media, telecommunications, biotechnology, Internet, and cybercrime.
Prizes:  First place, $2,000 and publication of article; second place, $750; third place, $500.
Deadline: February 28, 2006.
Website
: http://www.btlj.boalt.org/submissions/competition.php

Sponsor/Title: National Association of Women Lawyers, Selma Moidel Smith Law Student Writing Competition.
Topic: Any issue concerning women's rights or the status of women in the law.
Prizes:  First place, $500 and publication of article.
Deadline: March 1, 2006.

Sponsor/Title: American Immigration Law Foundation, Edward L. Dubroff Memorial Legal Writing Contest.
Topic: Any aspect of American immigration and nationality law.
Prizes:  First place, $1,000.
Deadline: March 13, 2006.
Website
: http://www.ailf.org

Sponsor/Title: Hofstra Law School and Association of Family and Conciliation Courts, Family Law Writing Competition.
Topic: Any area of family law, although topics focused on international and interdisciplinary subjects of family law are especially encouraged.
Prizes:  First place, $500; Honorable mention (up to two), $250.
Deadline: March 15, 2006.

Sponsor/Title: ABA Section of Administrative Law and Regulatory Practice, Gellhorn-Sargentich Law Student Essay Competition.
Topic: A problem or issue arising at the intersection of constitutional and administrative law.
Prizes:  First place, $500.
Deadline: March 31, 2006
Website: http://www.abanet.org/adminlaw/news/writing1.pdf.


Sponsor/Title: American College of Trust and Estate Counsel, Mary Moers Wenig Student Writing Competition.
Topic: One or more legal issues in the area of trusts and estates and related taxation.
Prizes:  First place, $5,000; second place, $3,000; third place, $1,000.
Deadline: April 1, 2006.

Website: http://www.actec.org

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: 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: June 1, 2006.
Website
: http://www.nradefensefund.org


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