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Writing Contests:
Information Provided by Dean Sowle's Office
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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: 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: International Association
of Defense Counsel Legal Writing Contest.
Topic: A subject of practical concern
to lawyers engaged in the defense or management of the defense
of civil litigation, such as relevant aspects of tort law,
insurance law, civil procedure, evidence, damages, alternative
dispute resolution procedures, and professional ethics.
Prizes: First place, $2,000; second
place, $1,000; third place, $500.
Deadline: April 23, 2006.
Website: http://www.iadclaw.org/contest.cfm
Sponsor/Title: Notre Dame Law School Smith-Doheny
Legal Ethics Writing Competition.
Topic: Any issue within the general category
of legal ethics.
Prizes: First place, $1,000.
Deadline: April 28, 2006.
Sponsor/Title: Foley & Lardner LLP Intellectual
Property Writing Competition.
Topic: Any issue in the area of intellectual
property law.
Prizes: First place, $5,000; second
place, $5,000.
Deadline: May 15, 2006.
Website: http://foley.com/IPwritingcompetition
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
Sponsor/Title: American Judges Association/American
Judges Foundation Law Student Essay Competition.
Topic: The rule of law in times of conflict.
Prizes: First place, $3,000; second
place, $1,500; third place, $1,000.
Deadline: June 1, 2006.
Website: http://aja.ncsc.dni.us
Sponsor/Title: American Planning Association
Smith-Babcock-Williams Student Writing Competition.
Topic: A question of significance in
either planning or areas of law germane to planning (e.g.,
land use, local government or environmental law).
Prizes: First place, $2,500 and
submission for publication; second place, $1,000; honorable
mentions (up to two), $250.
Deadline: June 5, 2006.
Sponsor/Title: Mercer University School of
Law Adam A. Milani Disability Law Writing Competition.
Topic: Any aspect of disability law,
theory or practice.
Prizes: First place, between $300
and $500.
Deadline: June 15, 2006.
Website: http://www.law.mercer.edu/academics/legal_writing/writingcomp.cfm
Sponsor/Title: Federal Circuit
Bar Association George Hutchinson Writing Contest.
Topic: Any topic that lies within the
procedure, substance, or scope of the jurisdiction of the
Federal Circuit Court of Appeals.
Prizes: First place, $3,000 (discretionary);
second and third place cash awards may also be awarded.
Deadline: June 30, 2006.
Website: http://fedcirbar.org
Sponsor/Title: The Theodore Tannenwald,
Jr. Foundation for Excellence in Tax Scholarship Writing Competition.
Topic: Any federal or state tax topic.
Prizes: First place, $3,500; second
place, $2,500; third place, $1,500.
Deadline: June 30, 2006.
Website: http://www.abanet.org/lsd/competitions/writing-contests/06tannenwald-rules.pdf
Sponsor/Title: American Society
of Composers, Authors & Publishers (ASCAP) Nathan Burkan
Memorial Competition.
Topic: Any aspect of copyright law.
Prizes: First place $600, second
place $250 at each participating law school.
Deadline: June 30, 2006.
Other Information: Two winning papers will be
chosen, and awards given, at each participating law school.
Open to third-year (or, with permission, second-year) law
students. Each school will be responsible for choosing the
winning papers. Any Chicago-Kent student interested in submitting
a paper should contact Dean Sowle well in advance of the June
30 deadline.
Website: http://www.ascap.com
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