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Writing Contests:

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Week of November 5, 2007

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.

*Congratulations to John New (class of 2007) for winning the William J. Pierce Writing Contest, sponsored by the National Council of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws.
*Congratulations to Frank Hill (class of 2007) for winning the Chicago-Kent Institute for Law and the Humanities annual paper prize.
*Congratulations to David Simon (class of 2008) for placing as first runner-up in the Pacific Legal Foundation's annual writing competition.

Sponsor/Title: American College of Consumer Financial Services Lawyers Writing Competition.
Topic: Any topic in the area of consumer financial services law.
Prizes: First place, $1,000.
Deadline: December 1, 2007.
Web site: http://www.law.ou.edu/lawrevs/ailr

Sponsor/Title: Grammy Foundation Entertainment Law Initiative Legal Writing Contest.
Topic: A compelling issue facing the music industry.
Prizes: First place, $5,000 and publication of paper; second place (four awards given), $1,500 and publication of papers.
Deadline: December 20, 2007.
Web site: http://www.grammyfoundation.com

Sponsor/Title: Center for Global Trade & Development Student Essay Competition in International Law.
Topic: The Genocide Convention at Sixty.
Prizes: First place, $1,500.
Deadline: January 20, 2008.

Sponsor/Title: 2007-2008 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 2007 semester. There are formatting guidelines that must be followed. For questions, contact Professor Martin H. Malin by email 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 Tuesday, January 22, 2008.

Sponsor/Title: Epstein Becker & Green, P.C./Health Care and Life Sciences Law Writing Competition.
Topic: Any traditional area of the law as applied to health care and life sciences, or areas of law unique to health care and life sciences.
Prizes: First place, $4,000; second place, $2,000; third place, $500.
Deadline: January 25, 2008.

Sponsor/Title: American Indian Law Review Writing Competition.
Topic: Any issue concerning American Indian law.
Prizes: First place, $1,000 and publication of paper; second place, $500; third place, $250.
Deadline: January 31, 2008.

Sponsor/Title: Public Justice Foundation/Roscoe Hogan Environmental Essay Contest.
Topic: Global warming: how litigation can make a difference.
Prizes: First place, $5,000.
Deadline: Intent-to-enter form due January 31, 2008. Submissions due March 31, 2008.
Web site: http://www.law.ou.edu/lawrevs/ailr

Sponsor/Title: Transnational Law & Contemporary Problems Jounral/Trandafir International Business Writing Competition.
Topic: Any topic of contemporary international business or economic concern with a legal nexus.
Prizes: First place, $2,000 and publication of paper.
Deadline: February 1, 2008.
Web site: http://www.law.uiowa.edu/journals/tlcp/trandafir.php

Sponsor/Title: American Constitution Society for Law and PolicyNational Student Writing Competition.
Topic: Liberty, security and democracy in our evolving society.
Prizes: First place, $3,000; two runner ups, $1,000 each.
Web site: http://www.acslaw.org


Sponsor/Title: American College of Trust and Estate Counsel/Mary Moers Wenig Student Writing Competition.
Topic: Submissions should address 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: May 1, 2008.
Web site: http://www.actec.org

Sponsor/Title: The College of Labor and Employment Lawyers Writing Competition.
Topic: Any aspect of public or private labor or employment law.
Prizes: First place, $1,500; second place, $1,000; third place, $500.
Deadline: May 15, 2008.
Web site: http://www.law.ou.edu/lawrevs/ail

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. National prizes may be given in the discretion of the sponsors in the amount of $3,000 (first prize), $2,000 (second prize), and $1,000 (third prize).
Deadline: June 30, 2008.
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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