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Writing Contests:

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Week of April 14, 2008

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: 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 25, 2008.

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: SmithAmundsen Excellence in Legal Writing Award (for first-year Chicago-Kent students).
Prizes: First place, $5,000.

Deadline: May 5, 2008, 5:00pm.
Eligibility: This award is available to first-year students at Chicago-Kent whose personal or family background, life, or cultural and/or ethnic experience contributes to a more diverse environment at Chicago-Kent and in the legal community.
Other Information: A committee of faculty members from the Chicago-Kent Legal Writing department will select up to five appellate briefs submitted by first-year students who fit these criteria. Authorship of the briefs will not be known to committee members during the initial round of review. Student curriculum vitae, including work history, community service and extracurricular involvement and leadership, will be considered when selecting the winning applicant. Representatives from SmithAmundsen will choose the winning applicant with input from Dean Krent.
Applications should be submitted in hard copy and include: (1) A cover letter describing your personal qualities which contribute to a more diverse environment at Chicago-Kent and in the legal community; (2) Two copies of the rewrite of your first-year appellate brief; and (3) Curriculum vitae.
Applications should be submitted in hard copy to: Alice Curry, Administrative Associate, Department of Legal Research and Writing, Suite 803 (located outside Prof. Greenberg's office). You may also email entry documents to Alice at acurry@kentlaw.edu, after which you will receive confirmation that your applicaiton and brief has been received.

Sponsor/Title: Sovereignty Symposium XXI/Chief Justice John B. Doolin Writing Competition.
Topic: Any area of the law relating to Native Americans or other indigenous peoples.
Prizes: First place, $500; second place, $300; third place, $200.
Deadline: May 5, 2008.

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: Pacific Legal Foundation Program for Judicial Awareness.
Topic: Submissions should address one of the following topics: (1) Using the criteria set out in Penn Central Transp. v. City of New York, what sort(s) of land-use regulation are most likely to be struck down as a regulatory takings over the coming decade, and why? (2) Should the ban on discrimination on the basis of national origin in the Civil Rights Act of 1964 be understood to mandate special accommodations (e.g., free translation services) for non-English speakers? (3) Explain why the "shocks the conscience" standard is inappropriate to gauge substantive violations of the Due Process Clause in cases involving property rights.
Prizes: First place, $5,000; first runner-up, $3,000; second runner-up, $1,500.
Deadline: May 30, 2008.
Web site: http://www.pacificlegal.org

Sponsor/Title: American Judges Association Law Student Essay Competition.
Topic: Submissions must address an issue relating to search and seiquire arising from motor vehicle stops.
Prizes: First place, $3,000; second place, $1,500; third place, $1,000.
Deadline: June 2, 2008.

Sponsor/Title: American Inns of Court/Warren E. Burger Writing Competition.
Topic: Submissions should address one or more aspects of legal excellence, civility, ethics or professionalism within the legal profession.
Prizes: First place, $5,000 and publication of paper.
Deadline: June 15, 2008.

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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