Sponsor/Title: American Constitution Society for Law and Policy/National Student Writing Competition.
Topic: Papers should further and promote a progressive vision of the Constitution, law, and public policy.
Prizes: First place, $3,000; two runners up, $1,000 each.
Deadline: February 19, 2010.
Web site: http://www.acslaw.org
Sponsor/Title: ABA Standing Committee on Lawyers' Professional Liability and Long & Levit LLP/Bert W. Levit Essay Contest.
Topic: This year's topic concerns pleading and burdens, in a legal malpractice case, on the issue of collectibility of damages in the underlying case. See contest rules for a complete description of the topic hypothetical.
Prizes: First place, $5,000.
Deadline: February 19, 2010.
Web site: http://www.abanet.org/legalservices/lpl/levit/levit.html
Sponsor/Title: Journal of Business & Securities Law/Elliot A. Spoon Business Law Writing Competition.
Topic: Any current topic concerning business or securities law.
Prizes: First place, $500 and publication of article.
Deadline: March 5, 2010.
Web site: http://www.msu.edu/~jbsl
Sponsor/Title: Embryo Adoption Awareness Center/Embryo Donation and Adoption Law Writing Competition.
Topic: Submissions should address the 2010 Problem specified in the competition rules, available at
http://www.embryolaw.org.
Prizes: First place, $2,500; second place, $1,500; third place, $1,000.
Deadline: March 8, 2010.
Web site: http://www.embryolaw.org
Sponsor/Title: ABA Section on Affordable Housing and Community Development Law/Law Student Legal Writing Competition.
Topic: Any legal issue regarding affordable housing and/or community development law.
Prizes: First place, $1,000.
Deadline: March 12, 2010.
Web site: http://www.abanet.org/forums/affordable
Sponsor/Title: The Sovereignty Symposium XXIII/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: March 31, 2010.
Sponsor/Title: New York Law School Center for Real Estate Studies/NYLS Real Estate Law Writing Competition.
Topic: Any area of real estate law or practice.
Prizes: First place, $1,000; honorable mention, $500.
Deadline: April 1, 2010.
Web site: http://www.nyls.edu/CRES/WritingCompetition
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, $2,500.
Deadline: April 30, 2010.
Web site: http://www.nd.edu/~ndlaw/writing_competitions/smith_doheny.pdf
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 essay.
Deadline: April 30, 2010.
Web site: http://www.nawl.org
Sponsor/Title: National Association of Chapter 13 Trustees/Law Student Writing Competition.
Topic: Any issue concerning Chapter 13 of the Bankruptcy Code.
Prizes: First place, publication of essay.
Deadline: April 30, 2010.
Sponsor/Title: College of Labor and Employment Lawyers Writing Competition.
Topic: Any aspect of domestic public or private labor or employment law.
Prizes: First place, $1,500; second place, $1,000; third place, $500.
Deadline: May 1, 2010 (postmarked) or May 14, 2010 (email).