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: ABA Section of Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice/Gellhorn-Sargentich Law Student Essay Competition.
Topic: A problem or issue relating to presidential control of agency rulemaking.
Prizes: First place, $500.
Deadline: April 30, 2010.
Web site: http://www.abanet.org/adminlaw
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).
Sponsor/Title: The Judge John R. Brown Scholarship Foundation/Brown Award for Excellence in Legal Writing.
Topic: No limitation on topic except that the submission must be on a legal subject.
Prizes: First place, $10,000.
Deadline: May 14, 2010.
Other information: Submissions must be nominated by a law school faculty member.
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: May 14, 2010.
Web site: http://www.iadclaw.org/publications/contest.aspx
Sponsor/Title: Customs and International Trade Bar Association and Brooklyn Law School/Andrew P. Vance Memorial Writing Competition.
Topic: A current issue relevant to customs and international trade law.
Prizes: First place, $1,000; second place, $500.
Deadline: May 19, 2010.
Sponsor/Title: The American College of Employee Benefits Counsel Writing Competition.
Topic: Any topic in the field of employee benefits law.
Prizes: First place, $1,500 (two winners).
Deadline: June 1, 2010.
Web site: http://www.acebc.com
Sponsor/Title: American Judges Association Law Student Essay Competition.
Topic: Either: the pluses and minuses of ediscovery; or: the effect of Melendez-Diaz on state statutory schemes for admission of lab results.
Prizes: First place, $3,000; second place, $1,500; third place, $1,000.
Deadline: June 1, 2010.
Web site: http://aja.ncsc.dni.us
Sponsor/Title: American Planning Association, Planning and Law Divisioin/Smith-Babcock-Williams Student Writing Competition.
Topic: A question of significance in either city planning or associated areas of law (e.g., land use, local government or environmental law).
Prizes: First place, $2,500; second place, $1,000; and up to two honorable mention prizes of $250.
Deadline: June 7, 2010.
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; and a variable amount for honorable mention winners.
Deadline: June 15, 2010.
Web site: http://www.actec.org
Sponsor/Title: American Inns of Court/Warren E. Burger Prize.
Topic: Submissions should address one or more aspects of legal excellence, civility, ethics, or professionalism.
Prizes: First place, $5,000 and publication of paper.
Deadline: June 15, 2010.