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Week of October 29, 2012

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 Theda Mickey in Suite 320.

*Congratulations to Laura Homan (class of 2013) for being selected as a Fall 2012 winnter of the National Law Review Law Student Writing Contest.
*Congratulations to Anne Marfisi (class of 2013) for winning first place in the 2011 SmithAmundsen Excellence in Legal Writing Award.
*Congratulations to Mariah Shaver (class of 2012) for winning second place in the American Judges Association's 2012 Law Student Essay Competition.


Sponsor/Title: Association of Securities and Exchange Commission Alumni, Inc./Securities Law Writing Competition.
Topic: Any subject in the field of securities law.
Prizes: First place, $5,000; second place, $3,000; third place, $2,000.
Deadline: November 16, 2012.
Web site: Click here.


Sponsor/Title: Center for Alcohol Policy National Essay Contest.
Topic: If a country were starting alcohol regulation from scratch, what regulatory framework would you advise it to create and why?
Prizes: First place, $5,000; second place, $2,500; third place, $1,000.
Deadline: December 14, 2012.
Web site: Click here.


Sponsor/Title: Grammy Foundation Entertainment Law Initiative Writing Competition.
Topic: Submissions should propose a solution to a compelling legal issue confronting the music industry.
Prizes: First place, $5,000; four runners-up, $1,500 each. See web site for other prizes.
Deadline: January 3, 2013.
Web site: Click here.


Sponsor/Title: American College of Legal Medicine Student Writing Competition in Law, Medicine and Bioethics.
Topic: Any aspect of legal medicine.
Prizes: First place, $1,000; second place, $500; third place, $250.
Deadline: January 4, 2013.
Web site: Click here.


Sponsor/Title: Federal Bar Association Section on Taxation/Donald C. Alexander Tax Law Writing Competition.
Topic: Any topic concerning federal taxation.
Prizes: First place, $2,000; second place, $1,000.
Deadline: January 7, 2013.

Sponsor/Title: College of Workers' Compensation Lawyers Law Student Writing Competition.
Topic: Any aspect of workers' compensation law.
Prizes: First place, $1,500; second place, $1,000; third place, $500.
Deadline: January 15, 2013.

Sponsor/Title:  2012-2013 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 2012 semester. There are formatting guidelines that must be followed. For questions, contact Professor Martin H. Malin by email at mmalin@kentlaw.iit.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. (Electronic versions of winning papers will be required).
Deadline:  Submissions are due no later than Tuesday, January 22, 2013.

Sponsor/Title: American Society of International Law & American University Washington College of Law Center for Human Rights and Humanitarian Law/International Humanitarian Law Student Writing Competition.
Topic: Any topic within the scope of international humanitarian law.
Prizes: Presentation of paper at annual conference for each of two winning authors.
Deadline: January 31, 2013.
Web site: Click here.



Sponsor/Title: American Indian Law Review Writing Competition.
Topic: Any issue concerning American Indian law or indigenous peoples.
Prizes: First place, $1,000 and publication; second place, $500; third place, $250.
Deadline: January 31, 2013.
Web site: Click here.


Sponsor/Title: IT-Lex Technology Law Writing Contest.
Topic: Any issue within the areas of electronic discovery, privacy, social media, security, or other technology issues.
Prizes: First place, $5,000; second place, $1,000; third place, $500; winning entries will be published in the IT-Lex Journal.
Deadline: February 1, 2013.
Web site: Click here.


Sponsor/Title: Transnational Law & Contemporary Problems Journal/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.
Deadline: March 1, 2013.



Sponsor/Title: Environmental Law Institute/Constitutional Environmental Law Student Writing Competition.
Topic: Any topic addressing recent developments or trends in U.S. environmental law that have a significant constitutional or "federalism" component.
Prizes: First place, $2,000 and offer of publication in the Environmental Law Reporter.
Deadline: April 12, 2013.
Web site: Click here.


Sponsor/Title: American Planning Association/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, $500; third place, $250.
Deadline: June 7, 2013.



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