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Writing
Contests: Information Provided by Dean Sowle's Office |
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Week
of September 2, 2013 |
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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.
Sponsor/Title: Association of Securities and Exchange Commission Alumni, Inc. (ASECA)/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 15, 2013.
Sponsor/Title: American College of Consumer Financial Services Lawyers (ACCFSL) Writing Competition.
Topic: Entries should address a topic on consumer financial services. Topics that are predominantly securities regulation, insurance, or the safety-and-soundness aspects of banking regulation are not eligible However, works on subjects within these (or other) areas will be considered if they bear directly on consumer financial services.
Prizes: First place, $1,000.
Deadline: December 2, 2013.
Web site: Click here.
Sponsor/Title: Florida State University Center for Innovative Collaboration in Medicine and Law/Mollie and Paul Hill Student Writing Competition in Medical-Legal Interprofessional Collaboration.
Topic: Entries should address the following Contest Quetion: The Affordable Care Act (ACA) enacted into law in 2010 attempts to improve the access of Americans to improved quality health care, while controlling the nation's escalating health care expenditures. As the ACS gets further implement in 2014, discuss opportunities and challenges this law presents for constructive, innovative collaboration between the legal and medical professions in contributing to the quest for a more affordable and accessible high quality health care system.
Prizes: First place, $2,000.
Deadline: January 2, 2014.
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