Writing competitions

ROBERT PITOFSKY LAW STUDENT WRITING COMPETITION [DEADLINE: FEB. 23, 2024 BY 5 P.M. CST]

The Robert Pitofsky Law Student Writing Competition encourages and rewards student-written articles in the area of antitrust law, competition policy, and consumer protection law.

Topic: A current topic dealing with antitrust or consumer protection law

Awards: The winner will receive $5,000 cash, a one-year free membership in the Antitrust Law Section, free round-trip economy-class airfare (if outside the Washington, DC area), and three nights’ accommodations (at a hotel of the Section’s choosing) to attend the Section’s Annual Spring Meeting, Apr. 10-12, 2024 in Washington, DC (airfare, hotel accommodations, and luncheon ticket are valued at approximately $1,000), if the Meeting is held in-person. The winner will also be announced in an upcoming issue of Antitrust, the Section’s magazine.

Complete details & Application: Available @

americanbar.org/groups/antitrust_law/about/awards-fellowships/law-student-writing-competition/

LABOR & EMPLOYMENT LAW SECTION: DR. EMANUEL STEIN & KENNETH STEIN MEMORIAL LAW STUDENT WRITING COMPETITION [DEADLINE: NOV. 30, 2023]

To recognize excellence among law school students writing in the area of labor and employment law; and to cultivate the relationship between the Section and future labor and employment practitioners.

Announcement of Winners and Presentation of Awards will be held at the Annual Section Meeting on Friday, January 19, 2024

Topic: Submissions should focus on any timely, compelling aspect of labor and employment law

Awards:

• 1st place: $3,000 and publication in Section newsletter
• 2nd place: $2,000
• 3rd place: $1,000

Submission guidelines: All articles are to be submitted in the following format:

1. 1) Double spaced; 2) on 8-1/2 inch by 11 inch paper, 1 inch margins; 3) no longer than 20 pages (exclusive of endnotes); 4) citations are to conform to “A Uniform System of Citation” (The Bluebook).
2. If published by the Section, all articles submitted for the competition become the property of the Labor and Employment Law Section and the New York State Bar Association. No article submitted may be published in any journal or periodical other than the “New York State Bar Journal”, or the “Labor and Employment Law Section Newsletter”, until after announcement of the winner of this competition in January.
3. Students should include a cover letter with the entry stating your name, mailing address and phone number (both school and permanent), social security number, name of your school and year of graduation. Do not include your name or personal information on your paper.

• Send to: Submit by email to ekurtzner@nysba.org

Complete details: Available @ nysba.org/awards-competitions/labor-and-employment-law-section-dr-emanuel-stein-and-kenneth-stein-memorial-law-student-writing-competition/

Contact: Emily Kurtzner