WRITING COMPETITION update:
MARSHALL M. SCHULMAN STUDENT WRITING COMPETITION [DEADLINE: APR. 30, 2023]
Sponsored by the Criminal Law Section of the California Lawyers’ Association (formerly the Criminal Law Section of the California State Bar).
Eligibility: 1L students
Topic: Any submission about a criminal law-related issue
Awards:
Grand Prize
- $1500 cash prize
- The Grand Prize –winning paper will be published in the Criminal Law Journal, the official quarterly publication of the Criminal Law Section of the State Bar of California
- One-year student membership in the Criminal Law Section
Three Honorable Mention Prizes
- $500 cash prize
- Each of the papers awarded Honorable Mention status will be published in the Criminal Law Journal, the official quarterly publication of the Criminal Law Section of the California Lawyers Association
- One-year student membership in the Criminal Law Section
Submission guidelines: Papers submitted to the Competition must be in Word format and sent by e-mail attachment. Submissions must be accompanied by an e-mail cover letter verifying the author’s current law school enrollment and authorizing the Criminal Law Section of the State Bar to publish the paper in the California Criminal Law Journal.
- Send to: Anne Perry, Criminal Law Journal Editor @ anne.perry@usdoj.gov
Complete details: Available @ calawyers.org/section/criminal-law/student-writing-competition/
Contact: If you have any questions or issues, please email Anne.Perry@usdoj.gov
