Daily Archives: February 18, 2015


SCHOLARSHIP update:

GREENSPOON MARDER DIVERSITY SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM FOR LAW STUDENTS [DEADLINE: MARCH 1, 2015]

The Greenspoon Marder Law Firm has established the Greenspoon Marder Diversity Scholarship Program for Law Students with the Community Foundation of Sarasota County.  The mission of the Greenspoon Marder Diversity Scholarship Program for Law Students is to encourage racial and ethnic minority students, groups that are traditionally underrepresented in the legal profession, to attend law school and provide financial assistance to these students.

Who: For diverse law students who wish to practice law in Florida (applicants must be categorized as a 2L student when beginning the Fall of 2015 semester)

Award: A $2,500 scholarship disbursed in the Fall 2015 semester

Application: Available @ cfsarasota.org/Scholarships/Applications/Greenspoon-Application

Also available for download along with other Special Interest Scholarship opportunities @

cfsarasota.org/Scholarships/SpecialInterestScholarships.aspx

Complete details: Available @ gmlaw/DiversityInitiative/TheGreenspoonMarderScholar.aspx

 

2015 LAW STUDENT PROFESSIONALISM YOUTUBE CONTEST [DEADLINE: MARCH 2, 2015]

The Florida Bar’s Henry Latimer Center for Professionalism and the Standing Committee on Professionalism presents The 2015 Law Student Professionalism YouTube Contest.

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Award: First place cash prize of $500

Complete details and Application: Available @ floridabar.org/TFB/Professionalism_YouTube_Application.pdf


WRITING COMPETITION update:

NOTRE DAME LAW SCHOOL SMITH-DOHENY LEGAL ETHICS WRITING COMPETITION [DEADLINE: APRIL 24, 2015 BEFORE 5 P.M.]

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Topic: Any issue within the general category of legal ethics

Submission guidelines:

Send to: Smith-Doheny Legal Ethics Writing Competition

Notre Dame Law School

P.O. Box 780

Notre Dame, Indiana 46556

Award: $2,500 for 1 winning entry

Complete details: Available @ nd.edu/~ndlaw/writing_competitions/smith_doheny.pdf

Additional information: You can find additional writing competitions @ law.nd.edu/student-life/writing-competitions/

Contact: sumption.1@nd.edu

Tel: 574.631.6749

Fax: 574.631.8612