THE ANNUAL JUSTICE ALTO ADAMS WRITING COMPETITION [DEADLINE: SEPTEMBER 15, 2015]
The Friends of the Rupert J. Smith Law Library invite all students currently enrolled in an accredited Florida Law School to compete in the first Annual Justice Alto Adams Writing Competition.
Topic: Papers should be a scholarly endeavor and must have a legal theme on a topic of your choice
Awards: The winner will be awarded $500 and published in “Friendly Passages” magazine, which is electronically circulated to most members of the Florida Bar
Submission guidelines:
- The papers will be judged on legal reasoning, the difficulty or novelty of the legal issue addressed, general standards expected of serious work, and include a reference to a recognized citation system as well as the Fla.R.App.Pro. Rule 9.800
- The paper must be long enough to accommodate a well-treated topic but not exceed 5000 words
- Papers should be double spaced
- A student may submit a work that has been written as a school assignment but nothing that has been previously published
- Send to: Submit electronically by email to lucielaw@bellsouth.net with the subject line “Justice Alto Adams Writing Competition 2015”
Complete details: Available @ rjslawlibrary.org/writingcompetition.htm
Contact: Please email Jim Walker at JimW@jimwalkerlaw.com with any questions