JUSTIS INTERNATIONAL LAW & TECHNOLOGY WRITING COMPETITION [DEADLINE: DEC. 1, 2018]
Effective and persuasive writing is an important skill for students as they develop and get ready to enter the workplace. This competition provides students with a platform to demonstrate their writing ability to an international audience. Justis is therefore pleased to host this competition for a second year and offers students an opportunity to stand out as someone highly capable of producing excellent content.
Topic: Although the traditional essay format is one established way to exercise the skill of persuasive writing, the Internet has allowed for new methods of attracting an audience through engaging material which demands its own set of skills. Today, businesses and professionals use blog articles to inform, educate and influence, attract new customers, and engage in a broader conversation within their industry. You are therefore invited to submit a blog-style article on one of the following four topics: (1) The Future of Legal Technology; (2) Data, Education & the Law; (3) Social Media, Technology and the Law; or (4) Access to Justice and Technology
Awards: £2,000 and the winning article will be promoted to an international audience through the Justis network and partner publications
Four additional articles will be selected for Best in Category, and each author will receive £250 from Justis. Each of the Best in Category articles will be published in that category partner’s publication, which include the Jisc’s Effective Learning Analytics and edtech blogs; Legal Information Management, the international journal for legal information professionals everywhere, the Future Lawyer blog by the award-winning Lawbore, and JOLT, an influential journal that seeks submissions that explore novel legal implications of social media, especially those involving technology.
Submission guidelines: (1) 1,000 words (excluding references); (2) Microsoft Word format; (3) entry must include your full name within the document; and (4) submit your entry using your valid university email address
Complete details and Application: Available @ justis.com/writing-competition/