WRITING COMPETITION update:


STUDENT WRITING COMPETITION – JUDICIAL EDUCATION AND THE ART OF JUDGING [DEADLINE: SEPTEMBER 2, 2014 BY 11:59 P.M., CENTRAL TIME]

A student writing competition is being organized in conjunction with the annual symposium convened by the Center for the Study of Dispute Resolution at the University of Missouri School of Law.  This year’s symposium, entitled “Judicial Education and the Art of Judging,” features the Honorable Duane Benton of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit as keynote speaker as well as expert panelists from Canada and the United States.

Topic: Submissions should bear some relationship to the symposium topic of judicial education and the art of judging, broadly defined.  There is no requirement that papers discuss U.S. law.

Eligibility: The writing competition is open to all persons enrolled on April 1, 2014, in a program of higher education leading to a degree in law (including but not limited to the J.D., LL.B., LL.M. or S.J.D.).  Applicants may be of any nationality and may be affiliated with degree-providing institutions located in any country.  Papers that have been accepted for publication elsewhere are not eligible for the writing competition.

Submission requirements:

Submissions must be in English and should be between 20-25 pages in length, including footnotes in Bluebook form.  The text of the paper must be typed and double spaced pages in 12 point Times New Roman font with 1-inch margins.  Footnotes may appear single spaced in 10 point Times New Roman font.  The title of the paper must appear on every page of the submission.  The author’s name must not appear anywhere on the submission itself.

A separate document should be provided including (1) the author’s full name, address, telephone number and email address; (2) the degree-granting institution where the author is enrolled, as well as the degree sought and the anticipated year of graduation; (3) the title of the submission; and (4) the date of the submission.

Send to: Papers must be electronically submitted to:

Professor S.I. Strong

University of Missouri School of Law

strongsi@missouri.edu

Criteria: Submissions will be judged by a committee of Lawyers Conference members.  The following factors will be considered:

  • Legal analysis
  • Thoroughness and depth of topic
  • Contribution to the scholarship in the field
  • Evaluation of judicial precedents, statutes and legal authorities

Awards: The Lawyers Conference of the Judicial Division of the American Bar Association is pleased to offer a $250 prize for the competition winner, a $50 prize for the second place winner and an honorable mention for the third place winner

Additional information: Available @ law.missouri.edu/csdr/symposium/2014/writing.html

Contact: Questions should be directed to Professor S.I. Strong @ strongsi@missouri.edu or @ 573.882.2465

 

2014 STUDENT LAW AND TECHNOLOGY WRITING COMPETITION [DEADLINE: OCTOBER 3, 2014 BY MIDNIGHT EST]

The Richmond Journal of Law and Technology is pleased to announce the commencement of the 2014 Student Law and Technology Writing Competition.  All law students across the country will be eligible to compete in the writing competition for cash prizes and a chance to be published in a future issue of the Journal.

Topic: The entries must focus on topics at the intersection of technology and the law

Submission guidelines: Available @ jolt.richmond.edu/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Richmond-JOLT-Writing-Competition-Guidelines.pdf

Entry form: Available @ jolt.richmond.edu/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Richmond-JOLT-Writing-Competition-Entry-Form.pdf

Send to: Email all completed entries along with an entry form to jolt@richmond.edu and include “Student Law and Technology Writing Competition” in the subject line

Awards: The first place prize is $1,500 and the second place prize is $700.  Additionally, one student from the University of Richmond will be awarded the Rick Klau prize of $300.

Contact: Please direct any questions you may have to jolt@richmond.edu

Additional information: Available @ jolt.richmond.edu/index.php/2014studentlawandtechnologywriting-competition

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