2016 was another busy year for Innocence Network affiliated organizations. According to the National Registry of Exonerations (NRE), 166 people were cleared in 2016 of crimes they did not commit — more than any other year in history. As the…
The 2017 Warren E. Burger Prize You are invited to submit an original, unpublished essay of 10,000-20,000 words on a topic of your choice addressing the issues of excellence in legal skills, civility, ethics, and professionalism. The author of the…
Notre Dame Law School Smith-Doheny Legal Ethics Writing Competition The competition is open to all law students at US and Canadian law schools. Entries should concern any issue within the general category of legal ethics. Entries must be original, unpublished…
2016 Hogan/Smoger Access To Justice Essay Competition This year’s topic is “What Does the Trump Presidency Mean for Access to Justice?” The prize for best student essay is $5,000. Essays must be submitted by email no later than 11:59p.m, on…
The 2017 Ed Mendrzycki Essay Contest The winner of the Mendrzycki Essay Contest will be awarded a cash prize of $5,000, as well as an all-expense-paid trip to Boston, MA in April 2017 which will include free admission to the…
2017 Legal Writing Contest Contest Rules Eligibility. The International Association of Defense Counsel 2017 Legal Writing Contest is open to students who, at the time of submission of their entries, are enrolled as J.D. candidates in accredited law schools. Subject…
THE 2017 TANNENWALD WRITING COMPETITION Named for the late Tax Court Judge Theodore Tannenwald, Jr., and designed to perpetuate his dedication to legal scholarship of the highest quality, the Tannenwald Writing Competition is open to all full or part-time law…
2016-2017 Louis Jackson National Student Writing Competition inEmployment and Labor LawCo-sponsored by Jackson Lewis LLPandlIT Chicago-Kent College of Law, the Institute for Law and the Workplace TOPICJudges will consider papers on any topic relating to the law governing the workplace,…
Title The Video Game Bar Association (VGBA) 2017Student Writing Competition Topic/Description Essay on a current topic in interactive entertainment or video game law. Rules/Eligibility 1. Open to any law school student in good standing over 21 years old. Current attendance…
ABA Howard C. Schwab Memorial Essay Contest Section of Family Law Each year, the American Bar Association Section of Family Law conducts an essay contest to encourage law students to think about current issues in family law, and to encourage…