2016-2017 Louis Jackson National Student Writing Competition in
Employment and Labor Law
Co-sponsored by Jackson Lewis LLP
and
lIT Chicago-Kent College of Law, the Institute for Law and the Workplace
TOPIC
Judges will consider papers on any topic relating to the law governing the workplace, such as employment law, labor
law, employee benefits, or employment discrimination.
REQUIREMENTS & ELIGIBILITY
Entries must be the law student author’s own work and must not be submitted for publication elsewhere, Authors must have completed or be currently taking course work in employment or labor law, and must be enrolled in an accredited law school during the Fall 2016 semester. Only the first two submissions per law school will be accepted as entries for consideration.
FORMAT
Entries must be suitable for publication in a law review. Citations must confonn to current Bluebook style. Papers must not exceed 35 pages in length, 8 1/2 by 11 inch, including footnotes, set in 12 point Times Roman font, footnotes in 10 points, with double spacing and one inch margins.
SUBMISSION
To submit an entry, please go to:
http://www.kentlaw.iit.edu/louis-jackson-writinq-competition
Entries may also be submitted in hard copy to:
Louis Jackson Writing Competition
clo Institnte for Law and the Workplace
Chicago-Kent College of Law
Illinois Institnte of Technology
565 West Adams Street
Chicago, IL 60661-3691
DEADLINE DATE: TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2017
Entries received after the deadline will not be considered.
AWARDS
One top honors award of $3,000 and two $1,000 awards will be presented to the top three entries. In addition to the cash awards, the top three entries will be published on the Institute for Law and the Workplace website. (Electronic versions of winning papers will be required.)
JUDGING
Entries will be blind-judged by an independent panel of law professors from across the United States. The determination of the judges’ panel is final. Neither Jackson Lewis LLP nor the Institute for Law and the Workplace will be involved in judging the competition.
CONTACT
Questions may be directed to Professor Martin H. Malin by e-mail to nrmalin@kentlaw.iitedu. or Program Associate Sharon Wyatt-Jordan by email to swyattj@kentlaw,iitedu.
