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December 2010

Free Continuing Legal Education Courses for Law Students

Sterling Education Services, Inc. is a non-profit continuing education company that conducts seminars across the nation. The company is holding the following seminars in Florida and would like to offer five law students free scholarship-passes to each seminar. The students get a day-long overview of a particular aspect of the law, a seminar manual, and […]

Wildlife and Conservation Law Writing Contest

The Wildlife and Conservation Law Writing Contest is sponsored by the Legal Committee of the Southeastern Association of Fish & Wildlife Agencies (“SEAFWA”). SEAFWA is an organization whose members are the state agencies primarily responsible for the management and protection of fish and wildlife resources in the 16 southeastern states, Puerto Rico and the U.S. […]

Epstein Becker & Green Thirteenth Annual Health Law Writing Competition

Epstein Becker & Green, P.C., a national firm engaged in the practice of health care and life sciences law, is pleased to announce its Thirteenth Annual Health Law Writing Competition. The competition is designed to encourage the preparation of scholarly papers on current topics of interest relating to health law. Cash prizes will be awarded […]

‘Tis the Season of Writing Competitions

Regular readers may have noticed that the most recent blog postings have all been for writing competitions.  That is no coincidence:  this really is the season of writing competitions. Writing competitions are excellent opportunities for students.  Not only can you bolster your resume if you are selected as a winner but often you are presented […]

2011 Mendes Hershman Student Writing Contest

The ABA Business Law Section is sponsoring its 25th annual Mendes Hershman Student Writing Contest to encourage and reward law students writings on a business law subject of general and current interest. Awards: 1st place:  $2,500 2nd place:  $1,000 3rd place:  $500 All winners will be invited and subsidized to attend the Section Spring Meeting […]

Thinking about the Foreign Service?

Free Foreign Service Officer (FSO) Test Selection Process Prep Session – Monday, January 17, 2011 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM A free Foreign Service Officer Test (FSOT) and Oral Assessment (FSOA) Prep Session will be held on Monday, January 17, 2011 at Florida International University’s Graham Center, room 316, on the Modesto Maidique campus (MMC) […]

The Levit Essay Contest For Law Students and Young Lawyers

The Levit Essay Contest For Law Students and Young Lawyers Contest Deadline & Information Deadline for Submission ONLINE entries MUST be submitted by 11:59 PM CST on February 18, 2011. MAILED entries MUST be postmarked by February 18, 2011. Contest Mission The contest encourages original and innovative research and writing in the area of legal […]

Securities Law Presentation – Open to Law Students

The Florida Bar’s Business Law Section and the Dade County Bar Association’s Business Law Committee Present:  Demystifying the Securities Laws: A Practitioners Approach to Getting the Deal Done, Part 4-B The Florida Bar’s Business Law Section and the Dade County Bar Association’s Business Law Committee present “Demystifying the Securities Laws: A Practitioners Approach to Getting […]

Twin Cities Diversity in Practice 1L Summer Rotation Clerkship

1L students are invited to apply for a Twin Cities Diversity in Practice 1L Summer Rotation Clerkship.  This clerkship combines a traditional law firm clerkship with experience working in an in-house corporate law department. The program is designed to give talented 1L students of color the opportunity to work at a top-ranked law firm as […]

International Human Rights Writing Competition

The Center for Human Rights and Humanitarian Law at American University Washington College of Law and the American Society of International Law’s Lieber Society on the Law of Armed Conflict (ASIL) have launched the International Humanitarian Law Student Writing Competition.  The Competition seeks submissions of academic papers on the topic of international human rights from […]