The American Bar Association, Law Student Division, Offers Writing Competitions
You must be an ABA Law Student Division member to be considered for the opportunities listed below, unless otherwise indicated.
Business Law – Mendes Hershman Writing Contest
Entry deadline: January 20, 2012
Award: $2,500 cash, and travel expenses to attend the Section’s Spring Meeting.
International Law – Rona R. Mears Student Writing Competition & Scholarship Awards
Entry deadline: January 20, 2012
Award: $1,000 cash, and a $1,000 travel stipend to the Section’s Spring Meeting in New York City.
Antitrust Law Writing Competition
Entry deadline: February 1, 2012
Award: $2,000 cash, and travel expenses to attend the Section’s Spring Meeting (March 28-30, 2012) in Washington, DC.
Dispute Resolution – Mediation Video Contest on YouTube®
Entry deadline: February 1, 2012
Award: $1,000 cash, and featured at the Section’s Spring Conference in April and on the Section’s webpage.
Standing Committee on Lawyers’ Professional Liability and Long & Levit LLP Essay Contest
Entry deadline: February 17, 2012
Award: $5,000 cash, and travel expenses to attend the Section’s Spring 2012 National Legal Malpractice Conference (April 18-20, 2012) in New York City.
Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Section Law StudentWriting Competition
Entry deadline: March 5, 2012
Award: $1,500 cash, airfare, and hotel accommodations to the Section’s portion of the ABA Annual Meeting in Chicago, Illinois, and possible publication in the Tort Trial & Insurance Law Journal.
Administrative Law and Regulatory Practice -Gellhorn-Sargentich Essay Competition
Entry deadline: April 1, 2012
Award: $5,000, and airfare to the Section’s 2012 Administrative Law Fall Conference inWashington,DC.
Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Admiralty and Maritime Writing Competition
Entry deadline: April 6, 2012
Award: $500, and a maximum of $500 reimbursement towards attendance at the Section’s Spring Meeting in Charleston, SC or the ABA Annual Meeting inChicago,IL.