ABI Law Student Writing Competition Deadline is in Two Weeks!
The deadline for ABI’s 4th Annual Law Student Writing Competition is fast approaching! Papers must be submitted to the ABI by no later than March 1, 2012. First, Second and Third Places prizes will be awarded – $4,000 total prize money and publication in the prestigious ABI Journal.
Winners of the Competition will be announced in April, 2012. Winners will be presented with certificates from the ABI recognizing their achievement and law schools will be notified so that this achievement can be noted in students’ records. Note that prize money has been doubled from previous years.
1. FIRST PLACE WINNER, sponsored by Invotex Group, will receive a prize of $2,000 cash, plus publication of his or her paper in the prestigious ABI Journal, and a one (1) year membership to the ABI.
2. SECOND PLACE WINNER, sponsored by Jenner & Block LLP, will receive a cash prize of $1250, plus publication of his or her paper in an ABI committee newsletter, and a one (1) year membership to the ABI.
3. THIRD PLACE WINNER, sponsored by McGuireWoods LLP, will receive a cash prize of $750, plus publication of his or her paper in an ABI committee newsletter, and a one (1) year membership to the ABI.
ABI invites papers on current issues regarding bankruptcy jurisdiction, bankruptcy litigation, or evidence in bankruptcy cases or proceedings. The paper may address business or consumer cases and may include matters such as bankruptcy sales, plan confirmation and other topics that involve jurisdiction, litigation or evidence in the bankruptcy courts.
Papers must be 10-12 double-spaced pages (including footnotes) on 8.5 x 11″ paper with 1″ margins. Papers must be written in 12 point, Times New Roman font. Papers must otherwise comply with the Guidelines for submissions to the ABI Journal provided, however, that the papers must have numbered pages. Papers will be submitted by students uploading the papers in PDF format to the ABI’s website at the following URL on or before March 1, 2012.
- Papers submitted must be in PDF form with a ‘.pdf’ extension
- Maximum size allowed is 2MB
- Maximum number of pages allowed is 12
- Papers must have been written after March 1, 2011
- Only one paper may be submitted per student. If a mistake was made, please create a new account to submit the paper
- Contest winners will be contacted by email
- Winners must agree to have their papers edited by ABI staff and leaders prior to publication
- Submitted papers may not have been published previously
- Full details, including past participating law schools, can be found here.