The Annual National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL) Diversity Task Force (DTF) Student Essay Competition and Diversity Summer Fellowship Program

By on December 12th, 2012

Invitation to participate in the annual National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL) Diversity Task Force (DTF) Student Essay Competition and Diversity Summer Fellowship Program.

For the fifth year of the essay competition, ALL students enrolled in the 2012-2013 academic year and in good academic standing at an accredited law school are eligible to receive prizes of cash, recognition, publication in The Champion, and more. For a full description and contest rules, you may visit NACDL’s website.

The deadline for submissions is December 31, 2012. Through the essay competition, NACDL and DTF challenge students to improve their issue analysis and writing skills.

For the fourth year of the Diversity Summer Fellowship Program, students from underrepresented populations enrolled in the 2012-2013 academic year and in good academic standing at an accredited law school re encouraged to apply. Applications are online on NACDL’s website.

The deadline for applications is January 7, 2013. Through the Fellowship Program, NACDL and DTF support diversity in the next generations of criminal defense practitioners.

If you are not familiar with NACDL, located inWashington,D.C., it is the nation’s preeminent bar association serving the criminal defense profession and is committed to serving a diverse and inclusive community of lawyers. With members in every state and from many nations, NACDL’s mission is to: Ensure justice and due process for persons accused of crime … Foster the integrity, independence and expertise of the criminal defense profession … Promote the proper and fair administration of criminal justice. It provides opportunities for attorneys to connect, share information and learn from one another. These efforts build on NACDL’s long-standing commitment to students that have included the initiation of student memberships and the the Cathy Bennett Mock Trial Competition.

For more information about NACDL, please visit the website.

 

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