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CPR Professional and Short Article Awards and the Joseph T. McLaughlin Original Student Article or Paper

By Career Development Office on September 18th, 2013

CPR Institute’s Awards Program honors outstanding scholarship and practical achievement in the field of alternative dispute resolution. Award criteria focuses on processes, techniques, systems, commitment and scholarship which address the resolution, prevention or creative management of major disputes involving public or business institutions between corporations, between government and corporations, or among multiple parties. The review committee comprises judges and lawyers from leading corporations, top law firms and academic institutions across the U.S.

Information about CPR can be found here.

Here are the guidelines:

GUIDELINES:

In 2013, CPR will be making awards in the categories below.  The focus is on scholarship, which addresses the resolution, prevention or creative management of major disputes involving public or business institutions, such as those between corporations, between government and corporations, or among multiple parties.

ADR innovations in other areas, such as domestic relations or juvenile justice, are outside the parameters of this competition.  Updates and numbered editions will not be considered.  Submissions must be first-time published.

The award winners are announced in conjunction with CPR Annual Meeting in January of the following year.

To develop a better understanding of the kind of achievement and written work of most interest, we recommend that you review past Awards Program winners on this website. You can learn more about previous award winners here.

AWARDS CATEGORIES:

James F. Henry Award involves outstanding achievement by individuals for distinguished, sustained contributions to the field of ADR. Candidates for the James F. Henry Award will be evaluated for leadership, innovation and sustaining commitment to the field. If you know of someone who would be worthy of receiving this prestigious award, please send their name and a short letter of recommendation.

Professional Article& Short Article published by academics and other professionals in November 2012 – October 2013 that advance understanding in the field of ADR. If you would like to contribute to the Original Professional Article or Original Short Article Award (one category). We are giving this award in memory of one of our honored Awards Judges, H. Roderic Heard, who passed away on March 4, 2013. 

Joseph T. McLaughlin Original Student Article or Paper on events or issues in the field of ADR in November 2012 – October 2013. Outstanding papers prepared for courses requiring papers as substantial part of grade must be recommended for submission by professor.

ENTRY PROCEDURES:

Please include a cover letter with your submission with your name, address, telephone, fax number and email address.  If you are nominating someone for an award, please supply all of their contact information as well. In the letter, please also include the title of entry, entry category, publication date and publication, if any, for all categories. It is helpful if you include all cite information.

While it is expected that submissions will be in the English language (or accompanied by a translation), CPR reserves the right to consider submission of works not in English.

CPR reserves the right to submit outstanding candidates that have not been entered in the competition.

JUDGING:

A panel of leading lawyers, corporate counsel and academics will judge the entries. If entries in a given category do not meet the judges’ standards, they may decide not to make an award. Their decision will be final.

DEADLINE:

Friday, November 1, 2013.

SEND ENTRIES TO:

Electronic files (.pdf or Word) are preferable, unless you are submitting a book or lengthy problem solving binder. Please send the electronic files via email.