Ed Mendrzycki Essay Contest For Law Students and Young Lawyers

For Innovative Research and Writing on Lawyers’ Professional Liability

An Annual Competition

Concluding every April

$5,000 Prize & a free trip to the LPL National Legal Malpractice Conference!

Contest Deadline & Information

Deadline for Submission:

ONLINE entries MUST be submitted by 11:59 PM CST on February 20, 2015.

MAILED entries MUST be postmarked by February 20, 2015. 

Contest Mission:

The contest encourages original and innovative research and writing in the area of legal malpractice law, professional liability insurance and loss prevention. 

Prize:

* Cash award of $5,000.

* All expense paid trip to the Spring 2015 National Legal Malpractice Conference in Washington, DC, April 8-10, 2015. 

Sponsors: 

The Ed Mendrzycki Essay Contest is conducted by the American Bar Association Standing Committee on Lawyers’ Professional Liability and the San Francisco law firm of Long & Levit LLP. The 2015 contest is administered and judged by a subcommittee designated by the ABA Standing Committee on Lawyers’ Professional Liability. 

The Assignment: 

The 2015 Contest Essay Hypothetical involves liability issues arising from the breach of a law firm’s computer network and the subsequent leaking of a client’s confidential information.

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