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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