The 23rd ANNUAL ENTERTAINMENT LAW INITIATIVE WRITING COMPETITION
The Recording Academy is kicking off its annual Entertainment Law Initiative (ELI) Writing Competition. Please visit the website for full details including rules, deadlines, and more. You may also view social media resources that include ready-made graphics for Instagram, Facebook and Twitter. Also, click here for additional details.
The Recording Academy®, in concert with some of the nation’s most prominent entertainment attorneys, established the Entertainment Law Initiative to promote discussion and debate about the most compelling legal issues facing the music industry today.
The Entertainment Law Initiative fosters future careers in entertainment law by seeking out the nation’s top law students and giving them invaluable networking and educational opportunities. For the past 22 years, the program has included a legal writing competition that offers law students the chance to win up to $10,000 in tuition-based scholarships.
The ELI Writing Competition challenges students to identify, research and write an essay outlining a proposed solution on a compelling legal issue confronting the music industry. A nationwide panel of music law experts will judge the papers in a blind process to select a winner and two runners-up. This contest is open to Juris Doctorate (JD) and Master of Laws (LLM) candidates at U.S. law schools.
ONE WINNER WILL RECEIVE
- $10,000 scholarship paid on behalf of the student toward their law school tuition
- A private one-hour online mentorship session with a top entertainment attorney from the ELI Executive Committee
- Recognition at the online ELI program and scholarship presentation on Jan. 29, 2021
TWO RUNNERS-UP WILL RECEIVE
- $2,500 scholarship paid on behalf of the student toward their law school tuition
- A private one-hour online mentorship session with a top entertainment attorney from the ELI Executive Committee
- Recognition at the online ELI program and scholarship presentation on Jan. 29, 2021
IMPORTANT DATES
Paper Submission Deadline
Jan. 4, 2021, 10 a.m. PST (1 p.m. EST)
Winners Notified
Jan. 15, 2021
Online ELI Program and Scholarship Presentation
Jan. 29, 2021, Time TBA
Although the 2021 program and scholarship presentation will take place virtually, as in years past it will continue to provide a forum for the industry to honor its own practitioners, hear from legal thought leaders and support promising law students interested in entertainment law.
More information about the online ELI program and scholarship presentation will be released in December of 2020. Click HERE for information on registering to attend and sponsorship.