{"id":2694,"date":"2011-12-13T15:47:21","date_gmt":"2011-12-13T18:47:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cdo.law.miami.edu\/?p=2694"},"modified":"2011-12-13T15:47:21","modified_gmt":"2011-12-13T18:47:21","slug":"the-levit-essay-contest-for-law-students-and-young-lawyers-deadline-to-submit-is-february-17-2012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cdo.law.miami.edu\/?p=2694","title":{"rendered":"The Levit Essay Contest For Law Students and Young Lawyers: Deadline to Submit is February 17, 2012"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>The Levit Essay Contest For Law Students and Young Lawyers<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>For Innovative Research and Writing on Lawyers&#8217; Professional Liability<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>An Annual Competition Concluding Every April<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Deadline for Submission<\/span>:\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>ONLINE entries MUST be submitted by 11:59 PM CST on February 17, 2012<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>MAILED entries<\/strong> <strong>MUST be postmarked by February 17, 2012.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Contest Mission<\/strong><\/span>: The contest encourages original and innovative research and writing in the area of legal malpractice law, professional liability insurance and loss prevention.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Prize<\/span>:\u00a0<\/strong>Cash award of <strong>$5,000<\/strong>.\u00a0All expense paid trip to the Spring 2012 National Legal Malpractice Conference in New York City on April 18-20, 2012.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Eligibility<\/strong><\/span>: he contest is open to law students and young lawyers who will have enrolled as members of the American Bar Association no later than February 17, 2012.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Sponsors<\/strong><\/span>:<\/p>\n<p>The Bert W. Levit Essay Contest is conducted by the American Bar Association Standing Committee on Lawyers\u2019 Professional Liability and the San Francisco\u00a0law firm of Long &amp; Levit LLP. The 2012 contest is administered and judged by a subcommittee designated by the ABA Standing Committee on Lawyers\u2019 Professional Liability.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>The Assignment<\/strong><\/span>:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.americanbar.org\/groups\/lawyers_professional_liability\/awards\/the_assignment_essay_hypothetical.html\">The 2012 Contest Essay Hypothetical<\/a> involves an international law firm and ethics questions concerning how the firm handles engagement letters, office restructuring, and taking on new matters in a cross-jurisdictional scenario.<\/p>\n<p>For additional information regarding contest rules, information, hypothetical and entry form, please visit the <a title=\"link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.americanbar.org\/groups\/lawyers_professional_liability\/awards\/overview.html\" target=\"_blank\">website<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Levit Essay Contest For Law Students and Young Lawyers For Innovative Research and Writing on Lawyers&#8217; Professional Liability An Annual Competition Concluding Every April Deadline for Submission:\u00a0 ONLINE entries MUST be submitted by 11:59 PM CST on February 17, 2012. MAILED entries MUST be postmarked by February 17, 2012. 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