{"id":7802,"date":"2016-08-12T15:31:36","date_gmt":"2016-08-12T18:31:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cdo.law.miami.edu\/?p=7802"},"modified":"2016-08-12T15:31:58","modified_gmt":"2016-08-12T18:31:58","slug":"the-american-college-of-consumer-financial-services-2017-writing-competition-deadline-is-december-1-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cdo.law.miami.edu\/?p=7802","title":{"rendered":"The American College of Consumer Financial Services 2017 Writing Competition &#8211; Deadline is December 1, 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"margin: 0in; margin-bottom: .0001pt; background: white;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Georgia;\">Each year The American College of Consumer Financial Services Lawyers seeks to recognize written contributions to the field of consumer financial services law. Eligible papers include publishable articles, substantial book reviews, or book chapters; books; and student case note or comment. In any year, depending on the quality of the submissions, awards may be made in all or some of these three categories.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; margin-bottom: .0001pt; background: white;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Georgia;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; margin-bottom: .0001pt; background: white; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; word-spacing: 0px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Georgia;\">The awards include a cash payment ($2,500 for books, $2,000 for articles, reviews, or book chapters; and $1,000 for student work), a certificate or other token of recognition, and travel expenses to attend the College&#8217;s annual dinner held in conjunction with the Spring Meeting of the Business Law Section of the American Bar Association.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; margin-bottom: .0001pt; background: white; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; word-spacing: 0px;\">\n<h2 style=\"margin: 0in; margin-bottom: .0001pt; background: white; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; word-spacing: 0px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Georgia;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Guidelines For 2017<\/span>:<\/span><\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"margin: 0in; margin-bottom: .0001pt; background: white;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Georgia;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; margin-bottom: .0001pt; background: white; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; word-spacing: 0px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Georgia;\">Eligible entries must discuss some aspect of consumer financial services law. Topics that relate principally to securities regulation, insurance, or the safety and soundness aspects of banking regulation are not eligible, but works on subjects within these (or other) areas will be considered if they bear directly on consumer financial services.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; margin-bottom: .0001pt; background: white;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Georgia;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; margin-bottom: .0001pt; background: white; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; word-spacing: 0px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Georgia;\"><strong><em>The deadline for entry is December 1, 2016<\/em><\/strong>, and entries are eligible if they have been written or published within the twelve months preceding that date. Unpublished manuscripts should be double-spaced and conform to law review standards. All entries should be submitted in electronic format.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; margin-bottom: .0001pt; background: white;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Georgia;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; margin-bottom: .0001pt; background: white; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; word-spacing: 0px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Georgia;\">Entries for the 2017 competition should be submitted via email to:<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; margin-bottom: .0001pt; background: white;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Georgia;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; margin-bottom: .0001pt; background: white; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; word-spacing: 0px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Georgia;\">Richard P. Hackett, Esquire Writing Competition Chair Hudson Cook, LLP 22 Free Street Suite 205 Portland, ME 04101 Tel 207-541-9556 Please email<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"mailto:rhackett@hudco.com?Subject=ACCFSL%202017%20Writing%20Competition\"><span style=\"color: windowtext;\">Richard P Hackett<\/span><\/a><span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>and<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: windowtext;\"><a href=\"mailto:rbernard@hudco.com?Subject=ACCFSL%202017%20Writing%20Competition\">Rachelle Bernard<\/a>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; margin-bottom: .0001pt; background: white; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; word-spacing: 0px;\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; margin-bottom: .0001pt; background: white; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; word-spacing: 0px;\">Additional information may be found on the <a title=\"link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.accfsl.org\/writing-competition\/\" target=\"_blank\">website<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Each year The American College of Consumer Financial Services Lawyers seeks to recognize written contributions to the field of consumer financial services law. 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