Opportunities

 

Writing & Scholarship Opportunities

Annual Law Student Writing Competition
Committee on Animals & the Law Writing Competition
Wildlife Conservation Law Writing Contest
EpsteinBeckerGreen Health Law Writing Competition
 

Annual Law Student Writing Competition
The United States Court of Federal Claims Bar Association conducts an annual Law Student Writing Competition. The Court of Federal Claims Bar Association is a non-profit, voluntary bar association made up of nationwide members who practice law before of the United States Court of Federal Claims. The goal of this competition is to encourage law student scholarship on current topics that fall within the jurisprudence of the United States Court of Federal Claims. The winning entry in the competition will receive a $2,000 cash prize and an opportunity to be published via the Association's website.

 

The United States Court of Federal Claims was created pursuant to Article I of the United States Constitution in October 1982, by the Federal Courts Improvement Act. The court is authorized to hear primarily money claims founded upon the Constitution, federal statutes, executive regulations, or contracts with the United States.

 

The cases before the court are diverse and involve a variety of statutes. They include claims arising from tax refunds, government contracts, Fifth Amendment takings (which can implicate environmental and natural resource issues), Federal procurement "bid-protests," Federal civilian and military personnel matters, intellectual property disputes, Native American tribal rights, and the federal Vaccine Injury Compensation Program.

 

Entries to the contest may address any topic that lies within the procedure, substance, or scope of the jurisdiction of the United States Court of Federal Claims. The rules of the contest are at http://cfcbar.org/upload/Writing%20Comp%20Rules.pdf.

 

Entry deadline for the 2012-13 academic year is 11:59 PM July 26, 2013.
(Posted on 05/16/13)

Committee on Animals & the Law Writing Competition
The Committee on Animals and the Law of the New York State Bar Association is very pleased to announce the Fifth Annual Student Writing Competition. The deadline for submission is July 1, 2013.
Law students are invited to submit to the Committee on Animals and the Law an article concerning any are of Animal Law. All submissions will be reviewed by a panel of attorneys and other professionals practicing or otherwise involved in animal law. The winner will be chosen in accordance with the rules. The first place winner will receive $1,000 and a certificate of achievement. The second place winner will receive $500 and a certificate of achievement.  
Rules
Topic: Any topic on Animal Law
Eligibility: To be eligible for consideration, the submission must be written by a student currently enrolled (full time or part time) in an ABA-accredited law school. Students expecting to receive their degree in 2013 are eligible for consideration. The submission must be written by one and only one student, i.e., papers jointly written by more than one student or that have been subjected to line editing by professors or advisors shall not be considered. No paper that has been previously published in any form shall be considered. We will only accept one submission per entrant.
Deadline: Papers must be postmarked no later than July 1, 2013.
Award Criteria: Written submissions will be judged based on quality, clarity, originality and organization. All essays must also meet the following criteria:
                Length: type written, double spaced, no less than 12 point Times New Roman font, on 8 ½ inch
by 11 inch paper, with 1 inch margins, and no more than 25 pages, including footnotes. 
Footnotes should be single spaced, and no less than 10 point font.
               
Format: one hard copy of the written submission and one electronic copy in Microsoft Word format on a disk or CD must be submitted by mail, postmarked no later than July 1, 2013, and addressed to:
Kim Hojohn, Liaison
Committee on Animals and the Law
New York State Bar Association
One Elk Street
Albany, NY 12207
 
 
Cover Page: Entrants must submit a cover page indicating the entrant’s name, law school, expected year of graduation, mailing address, email address, and telephone number. All other references to identifying information, such as name, law school, and contact information should be deleted or redacted from the body of the submission. 
 
 
Prizes Awarded:               1st place: $1,000 and a certificate of achievement
2nd place: $500 and a certificate of achievement
The Committee also reserves the right to offer the winners (and other entrants), in the Committee’s discretion, the opportunity to publish his/her paper in the Committee’s Laws & Paws publication. Offers to publish are purely within the discretion of the Committee and the Committee is no way guarantees entrant’s the opportunity for publication. 
(Posted on 05/01/13)

Wildlife Conservation Law Writing Contest
This year will be the 16th year of the Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies (SEAFWA) Wildlife Conservation Law Writing Contest. The winning paper will be published in the proceedings of the 67th Annual SEAFWA Conference. The winner will receive up to $1,500 to help defray travel expenses to attend the conference and present the paper. 
Participants may select their own topic relating to Wildlife Conservation Law or choose from any of the following topics:
      --Constitutional Issues Relating to State Regulation of Hunting and Fishing
      --Recent Criminal law Issues Related to Regulation of Hunting and Fishing
      --State Sovereign Immunity or Liability for Damages Caused by Wildlife
      --Native American fishing and hunting rights/privileges, including jurisdictional issues involving 
        enforcement of State wildlife regulations against Indian Tribal members
      --Issues of Fish and Wildlife Regulation Arising Under the Endangered Species Act, Migratory  
        Bird Treaty Act, Lacey Act, or other Federal Law
 
Papers will be judged by a panel of members of the SEAFWA Legal Committee based on: (1) substantive content (double spaced, 25-page limit); (2) clarity; and (3) style.
 
Students who attend an ABA-accredited law school in a SEAFWA state or who are legal residents of a SEAFWA state are eligible. Submit paper no later than August 1, 2013, to:
        James V. Barwick, Assistant Attorney General
       Office of Oklahoma Attorney General
       313 N.E. 21st Street
       Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73105
 
For more information on SEAFWA and the annual conference, see www.seafwa.org.
(Posted on 03/21/13)

EpsteinBeckerGreen Health Law Writing Competition

Fifteenth Annual EpsteinBeckerGreen Health Law Writing Competition

The competition is open to J.D. and L.L.M. candidates who are currently attending a U.S. law school or who attended a U.S. law school during the school year ending in May/June 2012.

Information about the Health Law Writing Competition, including competition rules and submission forms, may be found at: http://www.ebglaw.com/othercontent.aspx?Show=5064.  All submissions are due by January 25, 2013.  Prizes for the top three submissions are $4,000, $2,000, and $500.  There are also publication opportunities. 

Questions can be emailed to: ebgcompetition@ebglaw.com.
(Posted on 12/17/12)

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