Putting Pen To Paper
Thinking about entering a writing competition, but don’t know where to start?
The Law Library has a number of resources to help you with developing your research plan, gathering articles, locating books via interlibrary loan, navigating proper citation format, and recommending writing resources. Please stop by the Law Library and speak to a Law Librarian for assistance.
Administrative Law
Center for Alcohol Policy's Essay Contest
The Richard D. Cudahy Writing Competition on Regulatory and Administrative Law
Alternative Dispute Resolution
James Boskey ADR Writing Competition
Antitrust Law
ABA Section of Antitrust/Annual Law Student Writing Competition
Bar Associations
ABA Affordable Housing & Community Development
ABA Writing Competitions and Law Student Contests
ABA Section & College of Labor and Employment Law
Robert T. Matsui -Asian Pacific American Bar Association
Mediation Regional Competitions –ABA
Bankruptcy Law
American Bankruptcy Institute Law Student Writing Competition
Business Law
ABA Business Law Section/Mendes Hershman Student Writing Contest
Weisblatt Business Law Writing Competition
Civil Rights
Chicago-Kent College of Law/Roy C. Palmer Civil Liberties Writing Competition
Consumer Law
American College of Consumer Financial Services Lawyers
Criminal Law
William W. Greenhalgh Student Writing Competition
Disability Law
Jameson Crane III Disability and Law Writing Competition
Elder and Special Needs Law Journal Diversity Writing Competition
EMPLOYEE BENEFITS
The American College of Employee Benefit Counsel Witing Competition
Entertainment Law
Grammy Foundation – Entertainment Law Initiative Writing Competition
Environmental Law
Professor William R. Ginsberg Memorial Essay Contest
Beveridge & Diamond Constitutional Environmental Law Writing Competition
Ethics
American Inns of Court Foundation's Warren E. Burger Prize (ethics and professionalism)
ABA Ed Mendrzycki, Ethics Essay Contest-professional liability
Smith-Doheny Legal Ethics Writing Competition
Family Law
ABA Section of Family Law/Howard C. Schwab Memorial Essay Contest
Family Law Writing Competition
Food & Drug
H. Thomas Austern Memorial Writing Competition
Health Law
Epstein Becker & Green Health Law Writing Competition
Mitchell Hamline School of Law Writing Competition
Intellectual Property Law
AIPLA Robert C. Watson Award Competition
William C. Conner Intellectual Property Law Writing Competition
International/Foreign Law
Houston Journal of International Law - James Baker Hughes Submission
Labor and Employment Law
Dr. Emanuel Stein and Kenneth Stein Law Student Writing Competition
Louis Jackson National Student Writing Competition in Employment and Labor Law
St. Louis Lawyer Kenneth P. Carp-Unemployment
Legal History
Morris L. Cohen Student Essay Competition
Military
Air Force Judge Advocate General’s School (AFJAGS) National Security Law Writing Competition
Miscellaneous
American College of Consumer Financial Services
Global Teletherapy Proudly Announces its Academic Excellence Award
The Levin Firm to Offer Bi-Yearly $1000 Scholarships-Public Interest
William & Mary Law School Artificial Intelligence Writing Competition
Zavodnick, Zavodnick & Lasky, LLC., Annual College Scholarship Essay Contest
The Zeiger Firm $1,000 Bi-Annual College Scholarship Essay Contest
Center For Alcohol Policy, National Essay Contest
National Law Review (NLR) Writing Competition
The Expert Institute - Legal Blog Post Writing Contest
The Foundation for Continuing Justice
Judge John R. Brown Writing Competition
The American Constitution Society (ACS) Constance Baker Motley Award
American College of Employee Benefits Counsel
The American Society of Legal Writers
Smith-Babcock-Williams Writing Competition
NYSBA Committee on Animals & the Law
Native American Law
American Indian Law Writing Competition
The Sovereignty Symposium Writing Competition
Trademark & Patent
The Boston Patent Law Association
Hon. William C Connor IP Law Writing Competition
Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Law
The Dukeminier Awards Writing Competition
Tax Law
The Tannenwald Writing Competition
Trusts and Estates
American College of Trust and Estate Counsel Mary Moers Wenig Student Writing Competition