| Competition | Sponsor | Subject | Deadline (?)Why We Include Competitions Whose Deadlines Have PassedIn your perusal of our catalog, you are likely to come upon information about competitions past, or about to pass. These entries appear not by neglect, but by design, to inform of contests that repeat regularly. Although the deadline (and, in some instances, the specific topic description) might be obsolete at present, the other information allows aspiring entrants a head start, that is, to inquire "proactively" of the competition's sponsors instead of waiting passively for the first announcement of a new deadline. |
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| "Endangered Environmental Laws" Student Writing Competition | Environmental Law Institute (ELI) | Environmental/Land Use Law | April 6, 2009 |
| 12th Annual Entertainment Law Initiative Writing Competition | GRAMMY Foundation | Entertainment Law | January 4, 2010 |
| 2009 Prize in International Insolvency Studies | International Insolvency Institute | Bankruptcy Law | May 15, 2009 |
| 4th Annual Colloquium on the Law of Futuristic Persons | Terasem Movement, Inc. of Melbourne Beach, Florida | Transbeman Law | December 10, 2008 |
| ABA Real Property, Trust and Estate Law Journal - Law Student Writing Competition | ABA Section of Real Property, Trust and Estate Law | Property Law | June 19, 2009 |
| ABA Section of Antitrust Law, Annual Law Student Writing Competition | ABA Section of Antitrust Law | Antitrust | January 30, 2010 |
| ABA/PCLJ Writing Competition | ABA & Public Contract Law Journal | Contract Law | September 30, 2009 |
| Adam A. Milani Disability Law Writing Competition | Mercer University School of Law and the ABA Commission on Mental and Physical Disability Law | Disability Law | June 1, 2009 |
| Admiralty and Maritime Law Committee Law Student Writing Competition | American Bar Association Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Section | Admiralty Law | June 1, 2009 |
| AEF Robert T. Matsui Annual Writing Competition | Asian Pacific American Bar Association Educational Fund | Asian Pacific American Law | June 1, 2009 |
| Affordable Housing & Community Development Law Writing Competition | ABA - Affordable Housing & Community Development Law Section | Housing Law | March 2, 2009 |
| Albert S. Pergam Writing Competition of the New York State Bar Associations International Law and Practice Section | International Law and Practice Section of the New York State Bar Association | International Law | December 5, 2008 |
| Alice Paul Feminist Jurisprudence Essay Contest | Women and the Law and Legal Rhetoric Programs of American University, Washington College of Law | Womens Studies/Feminism | June 1, 2009 |
| American College of Consumer Financial Services Lawyers Writing Competition | American College of Consumer Financial Services Lawyers | Consumer Financial Services Law | December 1, 2008 |
| American College of Trust and Estate Counsel Mary Moers Wenig Student Writing Competition | American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC) | Wills & Trusts | June 1, 2009 |
| American Indian Law Writing Competition | American Indian Law Review | American Indian (Native American) Law | January 31, 2009 |
| Andrew P. Vance Memorial Writing Competition | Customs and International Trade Bar Association and Brooklyn Law School | International Law | May 15, 2009 |
| Annual Smith-Babcock-Williams Student Writing Competition | American Planning Association | Environmental/Land Use Law | June 9, 2009 |
| Berkeley Technology Law Journal Student Writing Competition | Berkeley Technology Law Journal | Technology Law | February 28, 2009 |
| Bert W. Levit Essay Contest | ABA Standing Committee on Lawyers Professional Liability | Professional Responsibility | February 20, 2009 |
| Beverly C. Moore Jr. Memorial Student Writing Competition | Class Action Reports | Class Action Law | December 1, 2008 |
| Bioethics Student Writing Competition | American College of Legal Medicine | Bioethics | January 11, 2010 |
| Brown Award for Excellence in Legal Writing | Judge John R. Brown Scholarship Foundation | Legal Writing | May 15, 2009 |
| California Supreme Court Historical Society Student Writing Competition | California Supreme Court Historical Society | Legal History, Rare Law Books, Legal Arc | June 30, 2009 |
| Center for Alcohol Policy Annual Essay Contest | Center for Alcohol Policy | Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms Law | November 18, 2009 |
| Chicago-Kent College of Law/Roy C. Palmer Civil Liberties Prize | Chicago-Kent College of Law | Civil Liberties | July 1, 2009 |
| College of Labor and Employment Lawyers Writing Competition for Law Students | The College of Labor and Employment Lawyers, Inc. | Labor & Employment Law | May 15, 2009 |
| Colloquium on the Law of Transbeman Persons | Terasem Movement, Inc. | Transbeman Law | December 10, 2008 |
| Competition For Law Student Best Paper Awards | Inter-American Bar Association | International Economic Law | April 20, 2009 |
| Daniel T. Murphy Student Writing Competition | Richmond Journal of Global Law & Business and McGuire Woods LLP | International Law | January 8, 2010 |
| Elliot A. Spoon Business Law Writing Competition | Journal of Business & Securities Law at Michigan State University College of Law | Business Law | March 14, 2009 |
| Embryo Law Essay Competition | Nightlight Christian Adoptions | Children and the Law | March 8, 2010 |
| Employee Benefits Writing Competition | American College of Employee Benefits Counsel | Labor & Employment Law | May 31, 2009 |
| Family Law Writing Competition | Hofstra Law School adn the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts (AFCC) | Family Law | March 16, 2009 |
| Federal Bar Association Section of Taxation Law Student Writing Competition | Federal Bar Association Section of Taxation | Tax Law | January 15, 2010 |
| Foreclosure.com Scholarship Program Essay Contest | Foreclosure.com | Housing Law | December 31, 2009 |
| Freedom and Justice Legal Writing Competition | Washington Legal Foundation | First Amendment Law | November 16, 2009 |
| Gellhorn-Sargentich Law Student Essay Competition | ABA Section of Administrative Law and Regulatory Practice | Administrative Law | March 31, 2009 |
| George Hutchinson Writing Competition | Federal Circuit Bar Association | The Judiciary | June 26, 2009 |
| H. Thomas Austern Memorial Writing Competitions | Food and Drug Law Institute (FDLI) | Food and Drug Law | June 12, 2009 |
| Health Law Section Writing Competition | ABA Section of Health Law | Health Law | December 5, 2008 |
| Howard C. Schwab Memorial Essay Contest | ABA Section of Family Law | Family Law | April 3, 2009 |
| Intellectual Property Law Writing Competition | Altacit Global & The Virginia Journal of Law and Technology | Intellectual Property | December 15, 2009 |
| International Association of Defense Counsel Legal Writing Contest | International Association of Defense Counsel | Civil Litigation | May 15, 2009 |
| James Baker Hughes Prize | Houston Journal of International Law | International Economic Law | March 9, 2009 |
| James Boskey ADR Writing Competition | ABA Section of Dispute Resolution in association with the Saltman Center for Conflict Resolution of UNLV Boyd School of Law and Penn State Dickinson S | Alternative Dispute Resolution | June 15, 2009 |
| James E. Beckley Writing Competition | Public Investors Arbitration Bar Association (PIABA) | Securities Arbitration | August 17, 2009 |
| James William Moore Federal Practice Award | LexisNexis | Civil Procedure | June 1, 2009 |
| Labor Lawyer Student Writing Contest | ABA Labor & Employment Law Section | Labor & Employment Law | August 31, 2009 |
| Ladas Memorial Award | International Trademark Association | Trademark Law | January 15, 2010 |
| Larry M. Simonsmeier Award | American Society for Pharmacy Law | Pharmacy Law | January 30, 2009 |
| Law Student Essay Competition | National Association of Counsel for Children | Children and the Law | June 1, 2009 |
| Law Student Essay Competition | American Judges Association (AJA) with support from National Court Reporters Association | The Judiciary | June 1, 2009 |
| Law Student Essay Contest | NRA Civil Rights Defense Fund | Constitutional Law | June 1, 2009 |
| Law Student Scholarship Writing Contest | NRA Civil Rights Defense Fund | Constitutional Law | June 1, 2009 |
| Law Student Writing Competition | ABA Commission on Domestic Violence | Womens Studies/Feminism | May 31, 2009 |
| Law Student Writing Competition | ABA - Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Section | Civil Litigation | March 2, 2009 |
| Law Student Writing Competition | National Association of Chapter 13 Trustees | Bankruptcy Law | November 30, 2009 |
| Lawyers Committee for Cultural Heritage Preservation Student Writing Competition | Andrews Kurth LLP | Property Law | June 12, 2009 |
| Legislation and Policy Writing Competition | Richmond Journal of Law and the Public Interest | Legislation | March 16, 2009 |
| Lieber Society Military Prize | The Lieber Society | Military Law | January 2, 2009 |
| Lieber Society Military Prize | The Lieber Society, an interest group of the American Society of International Law | Military Law | January 2, 2009 |
| Louis Jackson National Student Writing Competition in Employment and Labor Law | Jackson Lewis LLP & Institute for Law and the Workplace Chicago-Kent College of Law Ilinois Institute of Technology | Labor & Employment Law | January 19, 2010 |
| Mendes Hershman Student Writing Contest | ABA Section of Business Law | Business Law | January 9, 2009 |
| Michael Greenberg Student Writing Competition | National Lesbian and Gay Law Association | Lesbian & Gay Law | June 1, 2009 |
| Morris L. Cohen Student Essay Competition | The Legal History and Rare Books Special Interest Section of the American Association of Law Libraries | Legal History, Rare Law Books, Legal Arc | April 15, 2009 |
| Nathan Burkan Memorial Competition | The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers | Copyright Law | June 30, 2009 |
| Nathan Burkan Memorial Competition (National Competition) | American Society of Composers, Authors & Publishers | Copyright Law | June 30, 2010 |
| National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers Essay Competition | National Association of Criminal Defens Lawyers | Justice System | April 14, 2009 |
| National Center for Nonsmokers Rights Law Student Competition | National Center for Nonsmokers Rights | Law & Society | May 1, 2009 |
| National Security Law Student Writing Competition | ABA Standing Committee on Law and National Security | National Security Law | September 15, 2009 |
| National Security Law Writing Competition and Call for Papers | William Mitchell Law Review and the William Mitchell National Security Forum | National Security Law | December 1, 2008 |
| National Student Writing Competition | American Constitution Society for Law and Policy | Constitutional Law | February 20, 2009 |
| Paralyzed Veterans of America Legal Writing Competition | Paralyzed Veterans of America | Administrative Law | May 15, 2009 |
| Program for Judicial Awareness Writing Competition | Pacific Legal Foundation | The Judiciary | May 31, 2009 |
| Richard D. Cudahy Writing Competition on Regulatory and Administrative Law | American Constitutional Society for Law and Policy | Administrative Law | February 13, 2009 |
| Roscoe Hogan Environmental Law Essay Contest | Roscoe Pound Institute | Environmental/Land Use Law | March 31, 2009 |
| Ross Essay Contest | ABA Journal Law News Now | Justice System | December 15, 2008 |
| Sarah Weddington Prize for New Student Scholarship in Reproductive Rights | Law Students for Reproductive Justice | Reproductive Rights | March 2, 2009 |
| Science and Technology Law Student Writing Competition | ABA Section of Science and Technology Law | Technology Law | March 2, 2009 |
| Securities Law Writing Competition | Association of Securities and Exchange Commission Alumni, Inc. | Securities Arbitration | November 13, 2009 |
| Smith-Babcock-Williams Writing Competition | American Planning Association, Planning & Law Division | Environmental/Land Use Law | June 8, 2009 |
| Smith-Doheney Legal Ethics Writing Competition | Notre Dame Law School | Legal Ethics | April 4, 2009 |
| Southeast/Southwest People of Color Legal Scholarship Conference | North Carolina Central University School of Law | Accounting & Law | February 15, 2009 |
| Tannenwald Writing Competition | Theodore Tannenwald, Jr. Foundation | Tax Law | July 1, 2009 |
| The Letourneau Award Student Writing Competition | The American College of Legal Medicine | Legal Medicine | January 11, 2010 |
| Trandafir International Business Writing Competition | University of Iowa College of Law Transnational Law & Contemporary Problems Journal | International Law | February 1, 2009 |
| University of Richmond School of Law Environmental Op-Ed Competition | Merhige Center for Environmental Studies | Environmental/Land Use Law | November 7, 2008 |
| Victoria Fisher Memorial Prize Essay 2008 | University of Leicester | Womens Studies/Feminism | September 30, 2009 |
| Virginia Law Student Trusts and Estates Section Writing Competition | Virginia State Bar | Wills & Trusts | March 20, 2009 |
| Warren E. Burger Prize | American Inns of Court | Legal Ethics | June 15, 2009 |
| William J. Pierce Writing Contest | Uniform Law Commission | Legislation | December 31, 2008 |
| William Pew Religious Freedom Scholarship | Alliance Defense Fund | First Amendment Law | April 15, 2009 |
| William W. Greenhalgh Student Writing Competition | ABA Section of Criminal Justice | Criminal Procedure | April 24, 2009 |