American College of Consumer Financial Services Lawyers Annual Writing Competition
Deadline: December 1, 2014
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.
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's annual dinner held in conjunction with the Spring Meeting of the Business Law Section of the American Bar Association.
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.
The deadline for entry is December 1, 2014, 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 Unpublished manuscripts should be double-spaced and conform to law review standards.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.
Winners will be honored in April in San Francisco.
http://accfsl.org/writing-competition/
Mollie and Paul Hill Student Writing Competition in Medical-Legal Interprofessional Collaboration
Deadline: January 2, 2015
Beginning in 2014, the Florida State University Center for Innovative Collaboration in Medicine and Law, based in both the FSU College of Medicine and the FSU College of Law, will present awards for the outstanding original papers submitted by a law student and a medical student or medical resident in response to a question pertaining to collaboration between the medical and legal professions. This writing competition is made possible by a generous gift from Mollie and Paul Hill.
Outstanding Paper by a Law Student -- $250
2014 Contest Question
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) enacted into law in 2010 attempts to improve the access of Americans to improved quality health care, while controlling the nation’s escalating health care expenditures. As the ACA gets further implemented in 2014, discuss opportunities and challenges this law presents for constructive, innovative collaboration between the legal and medical professions in contributing to the quest for a more affordable and accessible high quality health care system.
All papers must be submitted electronically in the proper format by midnight (EST) on January 2, 2015. http://med.fsu.edu/userFiles/file/Writing%20Competition%281%29.pdf
Pacific Legal Foundation 2014 Law Student Writing Competition
Deadline: January 16, 2015
Under the auspices of PLF’s Program for Judicial Awareness, the competition awards up to $6,000 in three cash prizes for publishable essays by students currently enrolled in law school in the United States.
“PLF’s law student writing competition encourages students to investigate cutting-edge legal questions that are currently before the courts and that directly affect American law,” said Program Director and Principal Attorney Timothy Sandefur.
PLF’s Program for Judicial Awareness promotes the publication of works of legal academic scholarship that advance an understanding of key constitutional issues before the nation’s courts. Essays submitted to the writing competition address one of three questions on areas of the law within PLF’s mission, incorporating pertinent case law and applicable academic literature.
The first place winner will receive a $3,000 cash prize. The second place winner will receive a $2,000 cash prize, and the third place winner will receive a $1,000 cash prize. The Program for Judicial Awareness will work with the first place winner to find a law journal to publish the winning article. The winner will also be recognized at the annual Pacific Legal Foundation gala.
The essay questions and detailed information about the eligibility rules and contest requirements are available on our website. All entries must be received by no later than 5:00 p.m. (PST) on January 16, 2015.
Donor-supported Pacific Legal Foundation is a watchdog organization that litigates for limited government, property rights, individual rights, free enterprise, and a balanced approach to environmental regulations, in courts nationwide.
http://www.pacificlegal.org/releases/7-10-14-PLF-ANNOUNCES-2014-LAW-STUDENT-WRITING-COMPETITION