John F. Burton Jr. College of Workers’ Compensation Lawyers Law Student Writing Competition - Check this website for information about a future competition.
- Sponsor: The College of Workers’ Compensation Lawyers
- Topic in most recent Competition was: "The scope of permissible topics is broad, i.e., any aspect of workers’ compensation law."
- Format requirements in most recent Competition included: "Entries should be between 10 and 20 pages in length (including the bottom of page footnotes)."
- Eligibility requirements in most recent Competition included: "All students currently enrolled in accredited law schools in the United States and all those who recently graduated from them (graduation in 2023)." "Articles must be original from the applicant and limited to one entry. Articles must not presently be under consideration for any other publication or written as part of paid employment."
- Prizes in most recent Competition were: "First prize – $3,000 (An additional $1,000 to the winner’s law school scholarship fund). The winner’s article will also be considered for publication in the Workers’ First Watch, The Workers’ Injury Law and Advocacy Group (WILG) magazine, and the ABA Tort and Insurance Practice Section Law Journal. The winner will also be invited (expenses paid) to the Annual College Induction Dinner to be honored during the program. Second prize – $1,500. Third prize – $1,000."
- Deadline to submit articles for most recent Competition was: January 15, 2024.
Louis Jackson Memorial National Student Writing Competition
- Sponsor & Administrator: Sponsor: Jackson Lewis P.C. & Administrator: Chicago-Kent College of Law’s Martin H. Malin Institute for Law and the Workplace.
- Topic of the 2023–2024 Competition was: "Judges will consider papers on any topic relating to laws governing the workplace, such as employment law, labor law, employee benefits, or employment discrimination."
- Format requirements for papers in the 2023-2024 Competition included: "Entries must be suitable for publication in a law review. Citations must conform to current Bluebook style. Papers must not exceed 35 pages in length when printed on 8½ x 11-inch paper, including footnotes."
- Eligibility requirements in the 2023-2024 Competition included: "Entries must be the law student author’s own work. Authors must have completed or be currently taking coursework in employment or labor law and must be enrolled in an accredited law school in the US during the Spring 2024 semester. Only the first two submissions per law school will be accepted as entries for consideration."
- Prizes in the 2023–2024 Competition were: "The first-place award is $3,000. Two $1,000 awards will be presented to two second-place winners. All awards are in the form of scholarships."
- Deadline to submit papers for the 2023–2024 Competition was: January 16, 2024.
Twentieth Annual Employee Benefits Writing Competition
- Sponsor: American College of Employee Benefits Counsel
- Topic: "Any topic in the field of employee benefits law." See 2024 Official rules and entry information for illustrative examples.
- Format: "Papers should not exceed 40 pages (double-spaced, in 12-point type, with a one-inch margin on each side), including footnotes."
- Eligibility: "Any J.D. and graduate (L.L.M. or S.J.D.) law students enrolled at any time between August 15, 2023, and August 15, 2024, who have not at any time engaged in the practice of law."
- Prizes: "Up to Two Awards: Sidney M. Perlstadt Memorial Award: $2,500; Brian J. Dougherty Memorial Award: $2,500" "Winners will be honored during the College’s annual black-tie dinner on September 14, 2024, in Washington, DC." "The College will also use its best efforts to have one or more of the winning papers published in a professional or scholarly publication, if deemed suitable by the College's Writing Competition Committee and the editors of the publication."
- Deadline: June 1, 2024. "[Papers] must be received no later than Midnight in the submitting student’s time zone on the Deadline."
