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Sponsor: American Bar Association Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Section Admiralty and Maritime Law Committee & Co-sponsor: Gard (North America), Inc.
Topic: "Submissions should address a recent development in admiralty and maritime law."
Format: "Paper" "[M]ust not exceed 20 pages of double-spaced typed text" "Submissions should be presented in a scholarly newsletter article style that includes a discussion of the topic and full citations to authority in footnotes." For further information, see: 2024 Law Student Writing Competition Official Rules.
Eligibility: "The Competition is open to any U.S. citizen law student or LLM candidate over the age of 21, currently attending an ABA-accredited law school within the United States and its possessions. Employees of the ABA, its respective affiliates, and immediate family or household members of such employees are not eligible for the Competition. Employees of Gard, its respective affiliates, and immediate family or household members of such employees are not eligible for the Competition."
Note: This Linkedin post by attorney Allison Skopec added: "Any article on a recent development in maritime law that is fewer than 20 pages double spaced is welcome… even if you originally prepared the work for a class or for journal credit."
Prizes: "The Competition Grand Prize winner will be eligible to receive: (1) an invitation to participate in A Day in Marine Insurance with Gard (North America), Inc. (including travel expenses reimbursed by Gard up to $750); (2) $1,000 cash prize ($500 from the ABA and $500 from Gard); (3) publication of the winning paper in the AMLC Newsletter; and (4) waiver of the registration fee and travel expenses reimbursed from the ABA up to $500 to attend the 2024 ABA TIPS Fall Meeting or the 2025 Admiralty Disruption Conference." "The Competition Second Prize winner will be eligible to receive: (1) $500 cash prize from the ABA; and (2) waiver of the registration fee and travel expenses reimbursed up to $500 to attend choice of the 2024 TIPS Fall Meeting or the 2025 Admiralty Disruption Conference; and (3) publication of the second prize paper in the AMLC Newsletter."
Deadline: "Papers must be submitted by e-mail to Jessica Link Martyn at jmartyn@linkmartyn.com no later than 11:59 PM Central Time, Friday, April 30, 2024."
