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Sponsor: American Bar Association Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Section Aviation and Space Law Committee
Topic: "Submissions should address a recent development in any area of aviation or space law or discuss an area of aviation or space law where a controversy or disagreement exists. Entrants are encouraged to write on subjects of national interest, rather than state-specific issues."
Format: "Submissions must be limited to no more than twenty (20) pages, double-spaced, 12-point Book Antiqua, Arial or Times Roman font with footnotes and citations conforming to Bluebook standards."
Eligibility requirements include: "The competition is open to all current U.S. citizen law student and LLM candidates. Membership in the ABA, TIPS or the Aviation and Space Law is not required for participation, though membership is free for all law students. If you are a member of the ABA, please include your ABA membership number with your submission." "Essays submitted must have been written after January 1, 2024." "Employees of the ABA, its respective affiliates, and immediate family or household members of such employees are not eligible for the competition."
Prizes: "The first-place winner will be eligible to receive (1) $500 cash prize; (2) up to $1,500 reimbursement for hotel and transportation expenses to attend and speak at the ABA TIPS Aviation and Space Law Annual CLE Seminar in Virginia on September 18 & 19, 2024 and (3) publication in an upcoming edition of the TIPS Aviation and Space Law Committee’s newsletter. In addition, at the sole discretion of the Sponsor, the winning entry may be published in the TIPS Law Journal or TIPS quarterly magazine, The Brief. At the sole discretion of the Sponsor, the next two runners-up may receive honorable mention in the Committee newsletter."
Deadline: "Entries must be submitted by e-mail no later than 11:59 PM Central Time, August 8, 2024."
