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Writing Competitions for Law Students: Consumer Financial Services Law

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Consumer Financial Services Law

American College of Consumer Financial Services Lawyers Annual Writing Competition

  • Sponsor: American College of Consumer Financial Services Lawyers
  • Topic: "Eligible entries must discuss some aspect of U.S. consumer financial services law. Topics that relate principally to securities regulation, bankruptcy, 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 U.S. consumer financial services law."
  • Categories of Submissions: "Eligible papers include publishable articles, substantial book reviews, or book chapters; books; and student case note or comment.  Official publications of or by government agencies are not eligible.  In any year, depending on the quality of the submissions, awards may be made in all, some, or none of these three categories."
  • Note: "Eligible entries may be submitted by authors directly or by third parties on behalf of authors.  (If submitted by a third party on behalf of an author, the submitter must obtain author consent and provide author contact information."
  • Format: "Unpublished manuscripts should be double-spaced and conform to law review standards.  All entries should be submitted in electronic format."
  • Prizes: "The awards include a cash payment ($5,000 for books, $3,500 for articles, reviews, or book chapters; and $1,500 for student work), a certificate or other token of recognition, and (if applicable) travel expenses to attend the College’s annual dinner (if held, typically in conjunction with the Spring Meeting of the Business Law Section of the American Bar Association)."
  • Deadline: "The deadline for entry is November 1, 2024, and entries are eligible if they have been written or published within the twelve months preceding that date."