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Writing Competitions for Law Students: Fall Semester (Sept. - Dec.)

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This page lists law student writing competitions by the deadline(s) established for each competition.

Competitions with Fall Semester (Sept. - Dec.) Deadlines

September:

James E. Beckley Securities Arbitration and Law Writing Competition (annual)

  • Deadline for the 2023 Competition was: September 15, 2023.

IFA USA Branch 2024 Writing Competition  [Any topic relating to U.S. taxation of income from international activities, including taxation under U.S. tax treaties.]

  • Note: "Each submitted paper must be sponsored by a professor of the student."  "The same professor may serve as the faculty sponsor of no more than three papers submitted for the current Competition."  "No more than five papers may be submitted by students from the same school or university for the Competition."  
  • Submission Deadline for the 2024 Writing Prize: September 30, 2024.

National Animal Law Competitions (revived in 2023)

  • Deadlines: Registration deadline was: September 30, 2023Deadline for written submissions for the qualifying rounds was: December 1, 2023. 

Public Contract Law Journal Writing Competition

  • Deadline for the 2024 Competition: "All entries must be received by 11:59 p.m. Central Time Zone on September 30, 2024."

November:

American College of Consumer Financial Services Lawyers Annual Writing Competition [U.S. consumer financial services law]

Entertainment Law Initiative Writing Contest (annual)

  • Deadline for submission: "Completed manuscripts and accompanying documents ... must be submitted via email to eli_submissions@recordingacademy.com on or before November 8, 2024 at 10 a.m. PST (1 p.m. EST)".

New York State Bar Association International Section: Albert S. Pergam International Law Writing Competition (annual)

  • Deadline for submission was: November 3, 2023.

American Bar Association Standing Committee on Armed Forces Law: Law Student Writing Contest

  • Deadline for submission was: November 10, 2023.

Conduct Detrimental 2023 NIL Writing Competition [sports law]

  • Deadline for the 2023 Competition was: November 10, 2023.

National Patent Application Drafting Competition (annual)

  • Deadlines for 2024 Competition were: Team Registration opened on September 30, 2023 and closed on November 11, 2023. 

Association of International Energy Negotiators Student Writing Competition (annual)

  • Deadline for 2023-2024 competition was: November 15, 2023.

New York State Bar Association Labor and Employment Law Section: Dr. Emanuel Stein and Kenneth Stein Memorial Law Student Writing Competition  [Any current issue involving labor or employment law.]

  • Deadline for 2023 Competition was: November 30, 2023.

December:

Aaron Wersing Employment Discrimination Scholarship Contest [500-word essay about what employment discrimination law is and how job discrimination rates can be reduced and mitigated]

  • Deadline: December 1, 2024.

American Journal of Mediation National Dispute Resolution Writing Competition [the alternative dispute resolution field]

  • Deadline for submission was: December 15, 2023.

Dukeminier Awards: Jeffrey S. Haber Prize for Student Scholarship (annual) [recognizes the best law review note written by a student in the field of sexual orientation and gender identity law]

  • Deadline for submission was: December 18, 2023.

American Bar Association Health Law Section: Annual Health Law Student Writing Competition

  • Deadline for entry was: December 29, 2023.