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Writing Competitions for Law Students: State & Local Government Law

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State & Local Government Law

American Bar Association State and Local Government Law Section: Writing Competition (annual)

  • Sponsor: American Bar Association State and Local Government Law Section 
  • Topic, Format & Eligibility in 2024 Writing Competition were: "The Section invites all those who qualify as young lawyers (less than 36 years old or in practice for less than 10 years) and law students to submit articles of 25-50 pages in length, and properly footnoted, on any topic of state or local government law of their choice."
    • Examples provided: "[S]ubmissions of Articles, Comments, Notes, Essays, and Student Notes on issues of significance in state, local, regional or tribal government law or urban legal affairs, including, without limitation the areas of land use, housing, environmental and energy law, ethics, local government, civil rights, employment, labor, public education, elections and voting rights, emergency management, resiliency, public contracts, public finance, the sharing economy and construction law."
  • Prize in 2024 Writing Competition was: Publication in this Section’s journal: The Urban Lawyer.
  • Deadline for submission in 2024 Writing Competition was: January 15, 2024.