Research, Writing Competitions, & Calls for Papers

Competition/Research Project Name:	Area of Law:	Word Count:	Deadline:	Award:
Catherine Albiston Prize	Gender, Law, and Justice	30 to 50 pages	May 15, 2012	Opportunity to be published in Berkeley Journal of Gender, Law & Justice
Health, History, and Justice - History of Medicine Conference	Social Justice	300 word abstract	May 15, 2012	see website
J.S.D. Tory Writing Award	Any Legal Topic	see website	May 1, 2012	$1000 Cash prize
CBA Sword & Scale Essay Competition	Military Law or Military Justice, Public Plicy related to Canadian military law or any issue of international or domestic law relevant to the operations of the Candian forces	see website	April 30, 2012	Cash prize of $250, Publication in the e-newsletter; Sword & Scale, Paid registration at the National Military Law Section's professional development conference in spring 2012.
University of Connecticut School of Law Student Legal Writing Competition	Legal issues affecting persons struggling with homelessness, mental illness, addiction, or substance abuse.	15 pages in length and shall not exceed 30 pages, including footnotes. They must be typed, double-spaced and with one-inch margins, on 8 ½ x 11 inch paper, in a 12-point font, such as Times New Roman. All citations and footnotes should conform to the current edition of The Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation and should be in a 12-point font.	Register by April 16.Deadline to submit June 1, 2012	Up to three cash prizes may be awarded: $750 First Prize, $500 Second Prize, and $250 Third Prize
Seventh Annual Constitutional Environmental Law Student Writing Competition	Constitutional, Environmental Law	maximum of 50 pages (including footnotes), in a double-spaced, 8.5 x 11-inch page format with 12-point font (10-point for footnotes). Citation style must conform to the Bluebook. Submissions must be made by email attachment in Microsoft Word format, with the cover page as a separate attachment.	April 13, 2012	$2000 cash prize, an offer of publication in the Environmental Law Reporter, and a one-year individual membership to ELI.
Notre Dame Law School, Smith-Doheny Legal Ethics Writing Competition	Legal Ethics	Must not exceed 50 pages, including notes, on 8.5 x 11 paper, double space, and standard font	April 27, 2012	$2,500 cash
2011 - 2012 Trandafir International Business Writing Competition - University of Iowa College of Law	International Business or Economic Law	see website	March 1, 2012	Publication and CASH PRIZE of $2,000US.
Irwin Law - The Harvey T. Strosberg Essay Prize	Class Actions	8,000 to 15,000 words	March 5, 2012	Publication in the Canadian Class Action Review and $10,000CDN.
International Association of Defense Counsel - 2012 Legal Writing Contest	Tort Law, Insurance Law, Civil Procedure, Evidence, or other areas of practical concern to lawyers engaged in the defense or management of the defense of civil litigation	12,000 words	May 18, 2012	Cash prizes of $2,000, $1,000 and $500 US. Publication in the IADC's quarterly Defense Counsel Journal
Origins - University of Iceland-University of Manitoba 2012 Partnership Conference, Reykjavik, Iceland	Various fields of study within the social scineces, humanities, and physical sciences	1 page - Abstract	April 1, 2012	n/a
The National Environmental, Energy and Resources Law Section (NEERLS) Law School Essay Contest	Environmental, Energy & Resources Law	12,000 words max.	Feb. 29, 2012	The David Estrin Prize, supported by Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP includes: travel and accommodation to the NEERLS annual Professional Development program as well as a small cash stipend and publication of the paper in the EcoBulletin.
The Alberta Law Review	Insurance Law	Articles 60 double-spaced pages case/legislation comments, and book reviews may be 4-8 double-spaced pages long	August 31, 2012	Opportunity to be published
The University College Dublin Law Review	see website	see website	March 30, 2012	€500 Opportunity to be published.
The Ottawa Law Review - General Call for Papers - Volume 43	All areas of the law - student submissions must accompany letter of reference from a professor	n/a	see website	Opportunity to be published.