Legal Writing Competitions for Law Students
Legal writing competitions are a great way for students to hone their writing skills, earn recognition, and often win cash prizes. This page provides links to writing competitions for law students. Details and submission criteria for most of the competitions can be found on each organization’s website. For additional information or assistance, please see Professor Grace H. Barry, Director or your legal writing professor.
Criminal Justice William W. Greenhalgh Student Writing Competition- Deadline July, 2025
William W. Greenhalgh Student Writing Competition
Fred Gray Civil Rights Writing Competition- deadline February 28, 2025
Inaugural Fred Gray Civil Rights Writing Competition
Greenhalgh Student Writing Competition- deadline July 1, 2025
The Greenhalgh Student Writing Competition
Law Student Tax Challenge- deadline December 17, 2024
Taxation- Law Student Tax Challenge Writing Competition
Standing Committee on Lawyer’s Professional Liability Edward C. Mendrzycki Award- deadline February 3, 2025
State & Local Government Law Writing Competition – Deadline January 15, 2025
State and Local Government – The Urban Lawyer Writing Competition
The College of Labor and Employment Lawyers and
American Bar Association Section of Labor and Employment Law
Annual Law Student Writing Competition – deadline September 15, 2025
Labor and Employment Lawyers and ABA writing competition
Past legal writing competitions
* These are past legal writing competitions that have not been updated as of December 2nd , 2024. We will be updating them as we get notified.
American College of Consumer Financial Services Lawyers Writing Competition- Pending
American College of Consumer Financial Services Lawyers Annual Writing Competition
Armed Forces Law Student Writing Competition – Pending
Armed Forces Law Student Writing Contest of the Standing Committee
Beckley Student Writing Competition- Pending
Beckley Student Writing Competition
Marshall M. Schulman Competition for Student Papers in Criminal Law and/or Criminal Procedure Writing Competition – Pending
Marshall Schulman Criminal Law Writing Competition
Public Contract Law Journal Writing Competition – Deadline September 30, 2024
Public Contract Law Journal Writing Competition
Robert C. Watson Award- Pending
The American Intellectual Property Law Association Robert C. Watson Award
