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.
American College of Consumer Financial Services Lawyers Writing Competition- deadline November 1st, 2024
American College of Consumer Financial Services Lawyers Annual Writing Competition
Armed Forces Law Student Writing Competition – deadline November, 2024
Armed Forces Law Student Writing Contest of the Standing Committee
Beckley Student Writing Competition- Deadline September 15, 2024
Beckley Student Writing Competition
Criminal Justice William W. Greenhalgh Student Writing Competition- Deadline July, 2025
William W. Greenhalgh Student Writing Competition
Law Student Tax Challenge- deadline December 17, 2024
Taxation- Law Student Tax Challenge Writing Competition
Public Contract Law Journal Writing Competition – Deadline September 30, 2024
Public Contract Law Journal Writing Competition
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 ABA Writing Competition- Deadline September 15, 2024
Past legal writing competitions
* These are past legal writing competitions that have not been updated as of August 14 , 2024. We will be updating them as we get notified.
Marshall M. Schulman Competition for Student Papers in Criminal Law and/or Criminal Procedure Writing Competition – Pending
Marshall Schulman Criminal Law Writing Competition
Robert C. Watson Award- Pending
The American Intellectual Property Law Association Robert C. Watson Award
