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
International Section: Albert S. Pergam International Law Writing Competition Award- deadline November 3, 2023
NYSBA Albert S. Pergam International Law Writing Competition Award
James E. Beckley Student Writing Competition – deadline September 15, 2023
PIABA James E. Beckley Securities Arbitration and Law Writing Competition
Law Student Writing Contest of the Standing Committee on Armed Forces Law – deadline November 10, 2023
American Bar Association Law Student Writing Contest of the Standing Committee on Armed Forces Law
Law Student Tax Challenge writing competition – deadline November 1st, 2023
American Bar Association Law Student Tax Challenge writing competition
Robert C. Watson Award- deadline June 30th, 2024
The American Intellectual Property Law Association Robert C. Watson Award
Selma Moidel Smith Writing Competition- deadline February 1st, 2024
Section of Public Contract Law writing competition – deadline September 30th, 2023
American Bar Association Public Contract Law Journal Writing Competition
Tax Notes Student Writing Competition – deadline November 2023
Tax Notes.com Tax Notes Student Writing Competition
Past legal writing competitions
* These are past legal writing competitions that have not been updated as of August 1st, 2023. We will be updating them as we get notified.
Admiralty and Maritime Law Committee Writing Competition – pending
American Bar Association Admiralty and Maritime Law Committee Writing Competition
Austern Writing Competition – pending
Food and Drug Law Institute: The H. Thomas Austern Writing Competition
Employee Benefits Writing Competition Awards – pending
The American College of Employee Benefits Counsel Writing Competition Award
Health Law – pending
Epstein Becker Green – 25th Annual Health Law Writing Competition
Intellectual Property Writing Competition – pending
Brooks Kushman Intellectual Property Writing Competition
Marshall M. Schulman Student Writing Competition- pending
Mary Moers Wenig Student Writing Competition – pending
The American College of Trust and Estate Counsel Mary Moers Wenig Writing Competition
Mendrzycki Award – pending
The edward C. MendrzyCki award A scholarly writing competition
NYSBA COAL Writing Competition – pending
New York State Bar Association Committee on Animals and the Law – student writing competition
Public Land and Resources Writing Competition – pending
American Bar Association Public Land and Resources Writing Competitions
Waste and Resources Recovery Writing Competition – pending
American Bar Association Waste and Resource Recovery Writing Competition
