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.
Health Law
Epstein Becker Green – 25th Annual Health Law Writing Competition
Intellectual Property Writing Competition
Brooks Kushman Intellectual Property Writing Competition
Marshall M. Schulman Student Writing Competition
Mendrzycki Award
The edward C. MendrzyCki award A scholarly writing competition
Submissions Due May 2021
- The Admiralty & Maritime Committee of the American Bar Association Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Section (Due May 17th)
Read Competition Announcement and Rules - Andrew P. Vance Memorial Writing Competition (Due May 28th)
Read Competition Announcement and Rules - Constitutional Law Writing Competition (Due May 31st)
Read Competition Announcement and Rules - Endangered Species Writing Competition (Due May 31st)
Read Competition Announcement and Rules - Energy Law Writing Competition (Due May 31st)
Read Competition Announcement and Rules - Environmental Transactions and Brownfields/Superfund and Natural Resources Damages Litigation Writing Competition (Due May 31)
Read Competition Announcement and Rules - Forest Law Writing Competition (May Due 31st)
Read Competition Announcement and Rules - International Environmental and Resources Law Writing Competition (Due May 31st)
Read Competition Announcement and Rules - Public Land and Resources Writing Competition (Due May 31st)
Read Competition Announcement and Rules - Waste and Resource Recovery Writing Competition (Due May 31st)
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Submissions Due June 2021
- The American College of Employee Benefits Counsel Writing Competition (Due June 1st)
Read Competition Announcement and Rules - The American College of Trust and Estate Counsel Mary Moers Wenig Student Writing Competition (Due June 8th)
Read Competition Announcement and Rules - Food and Drug Law Institute: The H. Thomas Austern Writing Competition (Due June 11th)
Read Competition Announcement and Rules - The College of Labor and Employment Lawyers and American Bar Association Section of Labor and Employment Law Annual Law Student Writing Competition (Due June 15th)
Read Competition Announcement and Rules - Louis Jackson Memorial National Student Writing Competition in Employment and Labor Law (Due June 15th)
Read Competition Announcement and Rules - The American Intellectual Property Law Association Robert C. Watson Award (Due June 30th)
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Submissions Due August 2021
- National Association of Women Lawyers Empowering Women in the Legal Profession: The Selma Moidel Smith Writing Competition (Due August 23rd)
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Submissions Due September 2021
- ABA Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Section, Aviation and Space Law Committee (Due September 9th)
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