The New York Bar Foundation Scholarships

In keeping with its mission to aid charitable and educational projects to meet the law-related needs of the public and legal profession, The New York Bar Foundation is offering the Joan L. Ellenbogen Memorial Fellowship, the Elder Law Section Scholarship and the Real Property Law Section Lorraine Power Tharp Scholarship. All have October deadlines for applications.

Joan L. Ellenbogen Memorial Fellowship

A $5,000 grant will be provided to a public service or other nonprofit organization in New York to fund The Joan L. Ellenbogen Memorial Fellowship in 2013. The fellow will assist the organization in matters relating to matrimonial law. Application deadline: October 1, 2012.

Elder Law Section Scholarship

The scholarship, valued at $2,500, will be awarded to a current student full-time or part-time student enrolled in a New York law school. A preference will be given to a student who demonstrates a present and permanent physical or mental disability that substantially limits one or more of his or her major life activities. A preference also will be given to a student with financial need. Application deadline: October 15, 2012.

Real Property Law Section Lorraine Power Tharp Scholarship

The $1,500 scholarship is open to all second- and third-year, full-time students enrolled in a New York law school during the fall 2012 semester, and part-time second-, third- and fourth-year students enrolled in a New York law school in during the fall 2012 semester. Preference also will be given to students with financial need. Application deadline: October 15, 2012.

For further information, visit: www.tnybf.org.

Fifth Annual ABI Bankruptcy Law Student Writing Competition

The American Bankruptcy Institute (ABI) is pleased to invite you to participate in our Fifth Annual ABI Bankruptcy Law Student Writing Competition.  First, Second and Third Place prizes will be awarded and include $4,000 in prize money and publication in the ABI Journal or one of our ABI committee newsletters. Remember that we no longer require law professor approval of papers prior to submission.  We are happy to announce that this year, we will provide one-year ABI memberships to all students who participate.

Writing Topics
We invite papers on current issues regarding bankruptcy jurisdiction, bankruptcy litigation, or evidence in bankruptcy cases or proceedings. Papers may address business or consumer cases and may include matters such as bankruptcy sales, plan confirmation and other topics that involve jurisdiction, litigation or evidence in the bankruptcy courts.

Dates of Competition
Papers must be submitted no later than March 1, 2013. Papers need to have been written since the close of last year's competition (anytime after March 1, 2012). Our hope is that the competition will dovetail nicely with any fall legal writing or advanced bankruptcy courses so that you can satisfy one of your writing requirements while creating an entry for the competition.

Competition Awards
Available awards include $4,000 in prize money and publication in the prestigious ABI Journal and ABI committee newsletters. Winners of the competition will be announced in April 2013 and will be presented with certificates from ABI recognizing their achievement. In addition, law schools will be notified so that this achievement can be noted in students' records. This year, we will provide one-year ABI memberships to all students who participate.

1.       The First Place Winner, sponsored by Invotex Group, Inc., will receive a prize of $2,000, plus publication of his or her paper in the prestigious ABI Journal and a one-year ABI membership.
2.       The Second Place Winner, sponsored by Jenner & Block LLP, will receive a cash prize of $1,250, plus publication of his or her paper in an ABI committee newsletter and a one-year ABI membership.
3.       The Third Place Winner, sponsored by Thompson & Knight LLP, will receive a cash prize of $750, plus publication of his or her paper in an ABI committee newsletter and a one-year ABI membership.

Competition Rules
Papers must be 10-12 double-spaced pages (including footnotes) on 8.5" x 11" paper with 1' margins. They must be written in 12 point, Times New Roman font. Papers must otherwise comply with the guidelines for ABI Journal submissions, which can be found at http://journal.abi.org/content/submission-guidelines; please note, however, that the papers must have numbered pages. Students must submit their papers by uploading the papers in PDF format to http://papers.abi.org on or before March 1, 2013. Submission guidelines are as follows:

‐  Papers submitted must be in PDF format with a ".pdf" extension.
 ‐  The maximum file size allowed is 2 MB.
‐  The maximum number of pages allowed is 12.
‐  Papers must have been written after March 1, 2012.
‐  One paper may be submitted per student. If a mistake was made, the student must create a new account to submit the paper.
‐  Contest winners will be contacted by email.
‐  Winners must agree to have their papers edited by ABI staff and leaders prior to publication.
‐  Submitted papers must be original and unpublished.

Full details of the competition, including past participating law schools, can be found at papers.abi.org.  We hope you will take advantage of this opportunity.  Please give the membership department a call at 703.739.0800 with any questions.  We're here to help!

2013 Donald C. Alexander Writing Competition

The FBA Section on Taxation would like to announce the 2013 Donald C. Alexander Writing Competition.

Requirements are as follows:

• Full and part-time J.D. and LL.M. students are eligible. 
• Any original paper concerning federal taxation between 20-50 double spaced pages is welcome.
• Seminar papers and articles submitted (but not yet selected for publication) to law reviews, journals, or other competitions are eligible.

Winning authors receive $2000 (first place) or $1000 (second place) and a trip to the FBA’s Annual Tax Law Conference in Washington, D.C. The winning entries may be published in the Tax Section newsletter the Report or in The Federal Lawyer.

Deadline is January 7, 2013

Entries may be submitted by email to Sherwin Valerio at svalerio@fedbar.org or by mail to:

Federal Bar Association Section on Taxation
Attn: Donald C. Alexander Tax Law Writing Competition
1220 N. Fillmore Str. Suite 444
Arlington, VA 22201

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Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs Fourth Annual International Essay Contest

Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs announces its fourth annual International Essay Contest. 

This competition is open to both teachers and students anywhere in the world.  From climate change, to terrorism, to global financial crises, many of the greatest problems facing us in the 21st century transcend national borders. All involve ethical issues, such as fairness, rights, and responsibilities. So as part of the Council's three-year Centennial project, "Ethics for a Connected World," they are asking thought leaders around the world to identify the greatest ethical questions facing the planet and how individuals, organizations, and countries should respond.

But the project would not be complete without input from students and teachers like you. What do you think? What is the world's greatest challenge, and how does it affect both your local community and the world? What are the ethical issues involved and how can we work together to overcome this problem?

ESSAY TOPIC: In your opinion, what is the greatest ethical challenge or dilemma facing the planet?

ESSAY REQUIREMENTS:

• Style: Op-ed style (not academic, footnoted papers)
• Length: 1,000 to 1,500 words
• Format: Word document, or email. English language entries only.

COMPETITION DEADLINE: December 31, 2012

HOW TO ENTER:
This competition is open to teachers and students of all nationalities.

All teachers, at whatever level, are eligible.

All students, from high school students through to graduate students, are eligible. Non-students are automatically disqualified.

Collaborative essays between students and teachers are welcome.

Please email your entries to studentcontest@cceia.org. Please include your full name, address, email, age, and affiliation.

PRIZES:
1st prize: $250 Amazon Gift Certificate

2nd prize: $150 Amazon Gift Certificate

3rd prize: $75 Amazon Gift Certificate

All winners also receive a copy of the edited volume, Ethics & International Affairs: A Reader.

Visit the Carnegie Council website at http://www.carnegiecouncil.org/index.html. 

Columbian Lawyers Scholarships

The Columbian Lawyers Scholarship Corp., Queens County, is now accepting applications for its annual scholarships. 

Applications will be accepted through November 16, 2012.

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The American College of Legal Medicine Writing Competitions

The American College of Legal Medicine's 2013 Student Writing Competition in Law, Medicine & Bioethics and one for the Post-Doctoral Student Writing Competition.

The first place paper for the Student Writing Competition will be named the Hirsh Award Winner and the first place paper for the Post-Doctoral Student Writing Competition will be named the Orr Award Winner.

The deadline for competitions is January 4, 2013. 

For more information on the Hirsh Award, click on the following link: http://www.aclm.org/resources/swc/pdfs/swc%202013.pdf. 

For more information on the Orr Award, click on the following link: http://www.aclm.org/resources/swc/pdfs/swcpostdoctoral2013.pdf. 

American Indian Law Review (AILR) Annual Writing Competition

Topics
Papers will be accepted on any issue concerning American Indian law or indigenous peoples. However, topics recently published in the American Indian Law Review will not be favored.

Eligibility
The competition is open to students enrolled at accredited law schools in the United States and Canada as of the competition deadline of Jan. 31, 2013. Editors of the American Indian Law Review are not eligible to compete.

Awards
The first place winner receives $1,000 and publication in the American Indian Law Review, an official periodical of the University of Oklahoma College of Law with international distribution. The second place winner receives $500 and third place receives $250.

The three winning authors will be recognized on the masthead of the American Indian Law Review and will receive copies of Felix S. Cohen's Handbook of Federal Indian Law, provided by LEXIS.

Deadline
Electronic entries must be received no later than 6 p.m. Eastern Standard Time on Jan. 31, 2013. Hardcopy entries must be postmarked on or before that date. Entries will be acknowledged upon receipt. All entries become the property of the American Indian Law Review.

Judges
Papers will be judged by members of the legal profession with an interest in American Indian law and by the editors of the American Indian Law Review.

Standards
Papers will be judged on the basis of originality and timeliness of topic, knowledge and use of applicable legal principles, proper and articulate analysis of the issues, use of authorities and extent of research, logic and reasoning in analysis, ingenuity and ability to argue by analogy, clarity and organization, correctness of format and citations, grammar and writing style, and strength and logic of conclusions.

Form
Entries must be a minimum of 20 pages in length and a maximum of 50 pages in length excluding endnotes. All citations should conform to the Bluebook. The body of the email must contain the author's name, social security number, school, expected year of graduation, current address, permanent address, and email address. Inquiries may be replied to by email. No identifying marks (name, school, etc.) should appear on the paper itself. All entries must have only one author, be previously unpublished and not currently submitted for publication elsewhere. Papers entered in the American Indian Law Review writing competition may not be submitted for consideration to any other publication until such time as winning entrants are announced. Any entries not fully in accord with required form will be ineligible for consideration.

Submission
Submissions may be emailed to the American Indian Law Review at mwaters@ou.edu by the competition deadline. Entries may be sent as Microsoft Word, WordPerfect or PDF documents. Although email submissions are preferred, hardcopies are acceptable. Hardcopy submissions must be postmarked by the deadline date.  If submitting a hardcopy entry, mail it to AILR Writing Competition, American Indian Law Review, 300 Timberdell Road, Norman, OK 73019. Please send an email to mwaters@ou.edu by the deadline to notify the AILR that you are sending a hardcopy submission.

Donald W. Banner Diversity Scholarship

Banner & Witcoff is proud to offer the Donald W. Banner Diversity Scholarship for law students. This scholarship is part of Banner & Witcoff’s commitment to fostering the development of intellectual property lawyers from diverse backgrounds.

Law students who meet the selection criteria and have entered into a JD program at an ABA-accredited law school in the United States are eligible to apply for the scholarship. Applicants may not be a current or past employee of Banner & Witcoff, or directly related to a current employee of Banner & Witcoff.

Application will be accepted September 5, 2012 through January 7, 2013.  

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2012 Elder Law Section Scholarship

The New York Bar Foundation is pleased to announce it is accepting applications for the 2012 Elder Law Section Scholarship. One $2,500 scholarship will be awarded to a second-year (2L) or third-year (3L) law student who is enrolled in a law school in the State of New York  during the 2012/2013 academic year and is actively participating in an Elder Law Clinic at the school during the 2012/2013 academic year or performs other substantial efforts which demonstrate interest in the legal rights of the elderly or the practice of elder law.

A preference will be given to a student who demonstrates a present and permanent physical or mental disability that substantially limits one or more of the major life activities of the individual.  A preference will be given to a student who demonstrates financial need. 

A completed application and supporting documentation as detailed in the guidelines must be submitted on or before Friday, October 15, 2012. The application and guidelines can be accessed at http://www.tnybf.org/Scholarships/2012/2012ElderLawSectionScholarship.pdf.

The Elder Law Section encourages law students, through an elder law clinic experience, to learn about important legislative developments, regulations, and case laws impacting the elderly and to provide representation to elderly clients struggling with a variety of legal issues and problems related to aging and incapacity.

2012 Real Property Law Section Lorraine Power Tharp Scholarship

The New York Bar Foundation is accepting applications for the 2012 Real Property Law Section Lorraine Power Tharp Scholarship.   

A completed application and supporting documentation as detailed in the guidelines must be submitted to The New York Bar Foundation on or before Monday, October 1, 2012. 

One $1,500.00 scholarship will be awarded to a second or third-year law student (as of fall semester 2012) who best exemplifies the core values important to Lorraine Power Tharp–academic excellence, a demonstrated interest in public service, high integrity and, if possible, an interest in real property law. A preference will be given to a student who demonstrates financial need. The scholarship will be applied to the student’s 2012-2013 academic year tuition.

Students amay access the application and complete scholarshipguidelines at http://www.tnybf.org/ScholarshipFellowships.htm.   The Real Property Law Section Lorraine Power Tharp Scholar will be announced by November 15, 2012.