2015 Selma Moidel Smith Law Student Writing Competition

The National Association of Women Lawyers (NAWL)^® is a national voluntary legal professional organization whose mission is the advancement of women in the legal profession and women’s rights. Since 1899, NAWL has served as an educational forum and active voice for the concerns of women lawyers in this country and abroad.  NAWL continues to support and advance the interests of women in and under the law, and in so doing, supports and advances the social, political, and professional empowerment of women. Through its programs and networks, NAWL provides the tools for women in the profession to advance, prosper, and enrich the profession.  NAWL has established the annual Selma Moidel Smith Law Student Writing Competition to encourage and reward original law student writing on issues concerning women and the law. The rules for the competition are as follows:

Entrants should submit a paper on an issue concerning women’s rights or the status of women in the law.   

SUBMISSION AND DEADLINE:  Entries must be received by May 1, 2015. 

AWARD:  The author of the winning essay will receive a cash prize of $500. NAWL will also publish the winning essay in the NAWL Women Lawyers Journal.

For more information, click the following link: http://files.nawl.org/download/125.132?AWSAccessKeyId=AKIAJBU23EXMIYKEP2SQ&Expires=1422492677&Signature=C39dOs1E9mMNVW5l1QL65Oyoo50%3D.