2016 Baker Donelson Diversity Scholarship

Baker Donelson will again award three scholarships to diverse law students who will complete their first year of law school by June 2015. Recipients will be awarded a six-week, salaried 2L Summer Associate position for the summer of 2016 in one of our Firm’s offices.  Additionally, each recipient will be awarded $10,000 which will be paid prior to the student's third year of law school to help defray the cost of law school tuition and related expenses.

Application Deadline is June 19, 2015

For complete eligibility criteria, instructions, and to apply for the Scholarship Program please visit:

http://www.bakerdonelson.com/diversity-scholarship-diversity-practices/

Richard D. Hailey Scholarship

AAJ’s Minority Caucus will award $5,000 scholarships to African American, Hispanic, Asian American, Native American, and Biracial Law Student Members who are entering their first, second, or third year of law school. 

This scholarship is awarded to applicants who best represent criteria including the following: interest and proficiency in trial advocacy skills; desire to represent victims; commitment to AAJ and its mission by involvement in an AAJ law student chapter and Minority Caucus activities; and financial need. 

The winner must attend the AAJ Annual Convention in Montreal, Canada in July, 2015 in order to accept the scholarship. Travel and accommodation will be provided, but please note that all international travel requires a passport.

DEADLINE: Scholarship applications are due May 1, 2015. 

Application instructions can be found below:
https://www.justice.org/what-we-do/enhance-practice-law/professional-recognition-awards-scholarship/scholarships/richard-d

2015 Mike Eidson Scholarship

The Mike Eidson Scholarship Fund was established by the AAJ Women for Justice Education Fund in 2008, in honor of AAJ Past President Mike Eidson, whose vision and generosity inspired it.  The scholarship, traditionally in the amount of $5,000, is awarded annually to a rising 3L (or rising 4L in a night program) female student who has demonstrated a commitment to a career as a plaintiffs’ lawyer or criminal defense lawyer, along with dedication to upholding and defending the principles of the Constitution, and to the concept of a fair trial, the adversary system, and a just result for the injured, the accused, and those whose rights are jeopardized.

In order to be awarded this scholarship, you must be present at our Annual Convention on July 12, 2015 in Montreal, Canada. Your travel and accommodations will be paid for as part of the award, but please note that all international travel requires a passport.

If you are interested in submitting an application to be considered for this scholarship, complete a form providing the following information and return to AAJ Education by mail at: AAJ Education, Mike Eidson Scholarship, 777 6th Street, NW, Suite 200, Washington, DC 20001, or by email at: education@justice.org by May 1, 2015.

1.     Name:                                                  

2.     Contact Info

Mailing Address (include an address where you can be reached during the summer):

Telephone:

E-mail address:

3.     Law School Name: 

Graduation Date:

4.     Attach a brief letter explaining your interest in a career as a trial lawyer, and your dedication to upholding and defending the principles of the Constitution, and how you have demonstrated same.

5.     Describe, if applicable, any challenges and/or hardships you have faced in your pursuit of a career as a trial lawyer

MERIT

6.     List any awards or honors you have earned in law school.

7.     List your law school activities.

8.     Attach a current resume.

CERTIFICATION

I hereby certify that the information contained herein is true and correct to the best of my knowledge. I understand that this information may be shared with scholarship donors during the scholarship selection process.

I support AAJ’s mission, am dedicated to upholding and defending the principles of the Constitution of the U.S., and am committed to the concept of a fair trial, the adversary system and a just result for the injured, the accused, and those whose rights are jeopardized.

Date:                                       Signature:

American Bar Association "Win a Dream Interview' Contest for Law Students

Enter the ABA's "Win a Dream Interview" contest, visit www.ABADreamInterview.com. Participate by June 30, 2015 and you can win an interview for a chance at a dream internship in just three easy steps:

1. Submit a one minute video.  Explain why you should intern at one of many law firms around the country. Winners receive an interview and chance to personally pitch themselves! 
2. Choose up to three internships. Select the firms where you would like to interview, and then submit resumes, transcripts and/or other selection criteria required for the internship. 
3. Join the ABA.  Membership is FREE for students. You must be an ABA Law Student Member to be eligible for this contest. 

The ABA's network of internships can open a door for you, visit www.ABADreamInterview.com by June 30, 2015 for a chance to win!

Visit www.ABADreamInterview.com for official rules.

Roth Scholarship

The Cohen, Placeitella, Roth Scholarship is worth $2,500.

This scholarship is intended to help students who are seeking a future career in law.

Application Deadline: May 31, 2015.

The application can be found below:

http://cprlaw.com/scholarship/

Careers In Human Resources for Law Graduates

Welcome to "HUMAN RESOURCES CAREERS FOR LAWYERS!"

Are you a law student who is feeling uneasy about your job prospects?

This panel discussion, Moderated by Arlene Newman, HR/NY's President, sponsored by the Labor and Employment Committee of the New York City Bar Association, the Human Resources Association of New York, and the Cardozo Labor & Employment Society, features lawyers who have successfully transitioned into careers as Human Resources professionals.

Panelists will share their career paths, lessons learned, and provide helpful tips.

This is one program you do not want to miss!

Date: Wednesday, April 22, 2015

Time: 6:00 - 8:00 pm

Location: Cardozo School of Law, Moot Court Room, 55 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10003

Registration can be found below:
http://www.hmy.org/events.asp?Eventid=453

2015 ABA SEER Law Student Writing Competitions

Energy Law
Theme:  Discuss any aspect of energy law. Submissions may advocate a position, educate the reader, or analyze one or more cases.
Submission Deadline: May 18, 2015

Public Land and Resources
Theme: Papers should demonstrate original thought on a question of legal and/or policy significance relating to the topic of the role of public lands and policy.  The topic is not confined to any particular type of public lands or issue. Essays should conform to the theme of the competition. Submissions may advocate a position, educate the reader, or analyze one or more cases.
Submission Deadline: April 1, 2015

All details can be found in link below:
http://www.americanbar.org/groups/environment_energy_resources/membership/law_student_resources/writing_competitions.html

Fifth Annual International Humanitarian Law Student Writing Competition

TOPIC:

The theme of the 2015 Competition is "The intersection of International Humanitarian Law and Gender." Paper should focus on the ways in which IHL intersects with gender issues, such as the role of women as combatants, the gendered use of sexual violence during times of armed conflict, the impact of gender stereotyping on international humanitarian law, etc. Papers without a direct focus on this theme will not be reviewed.

ELIGIBILITY AND REQUIREMENTS:

Papers must be written by students currently enrolled in a law degree program at a U.S. or foreign law school as of the submission deadline. Submissions must be unpublished academic papers written solely in English by the candidate. The deadline for submission is Wednesday, October 7, 2015, at 11:59 PM (EST).

AWARD:

The winning author will receive $500 cash prize and a one-year ASIL student membership. The winning author will also have the opportunity to present their paper in discussion with a panel of expert professors and practitioners through an online virtual conference.

FOR DETAILED COMPETITION RULES, PLEASE VISIT WWW.WCLCENTERFORHR.ORG.

National Association of Chapter 13 Trustees Annual Law Student Writing Competition

The National Association of Chapter 13 Trustees has established an annual student writing competition to encourage and reward original law student writing on issues concerning consumer bankruptcy and the law.

TOPIC: Entrants should submit an essay, article, or comment on an issue concerning Chapter 13 of the Bankruptcy Code.

ELIGIBILITY: Essays will be accepted from students enrolled at any law school during the 2014-2015 school year. The essays must be the law student author’s own work and must not have been submitted for publication elsewhere.

FORMAT: Essays must be typed on 8 ½ x 11 inch paper, double-spaced in 12-point font, and Times New Roman font type. All margins must be at least one inch. Entries must not exceed fifteen (15) total pages of text, including notes, with footnotes placed as endnotes.

Citation style should conform to the most recent edition of The Bluebook - A Uniform System of Citation. Essays longer than 15 pages of text.

 JUDGING: The NACTT will judge the competition. Essays will be judged based upon content, exhaustiveness of research, originality, writing style, and timeliness.

SUBMISSION AND DEADLINE: Entries must be received by April 30, 2015. Entries may be submitted via email an electronic version (in Microsoft Word or PDF format) to Trustee@Ch13austin.com. 

AWARD: The author of the first-place essay will receive a $1000.00 cash prize. The winning essay will be published in the NACTT Quarterly. The winner will also receive free registration and a room for the NACTT annual seminar to be held at the Grand America Hotel in Salt Lake City, Utah from July 1 - 4, 2015.

New York State Bar Association

2nd Online Law Student Community Forum
April 13-17, 2015

TOPIC: Torts, Insurance, and Compensation Law (TICL) Section

• Post questions and comments in our Law Student Community which will be answered by our experts in the field of Torts, Insurance and Compensation.
  
• Interact with our member moderators who can assist you in better understanding this complex practice area.
  
• When someone posts a new entry on the discussion board, you will be notified immediately.
  
• Prepping for finals? This is a great to prepare for exams.
  

Participating is easy!

• Log in NYSBA.org and follow and click on the community link.
• Or go to: http://communities.nysba.org/ and log in.

Harris Injury Scholarship

Harris Personal Injury Inc. is offering a scholarship to students who have suffered a serious injury, and are committed to demonstrating a determination to rebuild their lives by attending college. The Scholarship deadline is May 31, 2015 and will be awarded to the winning applicant for the 2015 fall semester.

A letter about your injury experience will be needed, including such things as:

1. How has your injury or accident affected your education?

2. How has overcoming your injury or accident prepared you to meet the challenge of higher learning?

3. How will college attendance demonstrate your determination to rebuild your life, following your injury?

For more details & application process see below:

http://harrispersonalinjury.com/injury-scholarship/

Smith- Doheny Legal Ethics Writing Competition

Notre Dame Law School sponsors an annual writing competition on the topic of legal ethics.
All students with an interest in legal ethics are invited and encouraged to participate.

TOPIC: Entries should concern any issue within the general category of legal ethics. The essays that are submitted will be judged on their clarity, creativity, insight, and mastery of the rules and cases relevant to the topic of the essay in question.

AWARD: A prize of $2,500 will be awarded for one winning entry.

DEADLINE: All entries must be received before 5 p.m., April 24, 2015.

For more information visit the website below:

http://law.nd.edu/

Questions and other inquires should be directed to the Notre Dame Law School at (574)- 631- 6749.

Cohen, Placitella, Roth, PC Scholarship

The Cohen, Placitella, Roth, PC Scholarship is worth $2,500.

This scholarship is intended to help students who are seeking a future career in law.

Application Deadline: May 31, 2015.

The application can be found below:

http://cprlaw.com/scholarship/

The Puerto Rican Bar Association Scholarship Program

The Puerto Rican Bar Association is pleased to announce the 2015 Puerto Rican Bar Association (PRBA) Scholarship Program for Latino law students. The PRBA, founded in New York in 1957, is one of the oldest Latino bar associations in the United States.   

The PRBA awards individual scholarships ranging from $2,500 to $5,000 based on the funds raised by the PRBA.

All Latino students attending law school in New York or who are permanent residents of New York are eligible to apply.  PRBA selects recipients based on community involvement, financial need and academic promise.  All applicants must be entering their first, second, or third year (third year evening students who are entering their fourth year may also apply) of a JD degree program at an American Bar Association (ABA) approved law school. Students working towards their LL.M. are NOT eligible for this award.

Deadline:  Received by Friday, April 18, 2015

All scholarship candidates must submit a complete and accurate application along with the required supplemental materials received by April 18, 2015 to be considered.  

PRBA Scholarship Fund 

c/o Borah Goldstein

377 Broadway, 6th Floor

New York, New York 10013 

Email:  scholarship@prba.net

The application can be found in the link below:
http://prbany.com   

2015 ABA SEER Law Student Writing Competition

The Section is pleased to announce law student writing competitions.

Alternative Dispute Resolution
Theme: Discuss any aspect of dispute resolution practice, theory or research related to environmental, energy, or natural resource conflicts or should critique or analyze the dispute resolution process used in a particular case. Submissions may advocate a position, educate the reader, or analyze one or more cases.  Submission Deadline: April 13, 2015

Endangered Species
Theme: Paper should demonstrate original thought on a question of legal and/or policy significance on any issue related to species conservation law, including endangered and threatened species, biodiversity, habitat conservation, and similar themes. Essays should conform to the theme of the competition. Submissions may advocate a position, educate the reader, or analyze one or more cases.  Submission Deadline: April 13, 2015

Energy Law
Theme:  Discuss any aspect of energy law. Submissions may advocate a position, educate the reader, or analyze one or more cases.  Submission Deadline: May 18, 2015

All details can be found in the link below:
http://www.americanbar.org/groups/environment_energy_resources/membership/law_student_resources/writing_competitions.html

LI ACFE YOUNG & PROFESSIONALS EVENT

JOIN THE THIRD ANNUAL YOUNG & NEW PROFESSIONALS EVENT!

• Have the opportunity to learn from professionals what the value of C.F.E. designation is

FEAUTURED SPEAKERS:

• ROBERT ANTHONY MOORE, former SCPD Chief of Department and currently 1st VP Director of Security for Astoria Bank
• ERNEST P. SMITH, SR. Partner of Nawrocki-Smith LLP
• THERESA BALFE-GALLAGER, Investigator at the NYS Office of the Medicaid Inspector General and LIC. Private Investigator
• KRISTIN MCMORROW, NYS AAG- Medicaid Fraud Division

BRING YOUR RESUMES!

EVENT WILL TAKE PLACE: APRIL 16, 2015, 8 P.M. 

The Westbury Manor, 1100 Jericho Tpke,

Jericho, NY 11590

PRICING:

$55 Students with ID

$70 Chapter Members

$80 non-chapter members

SPECIAL PRICING FOR TABLE OF 10!

CONTACT INFORMATION:

Telephone: 516-978-1598

Email:INFO@LICFE.ORG

Legal Blog Post Writing Contest

To participate, submit a 1,000 to 2,500 word blog-style article on the use of expert witnesses in litigation through our online submission portal at the bottom of this page:

http://www.theexpertinstitute.com/writing-contest/. (view for further details as well)

DEADLINE: December 31, 2015.

PRIZE: If your article wins, you will receive a $1000 cash prize, and your article will be published on The Expert Institute’s blog and distributed in our weekly newsletter, where it will be read by thousands of practicing attorneys.

2015 Law Student Writing Competition: Alternate Dispute Resolution

Eligibility: The competition is open to any student enrolled in an ABA-accredited law school during the academic year of the competition who is a legal resident of the United States.

Submission Requirements: All submissions must be the original work of the entrant. Any relevant article or essay may be submitted for the competition, including writing submitted for academic credit. Submissions must not have been previously published in any media. Only one essay, per competition theme, may be submitted by each entrant.

Topic: Entries for the Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources Law Student Writing Competition: Alternative Dispute Resolution should discuss any aspect of dispute resolution practice, theory or research related to environmental, energy, or natural resource conflicts or should critique or analyze the dispute resolution process used in a particular case. Essays should conform to the theme of the competition. Submissions may advocate a position, educate the reader, or analyze one or more cases.

Guidelines: Essays must be submitted electronically in Microsoft Word format following these criteria: 8- 1/2 x 11 inch paper format, double-spaced, with one-inch margins, 12-point type (10-point for footnotes), and must not exceed 2,000 words in length (a maximum of approximately 8 pages, excluding footnotes). Each page must have a header including the title of the paper and a page number. For anonymous evaluation of the entries, no information that could identify the author should appear anywhere in the body of the paper.

Prizes: For each competition theme, the first place winner will receive a $1,000 cash prize, the second place winner will receive $750, and the third place winner will receive $500. The winners will be announced in e-News, the Section's monthly electronic newsletter, as well as on the Section’s website.

Entries are to be submitted as an email attachment to Cristina.Vautier@americanbar.org with the subject line: Law Student Writing Competition: Alternative Dispute Resolution.

Deadline for Submissions: Entries must be submitted by e-mail on or before Monday, April 13, 2015, by 11:59 p.m. (central).

The 2015- 2016 Borchard Fellowship in Law & Aging

The Borchard Fellowship in Law & Aging affords three law school graduates interested in a professional career in law and aging. The fellowship period runs from July 1 to June 30 each year, or for the calendar year beginning the month after the fellow’s completion of a state bar examination. 

The fellowship is $45,000 and is intended as a full-time position only.Fellows may live and work where they choose in the United States. Fellows must be either U.S. citizens or legal residents of the U.S.

The Application Process: Applications are due on April 15, 2015. Applicants must submit a completed online application including an information form, an explanation of the applicant’s planned activities and projects, a current curriculum vitae, a law school transcript, a letter of support from the proposed supervisor, and two other letters of support.  All fellowship application information and the required online application are available at http://www.borchardcla.org/fellowship-program.

For further information, contact Mary Jane Ciccarello, Co-Director, at mjc@borchardcenter.org.

The DISH "Best in Class" eDiscovery Legal Research and Writing Competition

The DISH "Best in Class" eDiscovery Legal Research and Writing Competition encourages law students to develop a thorough understanding of the evolution & practice of Information Governance & Discovery in civil litigation. 

• PRIZE: $3,500 

• DEADLINE: April 13, 2015. 

Additional contest information can be found on the contest website at: http://www.dishediscovery.com 


Please direct all questions to:
contactus@dishediscovery.com

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. 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.   

FORMAT:  Essays must be double-spaced in 12-point, Times New Roman font. All margins must be  one inch. Entries must not exceed fifteen (15) pages of text, excluding notes, with footnotes placed as endnotes. Citation style should conform to The Bluebook – A Uniform System of Citation. Essays longer than 15 pages of text, excluding notes, or which are not in the required format may not be read.

QUESTIONS: Questions regarding this competition should be addressed to the chair of the Writing Competition, Professor Jennifer Martin at jmartin@stu.edu.

SUBMISSION AND DEADLINE: Entries must be received by May 1, 2015. Entries received after the deadline will be considered only at the discretion of NAWL. Entries must provide a cover letter providing the title of your essay, school affiliation, email address, phone number, and mailing address.  Entries must be submitted in the following format: email an electronic version (in Microsoft Word) to jmartin@stu.edu.

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.

Chief Justice John B. Doolin Writing Competition

What?   The Supreme Court of Oklahoma and the Sovereignty Symposium, Inc. are sponsoring a writing competition open to all students enrolled in an accredited law school in the United States, its territories or Canada. 
 

Topic? The subject matter of the paper may be on any area of the law relating to Native Americans or other indigenous peoples.

Prize? First, second, and third prizes in the amounts of $750.00; $500.00; and $250.00 will be awarded.  

Deadline? Entries must be received no later than April 15, 2015. 

 

For more information see poster below: