Weisblatt Law Firm, LLC Scholarship

In order to try and make financial issues a little easier, the Weisblatt Law Firm is pleased to offer a $1000.00 scholarship. The ability to apply for this scholarship is open to any individual currently enrolled in a college or graduate program, or actively applying to attend one such program in 2016.

DEADLINE
The deadline is May 12, 2016.

TOPIC
To apply for the scholarships, applicants must submit a 750+ words essay on the following topic:

Would you rather venture into B2B (Business to Business) service based company or a service based B2C (Business to Consumer) company? Why?

For further information please visit the link below or contact the Weisblatt Law Firm at (713) 666- 1981.
http://weisblattlaw.com/the-weisblatt-law-firm-llc-1000-00-scholarship/.

IBA 2016 Annual Conference Washington Scholarship Programme

The Corporate Law Section are pleased to announce that they are offering scholarships to attend the 2016 IBA Annual Conference in Washington, DC.

The Scholarship will be awarded to young lawyers who wish to participate in the Annual Conference, but who may find financial difficulties in doing so. Applications are open to all qualified lawyers age 35 and under.

DEADLINE
The deadline to submit applications is Sunday, May 8, 2016.

For applications and further information visit below:
http://www.ibanet.org/Committees/Divisions/Washington_2016_Scholarship_Programme.aspx.

Biennia Scholarship Program 2017-2017

The Essex County Bar Association and its Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, in conjunction with the Hon. Vincent J. Biunno Memorial Fund, is pleased to announce the continuation of the Biunno Scholarship Program for the 2016-2017 school year. The scholarships are designed to offer financial assistance to persons with disabilities who are currently attending law school. For purposes of this scholarship, a disability is limited to a permanent physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more of the major life activities of the individual having such an impairment.

Criteria

1. Recipient must demonstrate a present and permanent physical or mental disability that substantially limits one or more of the major life activities of the individual. Medical documentation establishing the nature and extent of the disability will be required.

2. Recipient must be a resident of New Jersey. There will be a preference given to Essex County residents.

3. Recipient must have attained a 3.0 or equivalent GPA in law school, or if they are an incoming student, a 3.0 undergraduate student.

4. A preference will be given to a person seeking to pursue a career in the field of advocacy for persons with disabilities.

5. A preference will be given to students who can demonstrate financial needs.

Deadline

Completed applications must be submitted with all requested documentation no later than May 9, 2016. 

For further information or copies of the application email imendez@essexbar.com.

Employment Law Scholarship

The employment law attorneys at Strianese PLLC are interested in supporting students with strong academic credentials, demonstrating financial need, and an interest in attending law school and focusing on employment law issues.

PRIZE
The scholarship is a one-time award of $1,000 and will be presented in the spring semester of 2017.

DEADLINE
The deadline for this scholarship is December 31, 2016.

REQUIREMENTS

• The application is awarded primarily based upon merit & need.
• Applicant must be attending college or law school by the Spring Semester of 2017.
• Must have a minimum G.P.A. of 3.0. 
• Applicant must submit an un-opened copy of official transcripts if selected as a finalist.

For further information and application please visit the link below.

http://www.charlotteemploymentlawyers.com.

33rd Annual Smith-Babcock-Williams Student Writing Competition

The Competition honors the memory of three leading figures in American city planning law is open to law students and planning students writing on a question of significance in planning, planning law, land use law, local government or environmental law.

SUBJECT MATTER
Entries should demonstrate original thought on a question of significance in either city planning or associated areas of law.

PRIZE 
The winning entry will be awarded a prize of $2,000 and submitted for publication in The Urban Lawyer, the law journal of the American Bar Association's Section of State & Local Government Law. The Second Place paper will receive a prize of $400 and one Honorable Mention prize of $100 will be awarded.

DEADLINE
The deadline for submission of entries is June 3, 2016 and winners will be announced by August 22, 2016.

For further details regarding the competition please visit the link below.
https://www.planning.org/divisions/planningandlaw/writingcompetition/.

The Smith-Doheny Legal Ethics Writing Competition

The Smith-Doheny Legal Ethics writing competition sponsored by the Notre Dame Law School will award the best submission on any legal ethics topic $2,500 prize.

Eligibility
Any student at an American or Canadian law school may submit an essay on any legal ethics topic. The essays will be judged on their clarity, coherence, creativity, insight, and mastery of the rules and cases relevant to the topic of the essay in question.

Deadline
The submission deadline is Friday, April 29, 2016.

For further information please visit the link below:
www.nd.edu/`ndlaw/writing_competitions/smith_doheny.pdf.

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

Hudson County Bar Foundation Scholarship

All awards are distributed at the discretion of the Hudson County Bar Foundation Scholarship Committee. All applicants must be enrolled in or admitted to an accredited ABA approved law school at the time of the interview in order to be eligible for a scholarship award.

DEADLINE

All scholarship candidates MUST submit a COMPLETE and ACCURATE application and must include ALL required supplemental materials in a submission that must be postmarked no later than April 29, 2016 to be considered.

PROOF OF HUDSON COUNTY RESIDENCY

The Applicant must provide proof of Hudson County residency.

• The Applicant must submit a typed, double-spaced Personal Statement. 
• The Applicant must provide recommendation letters. 

For application and further details visit the link below.
http://www.hcbalaw.com/Foundation.aspx.

The Brandeis Association of Queens County Scholarship Fund

The Brandeis Association of Queens County Scholarship Fund provides scholarships to Jewish law students in the 2nd or 3rd year of study, as of the submission date and who are residents of Queens County or who are attending law school in Queens County. Students can apply for the following two scholarships:

• Brandeis Association Jerome M. Ginsberg Scholarship
• Brandeis Association Hon. Moses M. Weinstein

PRIZE
Each winner will be awarded $4,500.

In awarding the scholarships consideration will be given to financial need, legal scholarship and community involvement.

To pick up a copy of the application email studentservices@tourolaw.edu or stop by Room 302 and ask for the Brandeis Scholarship application.

DEADLINE
The deadline for submission is by April 22, 2016.

Nassau County Women's Bar Foundation INC. Scholarship

One of the missions of The Nassau County Women's Bar Association is to advance the status of women in the law. One of the ways to advance this mission is to grant a scholarship to an outstanding women who has displayed a commitment to continuing to attend law school through her 2L and 3L years.

To qualify for the scholarship, candidates must meet the following criteria:
1. The applicant must be a woman.
2. The applicant must be a resident of Nassau County.
3. The applicant must have been accepted to or currently enrolled in an accredited Law School in Nassau, Suffolk, Queens, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Staten Island, Westchester, or Bronx Counties.
4. The applicant must have graduated college with a GPA of at least 3.0.
5. The applicant must maintain a GPA of at least 2.75 while enrolled in Law School for the year the funds are applied to.
6. The applicant should display characteristics consistent with the mission of the Nassau County Women's Bar Association.
7. The applicant must display financial need.

DEADLINE

The deadline for applications is April 30, 2016.

For application and further details please visit link below.
http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:IAVyZ_ruPk8J:www.fordham.edu/download/downloads/id/4921/nassau_county_womens_bar_foundation.pdf+&cd=4&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us&client=safari.

Common Cause First Amendment Gerrymander Standard Writing Competition

The competition invites legal and social science practitioners, scholars, and students to submit papers that will identify partisan gerrymanders and distinguish them from districts drawn using neutral redistricting principles while developing legal theories or arguments that could be used by courts to declare partisan gerrymanders unconstitutional. This year, we are asking authors to focus specifically on the First Amendment issue in Shapiro and Whitford to demonstrate why the drawing of Maryland’s congressional districts or Wisconsin’s Assembly districts is a partisan gerrymander that should be condemned under the First Amendment. Winning papers are selected by a distinguished panel of democracy scholars.

Winning authors will receive:

• Prize Money: 1st place: $5,000, 2nd place: $3,000, 3rd place: $2,000
• Publication in Election Law Journal
• Payment of travel expenses to present papers at a national redistricting reform symposium. 

Deadline: May 1, 2016.

If you have any questions, contact Dan Vicuna at (213) 623-1216 or contest@commoncause.org.

See submission requirements and further details in the link provided below.

http://www.commoncause.org/issues/voting-and-elections/redistricting/writing-competition.pdf.

Duffy Law Scholarship

At Duffy Law, LLC, LLC, our Connecticut criminal defense attorneys value education and helping those in need. In an effort to make things a little easier for students and their families, we are pleased to be offering a yearly $1,000 scholarship to individuals who are currently attending college or graduate school in the near future.

ESSAY TOPIC

In order to apply, applicants must submit a 500+ word essay on the following topic:

"Why is it important to society that males and females be given equal opportunity to participate in youth and college sports?"

DEADLINE

Essays must be received by 9am EST July 15, 2016.

HOW IS THE WINNER CHOSEN?

The winner will be chosen according to the following set of criteria:

1. Application guidelines followed
2. Quality of writing
3. Thoughtfulness of answer

For further information please visit the link below.
http://www.duffylawct.com.

Judge Bernard S. Meyer Scholarship 2016

The New York Bar Foundation is pleased to announce the 2016 Judge Bernard S. Meyer Scholarship. Established in 2004 by the law firm, Meyer, Suozzi, English & Klein, P.C., the scholarship will be awarded to a law school student who excels in legal writing and advocacy skills. Previous winners of this scholarship have gone on to hold positions at law firms such as Cravath and Cadwalader, and as in-house counsel at organizations including Cancer Genetics, Inc. and NY Arc. An essay that displays excellence in legal writing and advocacy skills must be submitted for consideration of this scholarship.

ELIGIBILITY

The scholarship is open to all second-year (2L) students as of spring 2016 semester enrolled in a law school in the State of New York.

SCHOLARSHIP VALUE

The scholarship is valued at $5,000 and will be awarded to one (1) student. The scholarship will be applied to the student’s tuition for the 2016-2017 academic year.

DEADLINE

The deadline date for submission is Monday, April 18, 2016.

For further information please visit the link below.

https://www.tnybf.org/uploadedFiles/Foundation/PDFs/2016%20Judge%20Meyer%20Scholarship%20FINAL.pdf.

Annual Healthcare and Life Sciences Scholarship

The Expert Institute is offering a $1000 scholarship to students in medicine and the life sciences.

ELIGIBILITY

Applicants must meet the following criteria:

• Must be actively pursuing a degree related to health care of the life sciences
• A minimum 3.0 GPA

ESSAY

1,000 - 2,000 words on how you feel your specialized knowledge and training could be applied to improving the practice of law, submitted electronically as a document attached to the application form. 

Further details can be found in the link below:

https://www.theexpertinstitute.com/writing-contest-medical-scholarship/.

Empowering Women Scholarship

The Pearce Law Firm is pleased to announce our 2017 scholarship award for women studying law. The annual scholarship of $1500 will be awarded at the beginning of the fall semester (2017).

Deadline:
The application is due May 31, 2017.

Requirements:
This scholarship is judged and awarded primarily on academic achievement, school and community activities, and demonstrated leadership abilities. However, financial need will be given some consideration.

Must have a minimum G.P.A. of 3.0.

The applicant must be a current female law student.

For further information regarding the application please visit link below.
http://thepearcelawfirm.com/empowering-women-scholarship/.

Common Cause First Amendment Gerrymander Standard Writing Competition

The competition invites legal and social science practitioners, scholars, and students to submit papers that will identify partisan gerrymanders and distinguish them from districts drawn using neutral redistricting principles while developing legal theories or arguments that could be used by courts to declare partisan gerrymanders unconstitutional. This year, we are asking authors to focus specifically on the First Amendment issue in Shapiro and Whitford to demonstrate why the drawing of Maryland’s congressional districts or Wisconsin’s Assembly districts is a partisan gerrymander that should be condemned under the First Amendment. Winning papers are selected by a distinguished panel of democracy scholars.

Winning authors will receive:

• Prize Money: 1st place: $5,000, 2nd place: $3,000, 3rd place: $2,000
• Publication in Election Law Journal
• Payment of travel expenses to present papers at a national redistricting reform symposium. 

Deadline: May 1, 2016.

If you have any questions, contact Dan Vicuna at (213) 623-1216 or contest@commoncause.org.

See submission requirements and further details in the link provided below.

http://www.commoncause.org/issues/voting-and-elections/redistricting/writing-competition.pdf.

Chief Justice John B. Doolin Writing Competition

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. The winning entry will also be published in the 2016 Symposium compendium of materials. Second and third place entries will be published if space permits.

DUE
Entries must be received no later than April 15, 2016. Email entries to e-mail kyle.shifflet@oscn.net.

For further information visit link below.
http://www.thesovereigntysymposium.com/scholarships.aspx.