The Trusts and Estates Law Section Fellowship 2016

The Fellowship Program will provide students an opportunity to experience trusts and estates law practice. The ultimate goal of the Fellowship is to create a network and forge relationships among trusts and estates law attorneys throughout the State of New York.

The Fellowship

1. The Fellowship will be awarded as follows: 

1.     $5,000 to one student to spend the summer of 2016 (10 weeks) working on 

trusts and estates law matters in the Chambers of the Honorable Stacy L. Pettit, Albany County Surrogate's Court, Albany County Courthouse, 16 Eagle Street, Albany, NY 12207 

2.     $5,000 to one student to spend the summer of 2016 (10 weeks) working on trusts and estates law matters in the Chambers of the Honorable Brandon R. Sall, Westchester County Surrogate’s Court, 111 Martin Luther Blvd, 19th floor, White Plains, NY 10601. 

3.     $5,000 to one student to spend the summer of 2016 (10 weeks) working on trusts and estates law matters in the Chambers of the Honorable John M. Owens, Monroe County Surrogate's Court, 541 Hall Of Justice, Rochester, NY 14614. 

 Eligibility

The Fellowship is open to all first-year (1L) and second-year (2L) students as of the fall 2015 semester who are enrolled in a law school in the State of New York, who intend to practice law in New York State upon graduation, and who are capable of fulfilling the requested work hours and responsibilities. Fellowship finalists may be interviewed in person.

Fellowship Length

The Fellowship will take place during the summer of 2016 for a period of ten weeks from June 6, 2016 to August 12, 2016. For the (3) full-time fellowships, the work requirement per week is 35 hours at the minimum but should not exceed 40 hours. 

Submission
All materials must be submitted by mail with a postmark on or before Monday, February 1, 2016 by email no later than 4:00 p.m. on Monday, February 29, 2016.

For further information visit: http://www.tnybf.org/WorkArea/DownloadAsset.aspx?id=51433. 

2015-16 Beveridge & Diamond Constitutional Environmental Law Writing Competition

THE BEVERIDGE & DIAMOND CONSTITUTIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL LAW PRIZE: The author of the article deemed best by a panel of judges will receive $2000 cash, an offer of publication in the Environmental Law Reporter, and a one-year individual membership to ELI.

TOPIC: Any topic addressing developments or trends in U.S. environmental law with a significant constitutional, “federalism,” or other cross-cutting component. 

ELIGIBILITY: Students currently enrolled in law school (in the U.S. or abroad) are eligible, including students who will graduate in 2016. Any relevant article, case comment, note, or essay may be submitted, including writing submitted for academic credit. Jointly authored pieces are eligible only if all authors are students and consent to submit. Previously published pieces, or pieces that are already slated for publication, are ineligible.

DEADLINE: Entries must be received no later than 11:59 pm ET on Monday, April 4, 2016. Please email entries (and any questions) to Talia Fox at fox@eli.org. You will receive a confirmation of receipt by email.

For further information please visit the link below:

https://www.scholarships.com/financial-aid/college-scholarships/scholarships-by-major/law-scholarships/environmental-law-institute-research-internship/ 

2016 Trusts and Estates Law Section Fellowship

The Fellowship Program will provide students an opportunity to experience trusts and estates law practice. The ultimate goal of the Fellowship is to create a network and forge relationships among trusts and estates law attorneys throughout the State of New York.

The Fellowship

1. The Fellowship will be awarded as follows:

1.     $5,000 to one student to spend the summer of 2016 (10 weeks) working on

trusts and estates law matters in the Chambers of the Honorable Stacy L. Pettit, Albany County Surrogate's Court, Albany County Courthouse, 16 Eagle Street, Albany, NY 12207

2.     $5,000 to one student to spend the summer of 2016 (10 weeks) working on trusts and estates law matters in the Chambers of the Honorable Brandon R. Sall, Westchester County Surrogate’s Court, 111 Martin Luther Blvd, 19th floor, White Plains, NY 10601.

3.     $5,000 to one student to spend the summer of 2016 (10 weeks) working on trusts and estates law matters in the Chambers of the Honorable John M. Owens, Monroe County Surrogate's Court, 541 Hall Of Justice, Rochester, NY 14614.

 Eligibility

The Fellowship is open to all first-year (1L) and second-year (2L) students as of the fall 2015 semester who are enrolled in a law school in the State of New York, who intend to practice law in New York State upon graduation, and who are capable of fulfilling the requested work hours and responsibilities. Fellowship finalists may be interviewed in person.

Fellowship Length

The Fellowship will take place during the summer of 2016 for a period of ten weeks from June 6, 2016 to August 12, 2016. For the (3) full-time fellowships, the work requirement per week is 35 hours at the minimum but should not exceed 40 hours. 

Submission
All materials must be submitted by mail with a postmark on or before Monday, February 1, 2016 by email no later than 4:00 p.m. on Monday, February  29, 2016.

For further information visit: http://www.tnybf.org/WorkArea/DownloadAsset.aspx?id=51433. 

Annual Health Law Writing Competition

The competition is designed to encourage the preparation of scholarly papers on current topics of interest relating to health law.

TOPIC
Papers may address any traditional area of the law as applied to health care (e.x; antitrust, tax, corporate) or areas of law unique to health care (e.x.; fraud and abuse, managed care, clinical trials).

ELIGIBILITY
The competition is open to J.D. and L.L.M. candidates who are currently attending a U.S. law school during the year ending in May/June 2015.

DEADLINE
All submissions are due by January 25, 2016.

PRIZES
Prizes for the top three submissions are $4,000, $2,000, and $5,00. There are also publication opportunities.

For additional information and an official entry form, visit www.ebglaw.com/healthlawwriting.

Epstein Becker Green Health Law Writing Competition

The competition is designed to encourage the preparation of scholarly papers on current topics of interest relating to health law.

TOPIC
Papers may address any traditional area of the law as applied to health care (e.x; antitrust, tax, corporate) or areas of law unique to health care (e.x.; fraud and abuse, managed care, clinical trials).

ELIGIBILITY
The competition is open to J.D. and L.L.M. candidates who are currently attending a U.S. law school during the year ending in May/June 2015.

DEADLINE
All submissions are due by January 25, 2016.

PRIZES
Prizes for the top three submissions are $4,000, $2,000, and $5,00. There are also publication opportunities.

For additional information and an official entry form, visit www.ebglaw.com/healthlawwriting.

Intellectual Property Law Writing Competition 2016

The competition is open to students enrolled in a J.D. or LL.M. program (day or

evening).  The subject matter must be directed to one of the traditional subject areas of

intellectual property, i.e., patents, trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets, unfair trade

practices and antitrust.  Entries must be submitted electronically by March 6, 2016, to the

address provided below. 

PRESENTATION

Awards to be presented on May 17, 2016

at the Princeton Club in New York City

at the NYIPLA Annual Meeting

PRIZE

The Winner will receive a cash award of $1,500.00

The Runner-up will receive a cash award of $1,000.00

DEADLINE

March 6, 2016

For further information please visit link below:

Rules for details on submission requirements.

Richard H. Brown
Day Pitney LLP
7 Times Square
New York, NY 10036-7311
Tel: +1 212.297.5854
Fax: +1 212.916.2940
rbrown@daypitney.com

The American Indian Law Review

Topic

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 in J.D. or graduate law programs at accredited law schools in the United States.

Each of the three winning authors will also be awarded an eBook copy of Felix S. Cohen's Handbook of Federal Indian Law, provided by LexisNexis, and will be recognized on the masthead of the American Indian Law Review. 

Awards

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

Deadline 

All electronic entries must be received no later than 6 p.m. Eastern Standard Time on Friday, January 29, 2016. Any hardcopy entries must be postmarked by that date. Entries will be acknowledged upon receipt. All entries become the property of the American Indian Law Review.

For More Information

Email: marcelo.pendleton@gmail.com

Phone numbers: (405) 325-2840 and (405) 325-5191

Fax: (405) 325-6282

Brad Wolk Memorial Scholarship

Orlando, Florida: Appeals Law Group will be holding its annual Winter Essay Writing Competition, open to all current full-time and part-time matriculated students in an ABA accredited law school.  This $500.00 scholarship will be awarded to the law student who presents a 1000 word or less essay on the following topic:

Whether a mandatory life sentence without the possibility of parole for non-violent marijuana trafficking under Federal law violates the Eighth Amendment’s prohibition of cruel and unusual punishment?

All essays must be submitted via email to scholarship@appealslawgroup.com and must be in Word or PDF format.  The deadline for submission is February 1, 2016 at 11:59 p.m.  The winner will be announced on February 4, 2016.