12.05.2019

2020 HOWARD C. SCHWAB MEMORIAL ESSAY CONTEST

Each year, the American Bar Association Section of Family Law conducts an essay contest to encourage law students to think about current issues in family law and to encourage participation in the Section of Family Law. Students may write on any aspect of family law.

Eligibility: second & third-year full-time J.D. students (and second through fourth-year part-time
J.D. students) of all ABA-approved law schools, and first year J.D. students where family law is taught as part of the first-year curriculum.

Winning entries receive the following: Monetary prize, certificate of recognition, consideration of essay’s publication in Family Law Quarterly and on the Section website, and letter to law school dean regarding the achievement.

Deadline: Entry form by April 10, 2020. Essays due April 24, 2020.

More information, including the downloadable entry form, can be found here.

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