Notre Dame Law School Smith-Doheny Legal Ethics Writing Competition

Notre Dame Law School is sponsoring the Smith-Doheny Legal Ethics Writing Competition.  All students with an interest in legal ethics are invited and encouraged to participate.

For more information about the competition, please click on the picture.  All entries must be received by 5 p.m., Friday, April 25, 2014.

Biunno Scholarship Program 2014-2015

The Essex County Bar Association (ECBA) and its Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, in conjunction with the Honorable Vincent J. Biunno Memorial Fund, is pleased to announce the continuation of the Biunno Scholarship Program for the 2014-2015 school year.

The scholarships are designed to offer financial assistance to persons with disabilities who are currently attending law school.

Please click on the pictures below for more information.  The application deadline is May 9, 2014.

Law Students for Reproductive Justice RJFP-HIV Fellowship

Law Students for Reproductive Justice (LSRJ) is thrilled to announce the new RJFP - HIV Fellowship,which will place two recent law school graduates at leading organizations engaged in policy work at the intersection of RJ and HIV, Positive Women's Network USA in Oakland, California, and SisterLove in Atlanta, Georgia. The RJ HIV Fellows will assist in research, interpretation, and application of law to aid the placement organizations' education, organizing, publication, and policy pursuits. 

The RJFP-HIV Fellowship Application can be downloaded here and is due May 7, 2014.

The RJFP-HIV Fellowship is a pilot program and the next phase of the Washington, D.C.-based Reproductive Justice Fellowship Program (RJFP). Since launching the RJFP in 2010, LSRJ has been helping to change the face of RJ lawyering by vastly increasing the number of entry-points into the reproductive rights and justice field while providing critical legal capacity to allied organizations.

U.S. Court of Federal Claims Bar Association Law Student Writing Competition 2013-2014

The U.S. Court of Federal Claims Bar Association is pleased to announce its annual Law Student Writing Competition for the 2013-14 academic year. 

All students enrolled in your school are eligible to participate in this competition.   The winning entry will receive a cash prize and an opportunity to be published via the Association’s website.  Entries may address any topic that lies within the procedure, substance, or scope of the jurisdiction of the Unites States Court of Federal Claims.  Papers prepared for class work may be submitted in accordance with the Competition’s rules.  

A formal announcement for the writing competition is attached to this email, and the rules of the contest are posted on the Association’s website at: http://www.cfcbar.org/writing-competition.  The entry deadline for submissions is July 18, 2014.

Any further questions please contact Jon. W. Burd at JBurd@wileyrein.com or (202) 719-7172 

The New York Bar Foundation's 2014 Judge Bernard S. Meyer Scholarship

The New York Bar Foundation's 2014 Judge Bernard S. Meyer Scholarship

The New York Bar Foundation is pleased to announce it is accepting applications for the 2014 Judge Bernard S. Meyer Scholarship.

Please click HERE for guidelines about the scholarship along with information about Judge Meyer; Meyer, Suozzi, English & Klein, P.C., the law firm that established the scholarship in 2004; and The New York Bar Foundation. The scholarships will be awarded to a law school student who excels in legal writing and advocacy skills.

The application deadline is Tuesday, April 15, 2014.  

Federal Circuit Bar Association (FCBA)

The FCBA is the national organization for the bar of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in Washington DC. They sponsor numerous intellectual property law related programs relevant to law students and award scholarships. They also hold a national conference every year and publish articles through the Federal Circuit Bar Journal and FCBA Newsletter. Notably, all of their webinars are now offered for free to members. And, students may join the FCBA for free (http://www.fedcirbar.org/olc/pub/LVFC/cpages/homepage/homepage.jsp). 

DRI 2014 Annual Law Student Diversity Scholarship

DRI announces its annual Law Student Diversity Scholarship program open to rising (2014–15) second- and third-year African American, Hispanic, Asian, and Native American students. All rising second- and third year female law students are also eligible, regardless of race or ethnicity. Any other rising second- and third-year law students who also come from backgrounds that would add to the cause of diversity, regardless of race or gender are eligible to apply. Students who are members of the American Association for Justice (AAJ), Law School or Law Student members of AAJ or students otherwise affiliated with or employed by AAJ are not eligible for DRI Law Student Diversity Scholarships.

Two scholarships in the amount of $10,000 each will be awarded to applicants who best meet the following criteria:
• Demonstrated academic excellence
• Service to the profession
• Service to the community
• Service to the cause of diversity

For more information and to apply, visit the DRI homepage at www.dri.org.