DANY Writing Competition

The Defense Association of New York (DANY), celebrating its 50th Anniversary, is proud to offer a writing competition for enrolled law school students. Interested students are requested to draft an original scholarly work of interest to those professionals whose focus is primarily for the defense of litigated civil cases, and whose practice consists of representing insurance companies, self-insured entities and corporate defendants, for publication in The Defendant. The Defendant is an on-line publication published by DANY and distributed to the bench, bar and insurance professionals. The article is not to exceed 2,500 words.

Articles will be accepted up until March 18, 2016, with the possibility that multiple scholarships will be awarded.

To participate in the writing competition, please e-mail your completed scholarly work to Glenn A. Kaminska at glenn.kaminska@admlaw.com.

For full application and further information please visit the link below.

http://defenseassociationofnewyork.org.

Gerrymander Writing Competition

Legal and social science practitioners, scholars, and students are invited to submit papers proposing a new definition of partisan gerrymandering or further developing an existing standard and pairing that definition with an effective legal theory to challenge unfair redistricting plans in court. Winning papers are selected by a distinguished panel of democracy scholars.

Winning Authors Receive:

• Prize money: 1st place $5,ooo, 2nd place: $3,000, 3rd place: $2,000
• Publication in leading academic journal
• Payment of travel expenses to present papers at a national redistricting reform symposium.

Deadline:

• March 27, 2016

For further information visit: http://www.commoncause.org/issues/voting-and-elections/redistricting/gerrymander-standard-writing-competition.html.

Religious Liberty Student Writing Competition

The Religious Liberty Student Writing Competition was created to promote legal and academic studies in the field of religious liberty by law students and students pursuing related graduate studies. Students who have graduated from law school but who are not yet practicing law due to clerkships or other similar pursuits are also invited to submit papers.

FORM
Scholarly paper relating to the topic of domestic or international religious liberty, broadly or narrowly construed, consisting of 9,000 - 13,000 words, including footnotes. Eligible papers must be typed, thoroughly cited and presented in a format suitable for publication, with no additional editing requirements. Papers must conform to bluebook requirements and may includes footnotes. Papers prepared for academic coursework are permitted.

SELECTION
All papers will be reviewed for their conformity to the above requirements and for their substantive treatment of the topic. Awards will be presented at the Religious Liberty Award Dinner in Washington, DC on Thursday, October 6, 2016.

AWARDS
Top entries will receive the following awards:

First Place: $4000 cash award.

Second Place: $3000 cash award.

Third Place: $2000 cash award.

Honorable Mention: Four $1000 cash award.

SUBMISSION
All papers must be submitted on or before July 1, 2016.

Common Cause 2016 "Gerrymander Standard" Writing Competition

The Supreme Court has long suggested there is a limit for what is acceptable partisan gerrymandering, but like obscenity, so far the line is undefined and left to courts to know it when they see it. The Court has said that it is willing to hear constitutional challenges to partisan gerrymandering, but existing legal theories have been insufficient to empower citizens and advocates with the tools they need to overturn partisan gerrymanders in court. 

Common Cause’s 2016 “Gerrymander Standard” Writing Competition is your chance to change that.

For the second year, we invite legal and social science practitioners, scholars, and students to submit papers proposing a new definition of partisan gerrymandering or further developing an existing standard and pairing that definition with an effective legal theory to challenge unfair redistricting plans in court.

Winning authors receive:
1st Place: $5,000, 2nd place: $3,000, 3rd place: $2,000. Along with a publication in a leading academic journal. Payment of travel expenses to present papers at a national redistricting reform symposium.


Deadline: March 27, 2016.

For further information visit: http://www.commoncause.org/issues/voting-and-elections/redistricting/gerrymander-standard-writing-competition.html.

DANY Writing Competition

The Defense Association of New York (DANY), celebrating its 50th Anniversary, is proud to offer a writing competition for enrolled law school students. Interested students are requested to draft an original scholarly work of interest to those professionals whose focus is primarily for the defense of litigated civil cases, and whose practice consists of representing insurance companies, self-insured entities and corporate defendants, for publication in The Defendant. The Defendant is an on-line publication published by DANY and distributed to the bench, bar and insurance professionals. The article is not to exceed 2,500 words.

Articles will be accepted up until March 18, 2016, with the possibility that multiple scholarships will be awarded.

To participate in the writing competition, please e-mail your completed scholarly work to Glenn A. Kaminska at glenn.kaminska@admlaw.com.

For full application and further information please visit the link below.

http://defenseassociationofnewyork.org.

Brandeis Association of Queens County Scholarship

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.

WE CARE FUND Law School Scholarship

The Nassau County Bar Association (NCBA) is providing a WE CARE FUND Law School Scholarship to a Touro Law student. 

CRITERIA

The student recipient must be in good academic standing, with an interest in and a commitment to promoting diversity among the practicing bar in Nassau County.  The student must also be prepared to participate in a NCBA committee(s) during the term of the scholarship and must have a stated desire to practice law in Nassau County upon graduation.  The amount of the scholarship is $2,500*. 

To apply: Please submit a one page essay explaining your interest in and a commitment to promoting diversity among the practicing bar in Nassau County and your desire to practice law in Nassau County upon graduation.  The essay should be sent as a Word document to Erica Edwards-O’Neal at ericae@tourolaw.edu and is due by Monday, March 14, 2016.

*Prior recipients are not eligible for this scholarship.