Law School Scholarship Databank – Writing Competitions

Established by the Ohio State Bar Association Corporate Counsel Section to explore relevant and innovative scholarly work from Ohio’s law students in one specific area of corporate governance challenges.

The purposes of the competition are to promote greater interest in and understanding of the fields of securities arbitration and securities law and to encourage excellent legal writing skills in law students.

The organization is sponsoring a writing competition on any topic relating to US taxation of income from international activities, including taxation under US tax treaties.

Law school students are encouraged to submit papers relating to intellectual property law.

Through our writing competition, the PCL Section introduces itself to the next generation of public contract lawyers.

This national academic event is intended to foster debate, analysis, and examination of state alcohol regulation in the 21st Century.

The Roy Snell Health Care Regulatory & Compliance Writing Competition recognizes law students for innovative, strategic, and sound approaches to tackling complex contemporary health care regulatory and compliance issues.

The goal of the Competition is to encourage and reward law student writings on antitrust law and competition law subjects of general and current interest.

This essay contest is to encourage scholarship and innovative research and writing in the area of legal malpractice law, professional liability insurance, and loss prevention.

This writing competition seeks to encourage and reward the qualities demonstrated by Judge Richard D. Cudahy in the fields of regulatory and administrative law, and an appreciation of the public impact of doctrinal and institutional choices, including the consequences for fundamental values such as fairness, participation, and transparency in the scholarship of others.

The American Constitution Society welcomes all papers furthering and promoting a progressive vision of the Constitution, law, and public policy. Entrants are encouraged to view this topic broadly, and we welcome submissions on a variety of substantive areas.

This project provides an opportunity to expand the role of the ABA in the area of Consumer Protection among law students, professors and practitioners by inviting students to participate in a discussion on hot topics in consumer protection.

The overarching goal of this prestigious bi-annual competition, which is run by the Peter MacKell Chair in Federalism, is to advance research and foster informed debate on federalism.

Judges will consider papers on any topic relating to the law governing the workplace, such as employment law, labor law, employee benefits, or employment discrimination.

HLS Lambda, Harvard Civil Rights–Civil Liberties Law Review, and the Harvard Journal of Law & Gender are seeking submissions that broadly address trans rights issues. 

A scholarship to encourage and reward students interested in the field of interactive entertainment law.

Papers will be accepted on any legal issue specifically concerning American Indians or other indigenous peoples.