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Phil Cowan - Judith Bresler Memorial Scholarship

The Phil Cowan - Judith Bresler Memorial Scholarship is named after two esteemed former EASL Chairs to recognize student who are committed to a practice concentrating in one or more areas of entertainment, art or sports law.

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New York State Bar Association (NYSBA) Entertainment, Arts and Sports Law Section

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$2,500
Application Deadline:
April 1
Eligibility Requirements:

Current J.D. and LL.M. candidates

Attend accredited law school within New York State, Rutgers University Law School and Seton Hall Law School in New Jersey, and up to ten other accredited law schools throughout the country to be selected, at the committee's discretion, on a rotating basis.

All students submitting a paper for consideration, who are NYSBA members, will immediately and automatically be offered a free membership in EASL (with all the benefits of an EASL member) for a one-year period, commencing the day of the EASL Spring Meeting of the year of the paper submission

Berkeley Technology Law Journal Writing Competition

We will accept submissions from graduate-level law students on a wide variety of topics at the intersection of law and technology, including but not limited to: technology and the public interest, privacy, internet law, intellectual property, antitrust, First Amendment issues, entertainment and news media, telecommunications, biotechnology, and cybercrime.

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Berkeley Technology Law Journal University of California, Berkeley School of Law

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$1,000
Application Deadline:
April 2
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Current J.D., LL.M. and J.S.D. students

Law students outside the U.S.

May not be available-check with scholarship provider

Howard C. Schwab Memorial Essay Contest

The purpose of the contest is to create greater interest in the field of family law among all law students, and particularly the Law Student Division of the American Bar Association.

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American Bar Association (ABA) Family Law Section

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Application Deadline:
April 5
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J.D. students

ABA-approved law school

Second or third year full-time students or second through fourth-year part-time students

First-year students enrolled in schools where family law is part of the first-year curriculum

U.S. Citizen or Legal Permanent Resident

The Program on Church, State & Society Writing Competition

The purpose of this writing competition is to encourage scholarship related to the intersection of church, state & society, and in particular how the law structures and governs that intersection.

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The Program on Church, State & Society at Notre Dame Law School

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$3,000
Application Deadline:
April 12
Eligibility Requirements:

Current law students

J.D., LL.B., LL.M., SJ.D., J.S.D., Ph.D.

Attend an ABA-accredited law school within the U.S.

In good standing

May not be offered this year - verify status with the scholarship provider 

Smith-Doheny Legal Ethics Writing Competition

Notre Dame Law School sponsors an annual writing competition on the topic of legal ethics.

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Notre Dame Law School

Award Maximum:
$2,500
Application Deadline:
April 15
Eligibility Requirements:

Current law students

Attend U.S. and Canadian law schools

Hogan/Smoger Access to Justice Essay Competition

Each year, students will write about a different topic. This year, students are directed to write about legal remedies to combat climate change.

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R. Ben Hogan III of Hogan Law Office and Gerson H. Smoger of Smoger & Associates

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$5,000
Application Deadline:
April 29
Eligibility Requirements:

Current law students

Current masters of law students

Law graduates post 2015

May not be offered this year - verify status with the scholarship provider

Mendes Hershman Writing Contest

The Mendes Hershman Student Writing Contest is a highly regarded legal writing competition that encourages and rewards law students for their outstanding writing on business law topics.

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American Bar Association (ABA) Business Law Section

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$1,000
Application Deadline:
April 30
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Current J.D. student

Enrolled in an ABA-accredited law school

In good standing

21 years old

Legal resident of U.S.

Admiralty and Maritime Law Committee Law Student Writing Competition

The goal of the Competition is to encourage scholarship and to assist law students interested in careers in admiralty and maritime law by providing a platform to showcase their work and develop their professional networks through the Admiralty & Maritime Law Committee (“AMLC”) and TIPS of the ABA.

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American Bar Association (ABA) Tort Trial and Insurance Practice (TIPS) Section

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Application Deadline:
April 30
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Current J.D. student or LL.M. candidate

ABA-accredited school

21 or older

U.S. Citizen

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