Sunday, November 8, 2009

Transnational Economic Law; $2,000 and publication; February 1, 2010



Transnational Economic Law; $2,000; February 1, 2010

Competition Rules: here

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Image: wikipedia, General Electric Neon Sign

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General Electric tops the 2009 Forbes Global 2000 list of multinational corporations.

The Trandafir International Business Writing Competition is open to all graduate and law students who write on "any topic of contemporary international business or economic concern with a legal nexus." Essays may not exceed 50 double-spaced pages and are due on February 1, 2010, 5:00 p.m. U.S. Central Standard Time. Electronic submissions to law-trandafir@iowa.uiowa.edu

The winning essay will be published in the University of Iowa Journal of Transnational Law & Contemporary Problems. This journal focuses on a range of public and private international law issues. See the range of topics: here.

Tuesday, November 3, 2009

Federal Tax Law 20-30 pages; January 15, 2010 deadline; $2,000 plus travel to D.C. in March 2010


Federal Tax Law 20-30 pages; January 15, 2010 deadline; $2,000 plus travel to D.C. in March 2010

From the pdf flyer sent to law school deans (images of the pdf flyer appear at the bottom of this post):

Papers must be a minimum of twenty pages and a maximum of thirty pages (double spaced, twelvepoint font, and one-inch margins) and must be postmarked or e-mailed by January 15, 2010. Additionally, each student must sign and return the attached warranty (a .pdf copy by e-mail is acceptable). If mailing submissions, please use the following address:

Federal Bar Association
Section on Taxation
Attn: Writing Competition
1220 N. Fillmore Street, Suite 444
Arlington, VA 22201

If e-mailing submissions, please e-mail to Adrienne Woolley at awoolley@fedbar.org, with the subject line “Writing Competition.”

Two winning papers will be selected by the Officers of the Federal Bar Association Section on Taxation.

The 2009 winners are posted on the Federal Bar Association's Section on Taxation's web site. Below appears the information about the honorable mention from 2009:

Tax Writing Contest

2009 Writing Competition Results
The FBA Section on Taxation is pleased to announce the winners of the 2009 Writing Competition. This year there were three papers of very high quality, and the judges added an Honorable Mention category.

Honorable Mention is awarded to William Joseph Mills, a third-year student at the University of Illinois in Champaign. Mr. Mill's paper entitled, "Inspiring Green Car Sales: What Deserves the Credit" provides an insightful look at whether tax credits for green cars have a positive impact on sales. He concludes that other factors, such as gas prices and car quality, have a larger impact than tax credits. Mr. Mills will receive a $350 prize and a commemorative plaque.
Honorable Mention winning paper
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Saturday, October 31, 2009

Tort & Insurance Law; March 1, 2010; $1,500 and travel to San Francisco


Essays, not exceeding 35 pages of double-spaced typed text, including footnotes, must be submitted by e-mail to lmwiley@staff.abanet.org

Essays "must be created by the entrant[s]," and must "have never been published in any other medium other than a law school publication" and must have been written after January 1, 2009.

The first-place winner will receive $1,500 cash, free round-trip airfare and weekend accommodations to attend the ABA Annual Meeting [ABA Annual Meeting. 2010 – San Francisco, California August 5-10]. The first-place winner’s essay will be considered for publication in the Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Law Journal. The first-place winner will be announced in an upcoming issue of The Brief, the Section’s magazine. In addition, the second-place winner will receive $500 cash and honorable mention in The Brief and the third-place winner will receive an honorable mention in The Brief.
For more information: click this url (pdf)
Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Section
Law Student Writing Competition
American Bar Association
321 N Clark St
Chicago, IL 60654

Hat tip: UIdaho Writing Competitions Page

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Sunday, October 25, 2009

$7,500 Law and Social Policy; November 30, 2009 deadline for nominations



The Christopher Baldy Prizes at the University at Buffalo Law School, State University of New York.

Three divisions: $7,500 prize in each category.

1. Online communication
2. New Scholarship
3. Distinguished Contribution

"These prizes commemorate the 30th anniversary of the founding of the Baldy Center at UB and are aimed at stimulating and rewarding innovative research, scholarship an uses of communication and information technologies that advance our knoweldge and understanding of socio-legal issues."

For more information: http://www.law.buffalo.edu/baldycenter/prizes.htm

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Image of Buffalo Law School (right) and Baldy Hall (left): wikipedia

July 1, 2010; Tax Law; $5,000; $2,500; $1,500


July 1, 2010; Tax Law; $5,000; $2,500; $1,500

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