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Writing Competitions for Law Students

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  • Description: The Judge John R. Brown Scholarship Foundation is pleased to announce the thirtieth annual Brown Award. The Award honors excellence in legal writing in American law schools. Any law student currently enrolled in an accredited law school in the United States seeking a J.D. or LL.B degree is eligible to submit a paper for the Award. Submissions may be on any topic within the law. 
  • Deadline:  Applications typically close in April.
  • Who is eligible: JD or LLB student at an American law school.
  • Prize: 

    $15,000 First Place,
    $7,500 Second Place,
    $5,000 Third Place,
    $2,500 Finalist,
    $2,500 Finalist, and

    $5,000 to the Scholarship Fund selected by the Dean of
    the law school in which the First-Place candidate is enrolled.

  • To learn more, click here

  • Description: The California Supreme Court Historical Society (CSCHS) is pleased to announce its call for submissions to the annual  Selma Moidel Smith Student Writing Competition in California or pre-California legal history, broadly considered.  
  • Deadline:  Applications typically close by May.
  • Who is eligible: All Law Students and Recent Graduates
  • Prize: 1st-$2,500; 2nd-$500; 3rd-$250
  •  Click here to learn more.

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