May 18th, 2012

• International Association of Defense Counsel Legal Writing Contest

  11:59pm Entrants must write on subjects in the fields of tort law, insurance law, civil procedure, evidence or other areas of the law of practical concern to lawyers engaged in the defense or management of the defense of civil litigation. The contest is judged by a committee of the IADC.

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May 25th, 2012

• Virginia State Bar Intellectual Property Writing Competition

  1:00pm Articles must relate to an intellectual property law issue or the practice of intellectual property law. Preference may be given to topics demonstrating particular relevance to contemporary events, addressing unsettled issues of law, or presenting novel and unique perspectives.

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• Virginia State Bar Intellectual Property Writing Competition

  1:00pm Articles must relate to an intellectual property law issue or the practice of intellectual property law. Preference may be given to topics demonstrating particular relevance to contemporary events, addressing unsettled issues of law, or presenting novel and unique perspectives.

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May 31st, 2012

• ABA Commission on Domestic and Sexual Violence Writing Competition

  All Day Deadline: ABA Commission on Domestic and Sexual Violence Writing Competition

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June 1st, 2012

• American College of Trust and Estate Counsel Mary Moers Wenig 2012 Student Writing Competition

  All Day

  The paper must relate to the area of trusts and estates, broadly defined. Any one or more of the following topics are appropriate for discussion:

  
  Business Planning,Charitable Planning,Elder Law, Employee Benefits,Fiduciary Accounting,Fiduciary Administration,Fiduciary Income Taxation,Fiduciary Litigation, Estate Planning and Drafting,Professional Responsibility,Substantive Laws for the Gratuitous Transmission of Property,Wealth Transfer Taxation (Estate, Gift and GST Tax)

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• University of Connecticut School of Law-Student Legal Writing Competition

  11:59pm The University of Connecticut School of Law has established a Student Legal Writing Competition to encourage and reward original student writing on legal issues affecting persons struggling with homelessness, mental illness, addiction, or substance abuse.

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• The American College of Employee Benefits Counsel Eighth Annual Employee Benefits Writing Competition

  11:59pm Any topic in the field of employee benefits law.

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• American Judges Association 24th Law School Essay Competition

  11:59pm Essays submitted for the 2012 competition MUST be under the topic of “Is it constitutional for a legislative body to require a DNA test for all persons arrested and charged with a felony?”

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June 2nd, 2012

• July 2012 Bar Pass Program

  All Day Join us for the third iteration of our successful Bar Pass Program–a skills-based supplement to your substantive studies! Visit our website to learn more.

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June 30th, 2012

• The California Supreme Court Historical Society Student Writing Competition

  11:59pm Topic: Original, unpublished scholarly writing on any aspect of California legal history,  ranging from the Supreme Court itself, and its justices and decisions, to local events of legal historical importance.

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July 3rd, 2012

• The Tannenwald Writing Competition (Tax)

  6:00pm Submitted papers must focus primarily upon technical or policy-oriented tax issues relating to any type of existing or proposed U.S. federal or state tax or U.S. federal or state taxation system (including topics relating to tax practice ethical and professional responsibility matters).

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August 6th, 2012

• Summer Institute 2012–Another year begins!

  All Day Getting a head start on the law school experience.

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September 29th, 2012

• Skills Workshop: Outlining your course content

  3:00pm - 5:00pm with Assistant Dean JB Kim

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October 27th, 2012

• Skills Workshop: Writing your best exam

  3:00pm - 5:00pm with JB Kim… and snacks!

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