We request your help in notifying your legal ethics law students of the opportunity to participate in the 2013 Bert W. Levit Essay Contest, sponsored by the Standing Committee on Lawyers’ Professional Liability ofthe American Bar Association. The LPL Committee sponsors the contest annually to generate interest and ideas among law students and young lawyers on the topics of interest in the area of lawyers’ professional liability.
The Winner ofthe Levit Essay Contest Will be awarded a cash prize of $5,000, as well as an all-expenses-paid trip to New Orleans, LA, in April 2013, which will include free admission to the Committee’s National Legal Malpractice Conference, attendance at the Committee dinner as our guest, and the prize presentation. The contest is supported by Long & Levit LLP. This year’s contest hypothetical involves questions about a lavv firm’s potential malpractice exposure when it relied upon a thirdparty vendor to provide document review services for a client, Which ultimately resulted in the release of privileged documents. The essay contest is accepting entries now. Entries must be received either electronically or postmarked by February 22, 2013. Contest rules and information, as Well as the contest hypothetical, are posted online at http://apps.americanbar.org/legalservices/lpl/levit/levit.html. The contest is open to law students and young lawyers who will have enrolled as members ofthe American Bar Association no later than February 22, 2013. Law students Wishing to enroll may do so at the ABA website. or by calling 800-285-2221.
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The National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers invites law students from accredited law schools in the United States to submit essays for a chance to be published in The Championmagazine.
2012 Essay Topic Recently, many states have amended their voting laws to implement registration regulations, identification requirements, and voter-roll purges. In the name of “electoral reform,” proponents of these measures argue that they are necessary to improve the “security” and “integrity” of elections, which, in their view, have been compromised. Opponents of these efforts assert that there is scant evidence of nationwide voter fraud, and in reality, these efforts are mere pretext to disenfranchise qualified citizens from exercising their fundamental right to vote. Do these laws promote secure and fair elections? If so, what are the specific problems they address and how do they address them? Are these laws just pretextual efforts to disenfranchise voters? If so, are there any legitimate ways to regulate elections and guard against fraud? Eligibility The contest is open to all students who are enrolled in the 2012-2013 academic year and in good academic standing at an accredited law school in the United States. Prizes There will be one first prize winner, one second prize winner, and one honorable mention.
Deadline Entries must be received by 5 p.m. (Eastern Standard Time) on December 31, 2012. Entries must be submitted by email to Daniel Weir at [email protected]. All entries must be accompanied by the Essay Competition Entry Form. To confirm receipt of submission, contact Daniel Weir. Other questions? Contact Geneva Vanderhorst at [email protected]. Award Date Winning entrants will be notified on February 1, 2013 and winners will be announced at www.nacdl.org/essaycompetition/. Rules STUDENTS: Please review the full contest rules below and make the entry form, also below, the first page of your submission.
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