Critical Race Theory: From the Academy to the Community Conference
Yale Law School
127 Wall Street
New Haven, CT 06511
February 8-9, 2013

Regular registration ends at 11:55 p.m. EST on Monday, January 14, 2013!
http://yalecrt.eventbrite.com/

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Following the success of the last critical race theory conference held at Yale in 2009, Yale Law School is proud to host the Critical Race Theory: From the Academy to the Community conference on Friday, February 8, 2013 and Saturday, February 9, 2013. The conference is sponsored by the Zelia & Oscar Ruebhausen and Debevoise & Plimpton Student Fund at Yale Law School, the American Studies Department, the Public Humanities Initiative, and La Casa Cultural at Yale College.

The conference will convene scholars, legal practitioners, and community leaders to examine the ways in which critical race theory can be applied to scholarly work, legal practice, social justice advocacy and community-based movements. Confirmed speakers include Devon Carbado, Sumi Cho, Kimberlé Crenshaw, Lani Guinier, Cheryl Harris, Tanya Hernandez, Charles Lawrence, Gary Peller, and Gerald Torres.

In 2009, Yale Law School hosted a highly successful conference that explored the insights of critical race theory, as applied to immigration law. We look forward to continuing these conversations and exploring the role of CRT in other contexts at this February’s conference.

For more information about programming, travel, accommodations, and more, please visit our website at http://www.law.yale.edu/news/crt2013.htm. Any questions or comments may be directed to [email protected].

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.

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.

• The first prize winner will have his or her winning essay published in a forthcoming edition of NACDL’s magazine, The Champion; receive a $200 cash prize; receive a free one-year student membership; and receive a certificate of recognition.
• The second prize winner will have his or her essay published in NACDL’s magazine, The Champion; receive a $100 cash prize; receive a free one-year student membership; and receive a certificate of recognition.
• The entrant who receives an honorable mention will have his or her essay published in NACDL’s magazine, The Champion; and will receive a certificate of recognition.

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. 

1. Each entry must address the topic.
2. Joint entries are not permitted and are void.
3. Multiple entries by a law student are not permitted and are void.
4. Entries must be the law student’s original work created for this competition. Entries previously published elsewhere will not be accepted and are void.
5. The essay must be submitted by e-mail only. No entry will be accepted if submitted by any other means.
6. The essay entries must be no less than 600 words and no more than 1200 words in length. An entry form must accompany each entrant’s essay.
7. Entries will be judged on their originality, creativity, and overall quality.
8. Entries must be received by 5 p.m. (Eastern Standard Time) on December 31, 2012.
9. The winning entries will be published in a forthcoming edition of NACDL’s The Champion magazine.
10. By submitting an entry to the contest, each entrant gives NACDL all rights, including copyright, to the entry and express permission to edit and publish the entry in all media without limitation and without any other notice.
11. NACDL, as sponsor of the competition, will be the final arbiter of all questions regarding entries, judging, interpretation of the rules, and any other a spect of this contest. In the event that there is an insufficient number of qualified entries or if the judges determine in their absolute discretion that no or too few entries meet the quality standards established to award the prizes, NACDL reserves the right not to award the prizes. NACDL will not be responsible for typographical printing or other inadvertent errors in these rules or in other materials relating to the competition. NACDL will not be responsible for incomplete, lost, late, misdirected, or illegible entries or for failure to receive entries due to transmission failures or technical failures of any kind.

Additional Terms and Conditions

1. All federal, state, local, and municipal laws and regulations apply. Void where prohibited.
2. By entering, entrants acknowledge compliance with these rules, including all eligibility requirements.
3. Except where prohibited, participation in the competition constitutes an entrant’s consent to the publication of his or her name and image in any media for any commercial or promotional purpose, without limitation or further compensation.
4. Winners agree that the NACDL and its employees and agents shall not be liable for injury, loss, or damage of any kind resulting from participating in this competition or from any acceptance or use of any prize awarded.
5. The prize is non-transferable.

Requirements are as follows:
• Full and part-time J.D. and LL.M. students are eligible.
• Any original paper concerning federal taxation between 20-50 double spaced pages is welcome.
• Seminar papers and articles submitted (but not yet selected for publication) to law reviews, journals, or other competitions are eligible.

Winning authors receive $2000 (first place) or $1000 (second place) and a trip to the FBA’s Annual Tax Law
Conference in Washington, D.C. The winning entries may be published in the Tax Section newsletter the Report or in The Federal Lawyer.

Deadline is January 7, 2013

Entries may be submitted by email to Sherwin Valerio at [email protected] or by mail to:
Federal Bar Association Section on Taxation
Attn: Donald C. Alexander Tax Law Writing Competition
1220 N. Fillmore Str. Suite 444
Arlington, VA 22201

IT-Lex, a new technology law educational and literary not-for-profit, is seeking submissions for its inaugural writing competition, which is currently underway!  Write about any issue within the areas of electronic discovery, privacy, social media, security, or wherever your technology interests lie.  Your 10-15 journal page (approximately
5,000-7,500 word) papers will be read by a distinguished panel of articles editors, and the top three entries are guaranteed publication in the IT-Lex Journal, though other meritorious papers may also be published.  Entries must be submitted online at our website (URL below) by February 1, 2013.

Oh, and did we mention the cash prizes?  First place will receive $5,000.00, second place $1,000.00 and third place $500.00.  Plus, the winners will receive invitations to become Members of IT-Lex and to join the IT-Lex Law Review.  Head over to http://www.it-lex.org, sign up to be our Friend – it’s free – and check out the full rules and
requirements at http://it-lex.org/writing-contest/.

Eligible students are invited to submit a business or securities law-related article in law review format to the Journal of Business & Securities Law at [email protected] by January 7th, 2013.  The winner will receive a $500 prize and guaranteed publication in the Journal’s spring issue.   Please see attachment for details.  All inquiries and questions should be directed to: Zach Brown - [email protected].

The ABA Business Law Section is sponsoring its 27th annual Mendes Hershman Student Writing Contest to encourage and reward law student writings on a business law subject of general and current interest.

Awards:

• First Place: $2,500 + subsidized attendance to the Section Spring Meeting in Washington, DC
• Second Place: $1,000 + subsidized attendance to the Section Spring Meeting in Washington, DC
• Third Place: $500 + subsidized attendance to the Section Spring Meeting in Washington, DC 
  

All winners will also be invited and subsidized to attend the Section Spring Meeting, April 4-6, 2013 in Washington, DC to receive their award at the Section Luncheon.
 
Papers will be judged on research and analysis, choice of topic, writing style, originality, and contribution to the current literature available on the topic. Papers submitted are normally 20-30 pages long, but should not exceed 100 pages of double-spaced typed text, including footnotes. Students need not be members of the Business Law Section to participate.

All entries must be submitted electronically on or before January 11, 2013. Click here to download a cover form to be included with your entry. For more information go to ambar.org/BLstudentwriting. 

Call for Student Articles to Become an IEL Hartrick Scholar for 2013 the IEL Hartrick Scholar Writing Competition

The Institute for Energy Law of The Center for American and International Law announces its 2013 Hartrick Scholar writing competition. All eligible students are invited to participate.


Eligible Students and Topics: Students enrolled in law school as of December 2012, and seeking a juris doctor degree, are eligible to submit an article for consideration in the IEL Hartrick Scholar competition. The general subject for this year’s competition is any topic related to energy development. This includes, for example, topics concerning oil and gas law, alternative energy resources, energy regulation, and environmental regulation of the energy industries.

The article can be any work prepared by the student while enrolled in law school and can include prior works prepared for law journal or a law school course, so long as the submitted version complies with the submission guidelines. The Hartrick Scholar Judging Committee will select one or more outstanding submissions that they deem worthy of recognition.

Submission Guidelines: The article must be submitted to the Hartrick Scholar Judging Committee, at the address listed below, on or before January 15, 2013. The article should not exceed 8,000 words including footnotes (this approximates 40 double-spaced pages of text and footnotes or 25 printed pages). Footnotes should be in Blue Book format and placed at the bottom of the page where the footnoted text appears. The article should be submitted in pdf or hard copy accompanied by a cover email message or letter that contains the following information: (1) the title of your article; (2) the law school where you are currently enrolled; (3) your mailing address; (4) your telephone number; and (5) your email address. The article should not contain your name, law school, or any other identifying information.

Selection of the 2013 Hartrick Scholar(s): The Hartrick Scholar(s) selected by the Judging Committee will be notified on February 15, 2013. The Scholar(s) will receive a $2,500 cash award at the Institute for Energy Law’s 64th Annual Oil & Gas Law Conference to be held February 21-22, 2013, in Houston, Texas. The Hartrick Scholar(s) also will be recognized for their work at the Career Paths For Young Attorneys in the Energy Sector Symposium to be held on March 1-2, 2013 at The University of Tulsa College of Law. Selection as a Hartrick Scholar includes, in addition to the $2,500 cash award, the cost of travel to attend the Conference in Houston and the Symposium in Tulsa.

Submit articles and questions to:

Hartrick Scholar Judging Committee Lilly Hogarth, Project Manager
ATTN: David B. Winn, Director Institute for Energy Law
Institute for Energy Law +1 (972) 244-3424
The Center for American and International Law [email protected]
5201 Democracy Drive
Plano, Texas 75024-3561
[email protected]

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HOTEL DEADLINE NOVEMBER 8

The ABA Standing Committee on Law and National Security; the Center for National Security Law at the University of Virginia School of Law; the Center on Law, Ethics and National Security at Duke University School of Law; and the Center on National Security and the Law at Georgetown Law,proudly announce the “22nd Annual Review of the Field of National Security Law Conference” -- Thursday and Friday, November 29 and 30, 2012, in Salons I and II, Ballroom Level, of the Ritz Carlton Hotel, 1150 22nd Street, NW in Washington, DC.

In celebration of the ABA Standing Committee on Law and National Security’s 50th anniversary, this year’s conference will feature several panels focusing on a range of pertinent and timely national security law issues. Topics will include the Role of the Courts in National Security Law: Past, Present and Future; Intelligence Law Developments; Emerging Technologies; National Security and International Law; The Law of Armed Conflict; Human Rights and National Security Law Issues and Ethical Dilemmas Facing Lawyers Practicing National Security Law will round out theConference Program. Former Director of both the Central Intelligence Agency and the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Honorable William H. Webster, is confirmed to deliver the dinner keynote address on Thursday, November 29.  Georgetown Professor of National Security Law and former Acting Solicitor General of the U.S., Neal Katyal, will deliver the Friday lunch keynote address.

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

Dinner, Thursday, November 29: The Honorable William H. Webster, Former Director, Central Intelligence Agency & FBI

Lunch, Thursday, November 29:  The Honorable Susan E. Collins*, United States Senator

Lunch, Friday, November 30:        Professor Neal K. Katyal, Paul and Patricia Saunders Professor of National Security Law, Georgetown Law

Join other conference registrants at the Opening Reception on Wednesday, November 28. We are pleased to again join with the Bar Association of the District of Columbia in organizing this complimentary welcoming reception and program entitled, “Practitioners’ Guide to National Security Media Leaks.” Please RSVP to the opening reception separately - [email protected].

CLE Credit application has been made, including ethics credit.

Letter of Invitation

Opening Reception (Wednesday, November 28)


Conference Program

Registration Form

Online Registration