All students have the opportunity to compete in several regional and national moot court competitions. Briefs and oral arguments for these competitions are prepared by a team of students. These competitions are administered by the Board. Selection of students to represent the School at the regional and national inter-school competition is made during intramural competitions.
A student wishing to participate in competitions administered by the Board of Advocates should enroll in 545L BOA Competition during the semester in which the student plans to earn the credit.
Writing Competitions
For additional information, rules and applications, contact Admissions (103 Hulston), 882-6042.
Paralyzed Veterans of America Writing Competition
Deadline: April 30, 2008
Topic: Should Congress maintain, modify, or completely redesign the Department of Veterans Affairs benefits adjudication process, and how would the resulting system be different from or better than the current system?
Website: Available under Legal Issues at www.pva.org
Selma Moidel Smith Law Student Writing Competition
Deadline: April 30, 2008
Topic: Entrants should submit a paper on an issue concerning women’s rights or the status of women in the law.
Contact: Submit four paper copies to Selma Moidel Smith Law Student Writing Competition, National Association of Women Lawyers, American Bar Center, MS 15.2, 321 North Clark St., Chicago, IL 60610
2008 Brief-Writing Competition
Deadline: May 1, 2008
Contact: E-mail an electronic copy of the winning brief to
The American College of Trust and Estate Counsel Moers Wenig 2008 Student Writing Competition
Deadline: May 1, 2008
Topic: Scholarly works that address one or more legal issues in the area of trusts and estates and related taxation
Eligibility: All law students
Web site: http://www.actec.org
National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys Writing Competition
Deadline: May 1, 2008
Topic: Any topic related to the intersection of law and aging, elder or disability planning.
Prize: $1,500 cash prize to the best entry, $1,000 for second, and $500 for third.
Submit: Entries can be submitted electronically to Stacy Fobar at
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Ed Edmondson Scholarship
Deadline: May 5, 2008
Topic: Applicants should demonstrate an interest in and dedication to Native American law issues and the need for a scholarship in a letter of application.
Contact: Submit applications to Justice Yvonne Kauger, The Sovereignty Symposium, Attn: Ed Edmondson Scholarship Committee, Oklahoma State Capital, Room 208, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73105
Family Law Writing Competition
Deadline: May 14, 2008
Topic: May be within any area of family law. Articles should concentrate on a current legal issue and must have a strong foundation in legal research.
Contact: Submissions must be emailed as a Microsoft Word or PDF document to the Family Review at lawfcr@hofstra.edu.
The Judge John R. Brown Scholarship Foundation
Deadline: May 16, 2008
Submit: In order to be considered, four copies of a current legal writing must be submitted to the Foundation c/o Kenneth G. Engerrand, Brown Sims, P.C., Tenth Floor, 1177 West Loop South, Houston, Texas 77027.
2008 IADC Legal Writing Contest
Deadline: May 16, 2008
Topic: Must cover the fields of tort law, insurance law, civil procedure, evidence, or other areas of practical concern to lawyers engaged in the defense or management of the defense of civil litigation.
Submit: Entries must be submitted with entry form to the International Association of Defense Counsel, via electronic mail to Amy O’Maley at
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National Center for Nonsmokers Rights Writing Competition
Deadline: May 16, 2008
Entry: Submit a 100 word outline of a legal or law-related action designed to protect nonsmokers to be eligiable to win up to 33 cash prizes. Send via e-mail to
Pacific Legal Foundation Writing Competition
Deadline: May 30, 2008
Topic: One of the following: Using the Supreme Court’s adherence to Penn-Central’s multi-factored analysis, which types of land use regulations may be struck down in the coming decade? Are free translation services mandated under the Civil Rights Act of 1964’s prohibition of discrimination on the basis of national origin? Why is the “shocks the conscience” standard inappropriate to gauge substantive violations of the Due Process Clause in cases involving property rights?
Web site : http://www.pacificlegal.org/?mvcTask=writingCompetition
Mercer and ABA writing competition
Deadline: June 1, 2008
Topic: One of the following: disability law, the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Age Discrimination in Employment Act, Family and Medical Leave Act, a state statute or municipal ordinance prohibiting discrimination on the basis or sexual orientation.
Web site: http://www.law.mercer.edu/academics/legal_writing/writingcomp.cfm
2008 NACC Student Essay Competition
Deadline: June 1, 2008
Topic: 10,000 words on the Legal Interests of Children
Eligibility: All law students
Prize: $1,000
Questions: Contact advocate@naccchildlaw.org
American Judges Association 2008 Writing Competition
Deadline: June 2, 2008
Contact: Send papers and ten copies with only one cover page to American Judges Association, Law Student Essay Competition, 300 Newport Ave., Williamsburg, VA 23185
Jan Jancin Award
Deadline: June 9, 2008
Eligibility: Any law school having at least one Intellectual Property class. Only one nomination from each law school will be acctepted.
Submit: Mail to American Intellectual Property Law Education Foundation, 485 Kinderkamack Rd., 2nd floor, Oradell, New Jersey 07649
Judge James Ruddy Memorial Scholarship Fund
Deadline: June 30, 2008
Eligibility: Must be enrolled in a Missouri law school.
Submit: Complete provided form in 103 Hulston Hall and mail a copy to each Trustee named at the bottom of the application.
Marc Lalonde Prize for Excellence in International Commercial and Investment Arbitration
Deadline: June 30, 2008
Topic: Article on the subject of international arbitration, including commercial and investment arbitration.
Eligibility: All Canadian citizens or permanent residents who have completed a law degree in Canada or abroad who wrote the paper in the past two years while enrolled in a graduate studies program in Canada or abroad in the field of international commercial or investment arbitration
Contact: Canadian Arbitration Congress at 514-928-4055 or info@canadianarbitrationcongres.com
Web site: http://www.canadianarbitrationcongress.com
2008 Tannernwald Writing Competition
Deadline: July 1, 2008
Topic: Federal or State Income Taxation
Eligibility: All law students
Prize: $3,500, $2,500, and $1,500
Questions: Contact Nancy Abramowitz at nabramo@wcl.american.edu
