The Forum on the Construction Industry is Looking for the Best Law Student Writers in the Country
A few years ago, the Forum renewed its Law Student Writing Competition, and the results have been stellar. The number and quality of submissions increases each year, and the Forum gets to introduce itself to the next generation of construction lawyers.
Two factors in favor of the decision to revive the Competition were the success of the Forum’s law school textbook, Construction Law, and the Forum’s observation of an increase in the number of law school courses dedicated to construction law principles. If construction law was indeed making inroads into legal education, then the Forum decided it needed to reach into the law schools and meet its future members.
The Competition’s organizers wisely chose to make the prizes worth the chase. The author of the first place submission receives a cash prize of $2,000; travel expenses and registration to attend the next annual meeting of the ABA Forum on the Construction Industry, where a first prize plaque will be presented; a one-year membership in the Forum and recognition in the Forum newsletter, Under Construction, and on the Forum's website. One or more authors may be determined a finalist and recognized with a plaque. Beats a $50 gift certificate to the ABA Book Store.
Articles may now be submitted for the 2013 Forum Student Writing Competition. The 2013 Competition is open to all law students in good standing and attending an ABA accredited law school in 2013.
Students may submit articles on any topic related to construction law. The format of the articles should resemble the articles published in either of the Forum's two publications, The Construction Lawyer (law journal format) and Under Construction (newsletter format with articles of 1000-2000 words).
Senior ABA Forum members will judge the submittals. Criteria for selection include creativity, clarity and precision of writing, strength of argument, novelty of subject, and quality of research.
Submissions from the Competition winner and finalists will be considered for publication in either The Construction Lawyer or Under Construction.
The deadline for submission of articles for the 2013 competition is December 31, 2013. All articles shall be submitted to Bridget Miller (Bridget.Miller@americanbar.org) and Marilyn Klinger (marilyn.klinger@sedgwicklaw.com) by email in Word format.
Good Luck!
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