Description: The IADC Legal Writing Contest is open to students in accredited law schools in the U.S. and Canada. Founded in 1920, the International Association of Defense Counsel is an association of lawyers, barristers, solicitors, corporate counsel, and insurance executives from over 30 nations. Entries must be original work from the author, never published before, and they 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. There is no limitation on length, and frugal use of footnotes are encouraged (suggested word count: 12,000).
Prizes:
1st place- $2,000.00
2nd place- $1,000.00
3rd place- $500.00
Deadline: Friday, May 16th, 2014
For more information, please see the source at:
www.iadclaw.org/publications/contest.aspx