2013 New York State Bar Association, Committee on Animals and the Law, Student Writing Competition

The Committee on Animals and the Law of the New State Bar Association is very pleased to announce the Fifth Annual Student Writing Competition. The deadline for submission is July 1, 2013.

The Committee on Animals and the Law was established to provide information resources for the New York State Bar Association's members and the public about nonhuman, animal related humane issues, which arise from and have an effect upon our legal system. This competition seeks to foster legal scholarship among law students in the area of animals and the law. This competition provides law students with an incentive and opportunity to learn more about this area of law.

Law students (which include J.D., L.L.M., Ph.D., and S.J.D. candidates) are invited to submit to the Committee on Animals and the Law an article concerning any area of Animal Law. All submissions will be reviewed by a panel of attorneys and other professionals practicing or otherwise involved in animal law.

Prizes Awarded:

The winner will be chosen in accordance with the attached rules.

·         1st place: $1,000 and a certificate of achievement

·         2nd place: $500 and a certificate of achievement

RULES

Topic: Any topic on Animal Law.

Eligibility: To be eligible for consideration, the submission must be written by a student currently enrolled (full time or part time) in an ABA-accredited law school. Students  expecting to receive their degree in 2013 are eligible for consideration. The submission must be written by one and only one student, i.e., papers jointly written by more than one student or that have been subjected to line editing by professors or advisors shall not be considered. No paper that has been previously  published in any form shall be considered. We will only accept one submission per  entrant.

Deadline:

Papers must be postmarked no later than July 1, 2013.

Award Criteria:

Written submissions will be judged based on quality, clarity, originality, and organization. All essays must also meet the following criteria:

Length: Type written, double-spaced, no less than 12 point Times New Roman font, on 8 1/2 by 11 inch paper, with 1 inch margins, and no more than 25 pages, including footnotes. Footnotes should be single spaced, and no less than 10-point font.

Format: One hard copy of the written submission and one electronic copy in Microsoft

Word format on a disk or CD must be submitted by mail, postmarked no later than

July 1, 2013, and addressed to:

Kim Hojohn, Liaison

Committee on Animals and the Law

New York State Bar Association

One Elk Street

Albany, NY 12207

Cover Page: Entrants must submit a cover page indicating the entrant’s name, law school, expected year of graduation, mailing address, email address, and telephone number. All other references to identifying information, such as name, law school, and contact information should be deleted or redacted from the body of the submission.

The Committee also reserves the right to offer the winners (and other entrants), in the Committee's discretion, the opportunity to publish his/her paper in the Committee's Laws & Paws publication. Offers to publish are purely within the discretion of the Committee, and the Committee in no way guarantees entrants the opportunity for publication.