2013-2014 Louis Jackson National Student Writing Competition

2013-2014 Louis Jackson National Student Writing Competition in

Employment and Labor Law

Co-sponsored by Jackson Lewis LLP

and

IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law, The Institute for Law and the Workplace

TOPIC

Judges will consider papers on any topic relating to the law governing the workplace, such as employment law, labor law, employee benefits, or employment discrimination.

REQUIREMENTS & ELIGIBILITY

Entries must be the law student author’s own work and must not be submitted for publication elsewhere. Authors must have completed or be currently taking course work in employment or labor law, and must be enrolled in an accredited law school during the Fall 2013 semester. Only the first two submissions per law school will be accepted as entries for consideration.

FORMAT

Entries must be suitable for publication in a law review. Citations must conform to current Bluebook style. Papers must be printed on 8 1/2 by 11 inch white paper and must not exceed 35 pages in length, including footnotes, set in 12 point Times Roman font with double spacing and one inch margins.

An entry consists of three copies of the paper, submitted as a packet with three removable cover sheets indicating the law student author’s name, address, telephone number, email address, law school, paper title, labor and employment law course work history, and a brief paragraph describing the genesis of your interest in the field. Judging will be blind, so the only identification that may appear on the first or subsequent pages of the paper is the paper title.

AWARDS

·         One top honors award of $3,000

·         Two $1,000 awards will be presented to the top three entries

·         In addition to the cash awards, the top three entries will be published on the Institute for Law and the Workplace website. (Electronic versions of winning papers will be required)

JUDGING

Entries will be blind-judged by an independent panel of law professors from across the United States. The determination of the judges’ panel is final. Neither Jackson Lewis LLP nor the Institute for Law and the Workplace will be involved in judging the competition.

SUBMISSION

The deadline for submission is Tuesday, January 21, 2014. Entries received after the deadline will not be considered. Entries should be mailed to:

Louis Jackson Writing Competition

c/o Institute for Law and the Workplace

Chicago-Kent College of Law

Illinois Institute of Technology

565 West Adams Street

Chicago, IL 60661-3691

CONTACT

Questions may be directed to Professor Martin H. Malin by email to mmalin@kentlaw.iit.edu

ABOUT Jackson Lewis LLP

The Jackson Lewis law firm has been engaged in the practice of employment, labor, and benefits law on behalf of management for over 50 years. With offices in major cities throughout the United States, the firm has a national perspective and an awareness of local business environments. Jackson Lewis pioneered the concept of preventive employee relations to help employers shape a positive and productive workplace. The Louis Jackson National Student Writing Competition honors the memory of Louis Jackson, who provided inspiration, guidance, friendship and good humor for 39 years to all associated with Jackson Lewis.