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National Association of Women Lawyers – Writing Competition

National Association of Women Lawyers

2017 Selma Moidel Smith Law Student Writing Competition

NAWL established the annual Selma Moidel Smith Law Student Writing Competition to encourage and reward original law student writing on issues concerning women and the law.

The rules for the competition are as follows:  Entrants should submit a paper on an issue concerning women’s rights or the status of women in the law.

Essays will be accepted from students enrolled at any law school during the 2016-17 school year. The essays must be the law student author’s own work and must not have been submitted for publication elsewhere. Papers written by students for coursework or independent study during the summer, fall, or spring semesters are eligible for submission. Notwithstanding the foregoing, students may incorporate professorial feedback as part of a course requirement or supervised writing project.

FORMAT: Essays must be double-spaced in 12-point, Times New Roman font. All margins must be one inch. Entries must not exceed 15 pages of text, excluding notes, with footnotes placed as endnotes. Citation style should conform to The Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation. Essays longer than 15 pages of text, excluding notes, or that are not in the required format will not be read.

JUDGING: NAWL Women Lawyers Journal® designees will judge the competition. Essays will be judged based upon content, exhaustiveness of research, originality, writing style, and timeliness.

QUESTIONS: Questions regarding this competition should be addressed to the Chair of the Writing Competition, Professor Jennifer Martin at jmartin@stu.edu.

SUBMISSION AND DEADLINE: Entries must be received by May 1, 2017. Entries received after the deadline will not be considered. Entries must provide a cover letter providing the author’s name, title of the essay, school affiliation, email address, phone number, and permanent mailing address. Entries must be submitted in the following format: email an electronic version (in Microsoft Word) to jmartin@stu.edu.

AWARD: The author of the winning essay will receive a cash prize of $500. NAWL will also publish the winning essay in the Women Lawyers Journal. The most recent winning paper was Human trafficking waivers: How the United States implicitly violates federal law and empowers ISIS to commit human trafficking crimes written by Paloma A. Kennedy, Washington University School of Law. Please view the paper by clicking here.

(OACTA) is announcing its annual Law Student Diversity Scholarship program.

The Ohio Association of Civil Trial Attorneys (OACTA) is announcing its annual Law Student Diversity Scholarship program. OACTA encourages diversity in all aspects of its activities and is committed to nurturing a culture that supports and promotes diversity. Scholarship program is open to incoming second and third-year African American, Hispanic, Asian, Pan Asian and Native American students enrolled at Ohio law schools. Up to three scholarships in the amount of $1,250 each will be given to the winning candidates.

The Ohio Association of Civil Trial Attorneys is an organization of attorneys, corporate executives and managers. The mission of OACTA is to promote fairness, excellence, and integrity in the civil justice system by providing resources and education to attorneys and others dedicated to the defense of civil actions

Eligibility:

  • Open to incoming second and third-year African American, Hispanic, Asian, Pan Asian and Native American students enrolled at Ohio law schools.
  • Incoming second and third-year female law students enrolled at Ohio law schools are also eligible regardless of race or ethnicity.
  • Academic achievement in law school
  • Professional interest in civil defense practice
  • Service to community and to the cause of diversity

How to Apply:

To be considered for scholarship, the candidates must complete the application form. The form can be downloaded through the given link:

http://www.oacta.org/Uploads/Documents/Diversity/Diversity%20Scholarship%20Application.pdf

Supporting Documents:

  • Law school transcript
  • A cover letter addressing the following: academic, personal and professional accomplishments, and why they should be selected as a recipient of the scholarship
  • Applicants may submit up to three letters of recommendation

Award Amount:

Up to three (3) scholarships in the amount of $1,250 each will be awarded to successful applicants.

Application Deadline:

The completed application and all other requested material must be received by April 15, 2016. Late or incomplete applications will not be considered.

Link for more Information:

http://www.oacta.org/About/diversity_scholarship.aspx

Minneapolis, MN – Website Content Writer/Communications Coordinator – Battered Women’s Justice Project

AkronLawJobs No. 8046 Overview: The Battered Women’s Justice Project (BWJP) is a national resource center on the civil and criminal justice system responses to intimate partner violence (IPV). Under federal grants, BWJP conducts trainings on related issues, publishes policy analyses, and provides on-site consultation to jurisdictions around the country seeking to improve victim safety and offender accountability.  The Website Content Writer/Communications Coordinator is responsible for developing a communications plan for the organization that promotes our services and resources, producing content for our websites, e-newsletters, announcements, and other publications that provides cutting-edge information to our constituents. This position would also be responsible for providing writing and editing support to program staff who produce articles, policy papers, and training materials for the field. This is a full-time, exempt position reporting to the Executive Director.

Duties: Website Content Writing/Management and other writing: Research and draft articles for the organization’s websites; Provide writing and editing support to program staff to assist them in developing website content and policy briefs/articles/curricula; Assist with development of grants, annual reports, PR materials, and other documents as needed; Work with website consultants to update site design as needed; Use Google Analytics to guide website development and monitor topics of interest to our constituents. Communications Coordination: Develop and execute an organizational communications plan in conjunction with program staff that identifies topics, writers, and a schedule for the production of content for bimonthly e-newsletters, the website, social media and other written products; Coordinate the production of content to meet scheduled deadlines; Post dynamic social media content on a regular basis. General responsibilities: Collect and submit website usage data promptly for required progress reports to funders.

ABA Commission on Women in the Profession Commissioners present the Ms. JD Fellowship

The Ms. JD Fellowship is now open for applications!

In 2010, Ms. JD partnered with the ABA Commission on Women in the Profession to found the Ms. JD Fellowship.  The Fellowship is Ms. JD’s program to promote mentoring and professional development.  Each spring, Ms. JD selects a group of outstanding second year law students as Fellowship recipients.  In addition to receiving financial support and invitations to ABA and Ms. JD events, each Fellowship recipient is paired with a mentor chosen from among the Brent Award honorees, Spirit of Excellence Award recipients, and ABA Commission on Women in the Profession Commissioners.  Beyond the mentorship, each year, the Fellows tell us that one of the best parts of the Fellowship is meeting the other incredible rising 3Ls.  Many Fellows remain friends long after their fellowship year is over.   To read more about the experience of past Fellows, click here and here.

Here’s what you’ll need to submit to apply for the Fellowship:

  1. Resume (Must include a link to your LinkedIn Profile); 2. Unofficial Law School Transcript(s); 3. One paragraph (250 words) answering the question, “There are many mentorship programs for law students; why would you like to participate in the Ms. JD Fellowship?”; 4. One paragraph (250 words) answering the question, “Describe how you have demonstrated leadership ability, both in and out of law school.”; 5. One paragraph (250 words) answering the question, “If you had to contribute to the Ms. JD community by writing a blog post, what would you discuss and why?”
  2. One paragraph (250 words) answering the question, “Describe in detail an event that you would like to organize at your law school that promotes women in the law.”

**Specific application instructions**: All application materials must be submitted in a single PDF file titled “[First Name Last Name] Fellowship Application” with a cover page that lists First & Last Name, Law School, GPA, LinkedIn Profile Link, Email, and Phone Number.  Applications that are not submitted in this format will not be considered.

Why Do You Ask For My LinkedIn Profile?  We’re asking you for your LinkedIn profile because having one is a huge part of your professional identity.  If you haven’t developed your profile yet, now is a great time to start!  Also, from a practical standpoint, there’s a Fellows group on LinkedIn that allows all of the Fellows from the previous classes to interact with one another.

Submit your application to fellowship@ms-jd.org.  Applications are due Friday, March 31, 2017, at 11:59 pm Central Time.  Ms. JD plans to announce Fellowship finalists by the end of April.  Finalists will then complete interviews with Ms. JD Board Members and Staff by the end of May, and the Ms. JD Fellows and their mentors will be announced by mid-July.

If you have any questions, please contact the Fellowship Coordinator, Maleaha Brown, at fellowship@ms-jd.org.  We look forward to receiving your application!

2017 KNIGHT FOUNDATION FELLOWSHIP

2017 KNIGHT FOUNDATION FELLOWSHIP is now accepting applications for 1L and 2L students to work on the Ohio Public Records laws/First Amendment issues. Please submit a resume and a statement as to why you are interested in researching the Ohio Public Records issues.  What relevant experience, if any, do you have (250 words or less).  Please submit your resume and statement to lawcareerplanning@uakron.edu by April 1, 2017.