Author: Terri Elliott

Subject: Akron Bar Foundation Now Accepting Scholarship Applications

The Akron Bar Foundation is pleased to announce that it is now accepting applications for scholarships for the 2011-2012 academic year. The Akron Bar Foundation provides scholarships to law students based on grade point average, affiliation with Summit County, history of community involvement, and financial need. Applications must be postmarked no later than Thursday, April 7, 2011. Late and/or incomplete applications will not be considered for an award. Qualified applicants will be contacted to arrange for an interview, which will take place at the end of April.

Guidelines and the application are available on the Akron Bar Association’s website at: http://tinyurl.com/Scholarshipguidelines.

Questions? Please contact Jackie M. Forcina, Akron Bar Association, jackief@akronbar.org.

The Hogan/Smoger Access to Justice Essay Contest is a $5,000 cash award given to the author of the winning essay.  The 2011 topic is:  The Gulf Oil Spill: Who Are The Victims and How Do They Get Compensated?  Any student currently enrolled in an accredited American law school may submit a legal essay for the competition.  Essays can only be written during the academic year covered by the competition and may not be prepared as part of paid legal work outside of law school.

 INTENT-TO-ENTER SUBMISSION DEADLINE:  JANUARY 31, 2011

 ESSAY CONTEST DEADLINE:  MARCH 31, 2011

 After 40 remarkable years, the Roscoe Hogan Environmental Law Essay Contest has changed to the Hogan/Smoger Access to Justice Essay Contest.  If you are not familiar with the previous contest, it was established in 1970 by the prominent environmental lawyer, the late Roscoe B. Hogan of Birmingham, Alabama, and served to provide law students the opportunity to investigate and offer solutions to the multitude of injustices inflicted on the environment.  With additional support from noted attorney and former Public Justice Foundation President Gerson Smoger, the contest was renamed and has a broader scale: it now focuses on whether and how the courts can be used to obtain justice in all areas, including for injuries to the environment.

 The competition will be judged by a panel of nationally known trial lawyers and law professors.  Information about the rules and criteria are posted on the Public Justice website www.publicjustice.net/What-We-Do/Awards/Law-School-Essay-Contest.aspx.

 The Public Justice Foundation is a non-profit membership organization of over 3,000 attorneys, law students and others supporting the national public interest law firm Public Justice, P.C.  For more information about this organization, visit their web site www.publicjustice.net.

Subject: Howard Fox Memorial Law Scholarship Fund

 In 1978 the Howard Fox Memorial Law Scholarship Fund was established by Helen and Richard Fox and Friends to honor the memory of their son who, as a proud member of the Berks County Bar Association, served as a young attorney in the Public Defender’s Office.

 The Howard Fox Memorial Law Scholarship Award of $3,000 is presented annually at the Berks County Bar Association Law Day Event.  It is given to help fund a deserving Berks County, Pennsylvania, resident embarking on his or her second year at an accredited Law School.

 In June 2000, the Howard Fox Memorial Law Scholarship Fund was transferred to the Berks County Community Foundation to manage and administer.

 The Berks County Community Foundation is a nonprofit corporation whose purpose is to develop, manage and distribute funding to meet existing and emerging community needs.  Through permanent endowments created from charitable gifts, the Community Foundation makes grants from the earnings of the endowment.  By keeping the principal balance of the funds intact and spending only earnings, the Community Foundation ensures a lasting and stable vehicle for the support and development of Berks County.

 Please refer to their web site, www.bccf.org for an on-line application for the Howard Fox Memorial Law Scholarship.  Complete applications must be submitted to Berks County Community Foundation between January 15th and April 1st.

 If you have any questions regarding this scholarship, please contact Leta Doganes, Scholarship and Grant Administrator, Berks County Community Foundation, 237 Court Street, Reading, PA  19601.  PH: 610-685-2223, FAX 610-685-2240 letad@bccf.org or www.bccf.org.

Louis Jackson National Student Writing Competition in Employment and Labor Law

The Jackson Lewis law firm and Chicago-Kent College of Law’s Institute for Law and the Workplace will again co-sponsor the Louis Jackson National Student Writing Competition in Employment and Labor Law. The competition is open to all students who have completed or are currently taking courses in employment or labor law. Papers discussing topics relating to the law governing the workplace are due Tuesday, January 18,2011.

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 2010 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 8.5″ by 11″ 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 and 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 18, 2011. 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

Please contact Professor Martin Malin at 312.906.5056 or mmalin@kentlaw.edu for any other information about the competition or the Institute for Law and the Workplace. You may also visit the competition website at http://www.kentlaw.edu/academics/plel/LouisJacksonNWC.html .