Albert S. Pergam Writing Competition

New York State Bar Association
Albert S. Pergam International Writing Competition Award

Law Students are cordially invited to submit to the International Section an article concerning any area of public or private international law or practice. All submissions will be reviewed by a committee of attorneys practicing international law, and a winner will be chosen based on a variety of factors,
including significance and timeliness of the subject matter, thoroughness of research and analysis, clarity of writing style, as well as the importance and originality of the topic to the understanding of private/public international law or comparative law.

The winner will receive:

  1. $2,000 USD; and
  2. Publication of the article (subject to editorial approval) in the New York International Law Review.

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New York State Bar Association, One Elk Street, Albany, NY 12207, PH: 800-582-2452

Phi Alpha Delta International Law Fraternity Presents – Our Mission & Vision

Mission
Phi Alpha Delta is the world’s preeminent law fraternity because of our dedication to service: service to the student, the school, the profession, and the community. It is through devotion to the ideals of compassion, courage, diversity, innovation, integrity, professionalism, and service that we better both our profession and our community. Through accepting our differences we become not just a law fraternity, but a family.

Vision
Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity, International strives to be the premier legal professional organization with a diverse membership that cultivates leaders and serves as a voice for the role of legal professionalism in our society.

Our Purpose
The purpose of this Fraternity shall be to form a strong bond uniting students and teachers of the law with members of the Bench and Bar in a fraternal fellowship designed to advance the ideals of liberty and equal justice under law; to stimulate excellence in scholarship; to inspire the virtues of compassion and courage; to foster integrity and professional competence; to promote the welfare of its members; and to encourage their moral, intellectual, and cultural advancement; so that each member may enjoy a lifetime of honorable professional and public service.”


This student organization is a prospective reinstituted student organization of The University of Akron. Registration shall not be construed as approval, endorsement, or sponsorship by The University of Akron of the student organization’s publications, activities, purposes, actions, or positions.”

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Contact: Jayla Williams
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jew127@uakron.edu