Gounaris Abboud, LPA. Scholarship Opportunity

Gounaris Abboud, LPA Criminal Defense Attorneys with offices in Dayton, and Springboro, Ohio have created the **WHAT DOES JUSTICE MEAN TO YOU – LAW SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIP CONTEST.

From Gounaris Abboud, LPA:

As criminal defense attorneys in Ohio, we believe in checks and balances found within the judicial system. We are proud to present our latest scholarship contest exclusively for law school students.

We want to hear from you!

  • *Due to the large volume of submissions that we typically receive, we request that you do not contact the firm asking about your submission for the scholarship contest. We will review every submission and the winner will be notified by email.

Essay Overview

Understanding the justice system, why it is important for democracy, and how we can teach others the importance of our judicial system.

Eligibility Requirements:

  • Applicants must be enrolled or accepted into an ABA-accredited law school in the United States as of the fall 2022 semester.
  • Applicants must submit their essay and other required information by Monday, August 1st, 2023.

Essay Criteria:

Please upload the following information:

  • First / Last Name
  • Email address
  • Phone Number
  • Transcript or proof of enrollment to your law school
  • Copy of your essay submission (.doc, .docx, .pdf)

Award Amount:

One student will be selected via email and be awarded $1,500 to put towards their law school education.

  • $1,500 dollars to one (1) person to put towards their law school tuition

FAQ:

What is the deadline for submission?

  • Applications must be received no later than August 1st, 2023.

When will the winner be selected and notified?

  • The winner will be selected and notified no later than Monday, August 15th, 2023.

For complete details, please visit https://www.gafirm.com/law-school-scholarship/

Newland & Newland, LLP Scholarship Opportunity

The Illinois law firm of Newland & Newland LLP is offering a scholarship each semester to students pursuing a higher education in the United States.

The scholarship for this upcoming Spring 2023 semester is available to single parents and children of single parents who are pursuing a career in law. The Newland & Newland Single Parent Scholarship is worth $1,000 and can be used toward tuition, room and board, and other educational expenses.

To learn more about the scholarship and how to apply, please visit https://www.newlandlaw.com/newland-and-newland-about-our-firm/scholarship. The deadline to apply is January 12, 2023.

Announcing the 2022-2023 American Indian Law Review National Writing Competition

This year’s American Indian Law Review national writing competition is now welcoming papers from students at accredited law schools in the United States and Canada.  Papers will be accepted on any legal issue specifically concerning American Indians or other indigenous peoples.  Three cash prizes will be awarded: $1,500 for first place, $750 for second place, and $400 for third place.  Each of the three winning authors will also be awarded an eBook copy of Cohen’s Handbook of Federal Indian Law, provided by LexisNexis.

The deadline for entries is Tuesday, February 28, 2023, at 6 p.m. Eastern Standard Time.

Sponsored by the University of Oklahoma College of Law, the American Indian Law Review has proudly served Native and legal communities since 1973.  Each year at this time we encourage law students nationwide to participate in this, the longest-running competition of its kind.  Papers will be judged by a panel of Indian law scholars and by the editors of the Review.

For further information on eligibility, entry requirements, and judging criteria, see the attached PDF rules sheet or the AILR writing competition website at https://law.ou.edu/ailr/wc.

AILR 2022-2023 National Writing Competition rules sheet

Lucas Law Legal Leaders Scholarship

We are pleased to announce that applications are officially open for the Lucas Law Legal Leaders Scholarship! Our team at Lucas Law is honored to support the continued success of lawyers in-the-making and look forward to making the education process even the tiniest bit smoother for these hard-working students.

As the title would suggest, our scholarship award is available to students who are pursuing a career in the legal field. This $1000 scholarship is intended to be distributed for the Spring 2023 semester with a deadline of December 22, 2022.

In order to consider our opportunity, please visit https://www.lucaslaw.com/scholarship.

Center for Constitutional Law Hosts Virtual Con Law Scholars Forum

Con Law Scholars Forum
The Future of Reproductive Rights
THE CENTER FOR CONSTITUTIONAL LAW
Friday, Oct. 28, 2022 (9-4pm EST) (virtual)

Virtual Con Law Scholars Forum
Click here to join the meeting

This symposium explores questions that cut to the heart of constitutional law doctrine and women’s rights, as well as the legitimacy of the U.S. Supreme Court.  It provides an opportunity for legal scholars to address some of the many issues raised by the Court’s recent decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization overturning the fifty-year federal right to abortion.

The Forum is sponsored by The Center for Constitutional Law at Akron, one of four national centers established by Congress on the bicentennial of the Constitution for the purpose of promoting scholarship and education on matters of constitutional law.  The Center includes a director, five affiliated faculty, student fellows, an online journal, ConLawNOW, and J.D. certificate and masters’ programs. Follow the Center on Twitter @ConLawCenter and LinkedIn.

SCHEDULE

9am     Welcome and Introduction, Tracy Thomas (Director, Center for Constitutional Law at Akron)

9:15am  Legal Misogyny
            Moderator: Tracy Thomas (Akron)
Paula Monopoli (Maryland), Situating Dobbs
Jill Hasday (Minnesota), We the Men: How Forgetting Women’s Struggles for Equality Perpetuates Inequality
            Jessie Hill (Case), Big, Bad Roe
Jennifer Hendricks (Denver), A Rational Basis: Men’s Feelings > Women’s Rights

10:30am  A Whole New World
            Moderator: Bernadette Genetin (Akron)
Jamie Abrams (American), How Masculinities, Geography, and Religiosity Shape the Post-Dobbs Legal Landscape
            Jennifer Brobst (Memphis), Short-Sighted Private Enforcement Strategies in the Reproductive Rights Realm
            Michael Gentithes (Akron), How Dobbs Effects Stare Decisis
David Cohen (Drexel), New Threats to Abortion Provision: Writ of Erasure Fallacy & Comstock

LUNCH

12:30pm   Constitutional Aftershocks
            Moderator: C.J. Peters (Akron)
Cynthia Soohoo (CUNY), After Dobbs, Rights for Zygotes, Embryos and Fetuses?
                  Elizabeth Kukura (Drexel), The Constitutional Implications of Reproductive Uncertainty After Dobbs
Jeff Parness (N. Illinois), Childcare Parentage After Dobbs

1:30pm Global Perspectives
            Moderator: Vera Korzun (Akron)
Sital Kalantry (Seattle), Dobbs from a Comparative Law Perspective
            Sharon Basson (Drexel), The Art of Balancing: The Role Narrative Played in Recent Legal Rulings About Access to Reproductive Practices in Israel
            Phil Lord (Lakehead, CN), Drawing on Canadian Constitutional Law to Analyze Dobbs

2:30pm Health Care Considerations
            Moderator: Michael Gentithes (Akron)
Rachel Rebouché (Temple), Telehealth for Abortion
            Tracy Thomas (Akron), Protecting Abortion with State Health Care Freedom of Choice
            Yvette Lindgren (UMKC), The Privatized Abortion Right and Self-Help Constitutionalism

Many of the papers will be published in a forthcoming symposium edition of the Center for Constitutional Law’s journal, ConLawNOW.