The National Lesbian & Gay Law Association Michael Greenberg Student Writing Competition Submission Deadline: June 1, 2007 Established in memory of Michael Greenberg, former NLGLA board member and Philadelphia attorney who died in 1996 from complications of AIDS, this exciting competition is dedicated to encouraging and recognizing outstanding law student scholarship on the legal issues affecting lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and intersex persons. TOPIC: A cutting edge legal issue affecting the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and/or Intersex community. ELIGIBILITY: Competition is open to students enrolled in an accredited law school during the 2006-2007 academic year. AWARDS: First Place • $3,000 scholarship • Publication in the Journal of Law and Sexuality at Tulane University Law School • Registration, airfare & lodging for Lavender Law 2007 in Chicago, Illinois.* First Runner-up • $2,000 scholarship • Registration, airfare & lodging for Lavender Law 2007 in Chicago, Illinois.* Second Runner-up • $1,000 scholarship • Registration, airfare & lodging for Lavender Law 2007 in Chicago, Illinois.* FORMAT: Entries should be a scholarly piece fit for publication in a law review. Entries should follow standard Note format, including Bluebook (18th edition) citation form. All entries must be submitted in English. Each entry should be no longer than 25 single-sided pages with one-inch margins and 12-point Times New Roman font, double-spaced. The page limit includes footnotes. Entries containing endnotes or including appendices or supplemental material will not be considered. Published papers or papers to be published in other publications are ineligible. Each individual may submit only one entry and group entries will not be accepted. All entries must be submitted electronically in either Word or PDF format. Entrants should not include their name or the name of their school on the competition paper itself. Instead, participants should submit a cover page indicating their name, school, permanent address, and telephone number. DEADLINE: June 1, 2007 Send all submissions to: writingcompetition@nlgla.org Please write "NLGLA Writing Competition" in the subject line. Questions? Please contact NLGLA--Law Student Division co-chair Becca Levin (becca@nlgla.org). * Airfare will be provided only from destinations within the 48 contiguous United States. For more information on the National Lesbian and Gay Law Association, please go to: www.nlgla.org.
Submitted by UW Law School Newsletter Admin on February 28, 2007
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