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2024-2025 Andrew P. Vance Memorial Writing Competition Call for Papers
- By: CITBA Staff
- On: 01/29/2025 15:40:47
- In: News
Submissions should be typewritten, double-spaced on 8 ½ x 11-inch paper. The paper shall not exceed 40 pages in length, including footnotes. Papers must include footnotes, not endnotes. Papers should be in 12pt. Times New Roman font and have one-inch margins (right, left, top, and bottom). Noncompliance with these requirements may affect evaluation or result in disqualification. Please include the following on the cover sheet of your paper:
- Full name, address and telephone number
- Law school and year
- Date of submission of paper
A committee of practicing attorneys and professors with relevant expertise will judge the papers. The following factors will be considered:
- Legal analysis
- Thoroughness and depth of topic
- Evaluation of judicial precedents, statutes, and regulations
- Writing style
- Form and quality of citations
- Conformity with rules of competition
- $1000.00 first prize
- $500.00 second prize