The IASLA Space Law Moot is an international mooting competition organized annually by the International Air and Space Law Association. It has regional rounds held in the Asia-Pacific, Europe, and North America. The Competition provides an opportunity for law students to compete against some of the best law schools in the region as well as the added benefits of networking and interacting with teams from other countries.

In order to participate in the IASLA Space Law Moot, all you need is 2 to 4 committed and enthusiastic law students that are interested in expanding their knowledge in international law and gaining international mooting experience. Historically, teams without a background in space law or even a coach have been quite successful in space law mooting competitions.

The North American Regional Rounds will be held from March 29 to April 1, 2012 in New York, where teams will compete to reach the International Finals in Hong Kong on July 5, 2012. For more information, including the moot problem, registration forms, rules, timetables and other resources are available from http://www.spacemoot.org.

The registration deadline for the Competition is Friday, 13 January 2012.

We shall warmly welcome your participation in the North American Regional Rounds of the 2012 IASLA Space Law Moot Court Competition. If you have any queries about participating, please do not hesitate to contact Kristie Blase, our North American Regional Director at  kristie.blase at spacemoot.org.

The 2012 New York University School of Law Immigration Law Moot Court Competition will be held February 24-26, 2012.

This will be the 7th Annual Immigration Law Moot Court Competition. It is held every year at NYU School of Law in Greenwich Village in New York City. The NYU School of Law Moot Court Board administers this competition, which aims to foster interest in immigration law and excellence in oral advocacy. Last year, fourteen schools from all over the country traveled to New York to compete. The competition lasts for three days, and on the last day the final two teams with the best oral advocacy and brief scores compete in a final argument before a panel of three prominent judges.

To find out more information about the competition, and to download an application, please visit:
 http://www.law.nyu.edu/journals/mootcour…

The Committee of the International Graduate Legal Research Conference (IGLRC) 2012 invites abstract submissions for consideration. The sixth annual IGLRC will be held over two days, April 19-20, at King’s College London, in the heart of London’s legal quarter. The conference provides early career researchers with an unparalleled opportunity to engage in academic debate. We invite submissions from research students in any area of (or related to) law. The subject panels will be chaired by eminent scholars and practitioners in each subject-field. The topics covered by this year’s conference include (but are not limited to):
Commercial Law
Competition Law
Contracts
Criminal Law Criminology & Criminal Justice
European Union Law
Family Law
International Economic Law
International and Human Rights Law
Legal Theory
Medical Law
Public Law
Tort
Abstracts must be no longer than 350 words in length. Submissions will only be accepted via our website: www.iglrc.com. Submissions from applicants without a valid university/institution email address will be rejected.
The closing date for receipt of abstracts is Monday, 12th December 2011. Successful applicants will be informed by 1st February 2012. The authors of abstracts selected for presentation will be expected to submit completed papers (with a maximum length of 6,000 words by 1st April 2012.

The ABA Forum on Communications Law is inviting qualified law students to apply to participate in its First Amendment and Media Law Diversity Moot Court Competition!

This outstanding competition, now in its fourth year and co-sponsored by NBLSA, NLLSA, NAPALSA, and NNALSA, is designed to introduce minority law students to the practice of media law, and offers participants a chance to

o    Compete at a national level

o    Receive advocacy skills feedback from prominent judges and attorneys

o    Explore leading-edge issues in media law

o    Attend the ABA’s annual Conference on Communications Law

o    Meet media lawyers practicing at the forefront of their field

o    Win a trip to the Ritz Carlton in Orlando, Florida!!

Final oral argument will be held in Orlando, Florida on February 9, 2012.

Deadline to apply is October 4, 2011!

Competition details are on our website: http://tinyurl.com/1stAmMootCt .In the meantime, however, a few highlights for your consideration:

-       It’s easy(and there is no fee) to apply

o    Application/registration info is online.

o    A completed application consists of a registration form, and for each team member: a resume, a short writing sample (already written) and a short response to an essay question on a media-related topic

-       Application forms and the Official Competition Rules can be found here.

-       Applicants must be members of a minority law student organization, but the competition is NOT limited to students on law school moot court boards

-       Eight teams will be selected to submit competition briefs by November 29^th; the top four teams, based on brief scores, will compete in oral argument in Orlando(Feb. 9, 2012); two teams will advance to finals on the same date .

-        The top four will be able to attend the Forum’s conference events, including CLE workshops; networking lunches and dinners; and plenary sessions on topics of interest to the media bar.

-       Did we mention… this competition presents a great networking opportunity and an expenses-paid trip to the Ritz Carlton in Orlando, FL?

It is our pleasure to announce the 13th edition of the D. M. Harish Memorial Government Law College International Moot Court Competition (DMH), hosted by the Government Law College, Mumbai, India, in association with the D. M. Harish Foundation. The Competition is scheduled to be held from 9th – 12th February, 2012. The Government Law College, Mumbai, India is pleased to invite a team from your esteemed institution to participate in this venerated moot court competition.

The year 2012 marks the 157th anniversary of Government Law College, Mumbai. With a heritage spanning a century and a half, the Government Law College has dominated the legal landscape of India since its inception in 1855. The generations of distinguished legal luminaries who have been nurtured by this unique institution have made a seminal contribution to the evolution of the Indian Legal System. The contribution of the alumni to the constitutional and jurisprudential growth of India is certainly unparalleled.

DMH is India’s first International Moot Court Competition and was started in 2000 as a National Moot Court Competition. However, it has been open to international entrants since the past eight years. The competition is the most acclaimed moot court competition in India and has over the years given an opportunity to law students across the world to develop plenary skills in the area of advocacy.

It is a matter of great pride for us that teams from Universities / Colleges in the United Kingdom, United States of America, Russia, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Malaysia, Mauritius, Spain, Greece, West Indies, Ireland, Australia, Ethiopia and Nigeria have participated in this annual event thus making it a truly global experience. Apart from Universities participating from the aforementioned countries, selected premier Indian Law Colleges/Universities are invited, thereby enhancing the competitiveness and quality of the competition.

University of Cambridge (U.K), Cornell Law School (USA), Washington University School of Law (St. Louis, USA), King’s College (London, U.K.), Bond University (Australia), Howard University of Law (USA), New York University School of Law (USA), University of Sussex (UK), NALSAR, (Hyderabad, India), Government Law College (Mumbai, India), Gujarat National Law University (Gandhinagar, India) National Law University (Delhi, India) are some of the institutes that have in the past taken home coveted awards.

The case study of the competition deals primarily with issues relating to Public International Law with elements of private international law, highlighting the emerging legal landscape and has been drafted by experts in the field. Judges of the highest regard in India, academicians and experts in the field of International Law arrive in Mumbai to adjudicate the competition. In the past years, the Final Rounds of Argument have been judged by a bench of five sitting judges of the Hon’ble Bombay High Court.

The Moot Court Association of the Government Law College would like to invite a team from Harvard Law School to participate in this enriching experience. In upholding its long tradition of hospitality, the organizers of the competition will provide complimentary accommodation, food and intra-city conveyance for the all the participants during the days of the competition.

Please find attached the Case-Study, Official Rules, Registration Form and the Official Schedule with the relevant deadlines for the 2012 edition of the competition along with a list of past participants. A copy of the invite has also been dispatched to your institute.

Comprehensive information about the moot along with the case study and rules can be accessed from the competition website http://mcaglc.org/dmh.html. We would be obliged if you could review the aforementioned details and revert to us at the earliest. We would be would be glad to offer any further assistance with respect to the competition. You may contact:

Ms. Komal Modi
(0091) 98192 89084

Ms. Juhi Mathur
(0091) 99309 23447

You may in the alternative email us at  dmh.glc at gmail.com or  mca at glcmumbai.com.

Looking forward to a favourable response from you and hosting a team from your esteemed University, in India for the competition.

Thank you.

Ms. Komal Modi
General Secretary

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Moot Court Association
Government Law College
“A” Road, Churchgate,
Mumbai- 400 020
India
URL: http://www.mcaglc.org/dmh.html
E-mail:  dmh.glc at gmail.com

Apply to contribute to the Harvard Law & Policy Review blog and bring your law and policy analysis to approximately 4,000 visitors a month. The HLPR Blog: Notice and Comment (http://hlpronline.com/category/blog/) is now accepting entries to its annual writing competition, through which we select contributors for the forthcoming academic year.

Contributors will be expected to contribute one post each week, from September 12, 2011 until September 15, 2012. These posts will generally be short (50 to 250 words), such as summaries of emerging legal issues, commentary with links, or brief analyses of current events. Occasionally, bloggers will write longer posts or series. Contributors should be sharp writers who can provide interesting content and analysis to a progressive audience. Some of our most popular posts are here and here. Contributors frequently are, but are not required to be, law students or lawyers. In return for their contributions, bloggers will gain experience in an increasingly important media format and exposure to national audience. They will also receive preference when submitting longer articles for publication in the journal.

The Harvard Law & Policy Review is the official journal of the American Constitution Society. Our last issue was distributed to over 6,000 attorneys, scholars, judges, students, and policymakers, as well as selected congressional offices and law libraries. Past contributors to the journal include Senator Tom Udall and Professor Suzette M. Malveaux.

Please submit your application by September 5, 2011. If you have questions, email blog+apply@hlpronline.com.  The application is available here:
https://spreadsheets0.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dEl3ZVlMb1JhYVFHQ3ZBRWU3TFhKcWc6MA#gid=0

The Harvard Human Rights Journal is currently seeking submissions for pieces for Volume 25.  All JD, LLM, and SJD students are encouraged to submit.

HRJ publishes three different types of student writing:

1. Student Notes
Student notes should ideally be between 5,000 and 10,000 words; please be aware that articles longer than 20,000 words will not be considered. Citations for all pieces should follow Bluebook format. For examples of past student pieces we have published in HRJ, be sure to check out the Archives section of our website at http://www.law.harvard.edu/students/orgs/hrj/.  We plan to publish one student note in Volume 25.

Recent Developments
Recent developments offer summaries and analyses of judicial decisions or legislative developments with human rights implications.  In addition to international tribunals such as the ICTR and ICTY, we are interested in the goings-on at the European Court of Human Rights, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights, and any domestic court (either in the United States or any other country) that has decided a case with human rights implications. Recent developments should be between 2,500 and 5,000 words long.

Book Notes
Book notes are typically between 700 and 1,000 words in length and offer a brief summary and critique of a recent book on human rights.  

For consideration for print publication of a note in the Volume 25, a draft will be due by August 20th, 2011. We encourage those that are interested to let us know of proposals or drafts as soon as possible so we can work with you throughout the writing process.

Please contact the HHRJ student writing editors, Madison Condon ( mcondon at jd13.law.harvard.edu) or Kandis Woods ( kwood at jd13.law.harvard.edu) with any questions!

Announcing the Volume 36 Student Note Competition for the Harvard Environmental Law Review.

We encourage you to submit papers and notes on any environment-related topic for our annual student note competition.  First and second place winners receive a cash prize, and the winning piece will be published in ELR’s next issue.  Papers must be 20-100 pages, double-spaced in 12-point font.  Published notes are available on the ELR website; past winners include Daniel Mach (Class of 2011, published at 35 Harv. Envtl. L. Rev. 205) and Kate Bowers (Class of 2009, published at 34 Harv. Envtl. L. Rev. 257).  Submission deadline is July 1st!

Submissions should be sent to our Student Note Competition Coordinator, Leslie Griffith at  lgriffith at jd13.law.harvard.edu.  Any questions can be directed to  hlselr at gmail.com.

The Harvard Environmental Law Review is pleased to announce its Volume 36 Student Note Competition.

We encourage you to submit papers and notes on any environment-related topic for our annual student note competition.  First and second place winners receive a cash prize, and the winning piece will be published in ELR’s next issue.  Papers must be 20-100 pages, double-spaced in 12-point font.  Published notes are available on the ELR website; past winners include Daniel Mach (Class of 2011, published at 35 Harv. Envtl. L. Rev. 205) and Kate Bowers (Class of 2009, published at 34 Harv. Envtl. L. Rev. 257).  Submission deadline is July 1st!

Submissions should be sent to our Student Note Competition Coordinator, Leslie Griffith at  lgriffith at jd13.law.harvard.edu.  Any questions can be directed to  hlselr at gmail.com.

Yong K. Kim ’95 Memorial Prize

This prize was established by the East Asian Legal Studies Program in memory of Yong K. Kim A.B. ’92, J.D. ’95 through the generosity of his parents, Professor and Mrs. Joe H. Kim, his family, and many friends at and beyond the Law School. A prize of $1,500 is awarded to the author of the best student paper concerning law or legal history of the nations and peoples of East Asia or issues of law pertaining to U.S.-East Asia relations. The recipient should also embody Yong Kim’s interest in and enthusiasm for fostering U.S.-East Asian understanding and plan a career that will further advance this. Contributions to EALS while a student will also be considered. The paper can be written in conjunction with a course or seminar or as an independent study project at the Law School. Papers should be submitted to the East Asian Legal Studies Office (Pound 421) by April 29, 2011. For further information, please contact Professor William Alford.

The Committee on Animals and the Law of the New York State Bar Association is very pleased to announce the Fourth Annual Student Writing Competition. The deadline for submission is June 30, 2011. The Committee on Animals and the Law was established to provide information resources for the New York State Bar Association’s members and the public about non-human, animal related humane issues, which arise from and have an effect upon our legal system. This competition seeks to foster legal scholarship among law students in the area of animals and the law. This competition provides law students with an incentive and opportunity to learn more about this area of law. Law students (which include J.D., L.L.M., Ph.D., and S.J.D. candidates)

are invited to submit to the Committee on Animals and the Law an article concerning any area of Animal Law. All submissions will be reviewed by a panel of attorneys and other professionals practicing or otherwise involved in animal law. The winner will be chosen in accordance with the attached rules. The first place winner will receive $1,000 and a certificate of achievement. The second place winner will receive $500 and a certificate of achievement.

COMMITTEE ON ANIMALS AND THE LAW
www.nysba.org/animals

New York State Bar Association
One Elk Street, Albany, New York 12207
518/463-3200
 http://www.nysba.org

RULES

Topic: Any topic on Animal Law.

Eligibility: To be eligible for consideration, the submission must be written by a student currently enrolled (full time or part time) in an ABA-accredited law school. Students expecting to receive their degree in 2011 are eligible for consideration. The submission must be written by one and only one student, i.e., papers jointly written by more than one student or that have been subjected to line editing by professors or advisors shall not be considered. No paper that has been previously published in any form shall be considered.

Deadline: Papers must be postmarked no later than June 30, 2011.

Award Criteria: Written submissions will be judged based on quality, clarity, originality, and organization. All essays must also meet the following criteria:

• Length: Type written, double spaced, no less than 12 point Times New Roman font, on 8 ½ inch by 11 inch paper, with 1 inch margins, and no more than 25 pages, including footnotes. Footnotes should be single spaced, and no less than 10 point font.
• Format: One hard copy of the written submission and one electronic copy in Microsoft Word format on a disk or CD must be submitted by mail, postmarked no later than June 30, 2011, and addressed to:

  Kim Hojohn, Liaison
  Committee on Animals and the Law
  New York State Bar Association
  One Elk Street
  Albany, NY 12207

• Cover Page: Entrants must submit a cover page indicating the submitter’s name, law school, expected year of graduation, mailing address, email address, and telephone number.

Prizes Awarded:
1st place: $1,000 and a certificate of achievement
2nd place: $500 and a certificate of achievement

The deadline to apply to participate in this semester’s Negotiation Simulation is April 11th. E-mail  telhussein at jd13.law.harvard.edu if you would like to participate. The Negotiation will last 3-4 hours on April 16th. Lunch will be provided! For more information on the simulation, please consult the events calendar.

Save the date for the 58th Annual Williston Negotiation Competition!

What is the Williston Competition?

The Williston Competition is Harvard’s annual negotiating exercise for 1Ls. Teams of two, representing each side in a contract negotiation, work on a complex, realistic business problem.  At the end of the competition, both teams submit a contract and each team also submits a private memo to its client, explaining why the client should agree to the contract.

Why should I participate?

Experience: Lawyers negotiate as a routine part of their work. Whether they’re negotiating a big M&A transaction, a settlement between a landlord and tenant, or an investigation with the government, negotiating skills are critical. The Williston Competition is a realistic simulation that will let you see what you like and don’t like about negotiation and help you start learning to be a great negotiator!

Glory: Each year’s winners are immortalized on a plaque in Langdell Library.

Prizes: Winners also receive cash prizes.

When is it?

This year’s competition will start with an introductory meeting at 12pm on Thursday, March 31st in Austin North.  Completed contracts and memos will be due at noon on Thursday, April 7th.  Teams usually spend as little as 10 and as much as 25 hours over the course of the entire week, and you can make whatever schedule you want.

Who can participate?

All 1Ls can participate.  Participants compete in teams of two.  You can register as a team or as an individual (and be teamed up with another participant).  You do not need to have taken the Negotiation Workshop, and many of last year’s winners had not taken the course.

How do I sign up?

Simply register your team at http://poll.icommons.harvard.edu/poll/taker/pollTaker.jsp?poll=1-10488-55951.

Questions?

More details will follow as we get closer to the competition dates. However, if you have any questions now, please send them to williston2011@gmail.com.

The American Bar Association Section of Family Law is pleased to  present its Howard C. Schwab Memorial Essay Contest. This contest is held  annually to encourage interest in the field of family law, and it is my hope  that you will promote this great opportunity to students at your law school.  Not only does the contest encourage innovative thought in family law, but it  also provides an opportunity for recognition and publication in the scholarly  journal Family Law  Quarterly.

Applicants may submit an essay on any aspect of family law and  entrants are encouraged to write on subjects of national interest. However, if  the law in one state reflects a significant development or trend, that too  could be an appropriate subject for an entry. With the vast scope of family  law, the possibilities are endless.

The breadth of originality and analysis of past winners is a great  testament to the quality of our nation’s law schools and educators. Past topics of winning essays include transsexuals and the legal determination of  sex, same-sex marriages, federal responsibility for indigent elderly,  interpretation of Islamic marriage contracts, the Indian Child Welfare Act,  polygamy and marital counseling laws. We look forward to an outstanding pool  of entries this year as we continue to marvel at the outstanding thought  produced by future attorneys.

Additional information about the Schwab Memorial Essay Contest can be  found at http://www.americanbar.org/groups/family_law/resources/essay_contest.html,  and I am also attaching a flyer that you may wish to distribute. I hope you  will share this with interested faculty and encourage students to participate.  The deadline for entries is April 29, 2011. (Students must apply  for an entry number by April 22nd.)

If you have any questions regarding the essay contest, please  contact Carrie Asalon of the ABA Section of Family Law at 312-988-5145 or  e-mail carrie.asalon@americanbar.org

The East Asian Legal Studies (EALS) program at HLS is accepting submissions of papers for the Yong K. Kim ’95 Memorial Prize. The Prize is awarded to the author of the best paper concerning the law or legal history of the nations and peoples of East Asia or concerning issues of law as it pertains to U.S.-East Asia relations. He or she also embodies Yong Kim’s interest in and enthusiasm for fostering U.S.-East Asian understanding, plans a career that will further advance this, and has made contributions to EALS while a student.

The paper can be written in conjunction with a course, seminar, or independent study project at the Law School.

The Prize includes a cash award and will be announced at Commencement.

Submissions (two bound or stapled copies) must be received at the EALS office, Pound Hall, Room 421, Harvard Law School, by 5 pm on Friday, April 29, 2011, and must include the student’s name, school, class level, email address, and phone number.

Contact  tlocher at law.harvard.edu with any questions.

ABA SECTION OF LITIGATION LAW STUDENT GOOD WORKS CONTEST

The ABA Section of Litigation is pleased to announce a unique opportunity for law students to compete to create a new “Good Works” project. 

Contest Goals

The Contest has been established to help the Section of Litigation identify its next public service project.  The Section will award and administer $10,000 as seed money for the implementation of the winning project over a one year period.  In addition, cash prizes of $2,500, $1,000 and $500 for 1^st, 2^nd and 3^rd place winners will be awarded.  The winning student or student team will be assigned a mentor from the Section, and will have the opportunity to work with top litigators to achieve project outcomes.  The ultimate goal of the Contest is to forge relationships among law students and litigators so that the students will be provided a meaningful and appropriately supervised work experience, the Section leaders will have an opportunity to be involved with cutting edge issues, and justice will be advanced in our country.

Key Dates

• Written Proposal and YouTube Video Due:  April 27, 2011
• Semi-Finalist Interviews by Skype:  May, 2011
• Finalist Interviews in Person: June, 2011
• Winner Announced in Person at Section Meeting:  June 25, 2011
• Project Time-Frame:  Sept. 1, 2011 – August 31, 2012

Eligibility and Project Requirements

1. The Contest is open to all law students who are enrolled in an accredited law school in good academic standing and who are capable of fulfilling the requirements of the project. 

2.  Successful projects will be:

• In tune with the mission of the ABA Section of Litigation–litigators and law students working together to meet a clearly articulated need by providing direct service to those with unmet legal needs and/or to advance the policy debate on issues integral to the improvement of justice in America;
• Innovative and inspiring
• Replicable in other communities; and
• Measurable for impact and effectiveness.

2.  It is recommended, though not required, that applicants partner with an organization at their school or otherwise to provide supervision and funding management.

3.  Letters of recommendation, transcripts and ABA membership required for finalists.

More Contest Details available on Contest Launch Date of February 21, 2011!

ABA Section of Litigation/2/01/11.

For more information, please visit: Facebook.com/ABASectionofLitigation. Please pass this along on Facebook.

Interested students should contact dos@law.harvard.edu