Law Society of Ireland Human Rights Essay Prize & Access to Justice Essay Competition

Law Society of Ireland Human Rights Essay Prize 2012

The Law Society of Ireland is pleased to announce the annual competition for the Human Rights Essay Prize.

Law students, including trainee solicitors and trainee barristers, are invited to submit an essay, identifying a particular aspect of human rights law which they believe will have importance in the application or interpretation of Irish law.

Entries should be typed and approximately 2,000-3,500 words in length. Entries are restricted to one per candidate and may be co-authored.

All entries must be received no later than Tuesday, 17th April, 2012.

Email your entries to s.mcdonald@lawsociety.ie or send to: Sarah McDonald, Human Rights Executive, Human Rights Committee, Law Society of Ireland, Blackhall Place, Dublin 7.

For more details, see the Competition Poster.

Access to Justice Foundation Essay Competition

The Access to Justice Foundation, which aids pro bono work, is running its third annual essay competition for law students. The competition will be judged by a panel chaired by former attorney general Lord Goldsmith QC. The winner will be presented with his/her prize (as well as £300-worth of LexisNexis book vouchers) by Attorney General Dominic Grieve at the pro bono student awards on 27 March, held at the House of Commons.

To enter, you must submit an article of between 750-1,000 words discussing the following: "There's no such thing as a free lunch': How should pro bono be funded?" Keep your entry focused on the legal profession, as the winning article will be printed in a legal publication. The competition is open to both undergraduate and postgraduate law students, including LPC and BPTC students.

The submission deadline is 28 February at 5:00pm. Submissions should be emailed in Word format to competition@atjf.org.uk. For more information about the competition, click here.

 

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