The editors of Law and Social Inquiry announce a writing competition for the best journal-length paper in the field of sociolegal studies . Submissions may address any topic related to intellectual property law. Each entry must be submitted through a faculty adviser. Essays should address a matter of policy concern in managing consumer, environmental, or occupational risk. The ABA Section of Family Law invites submissions for its 2000 Howard C. Schwab Memorial Essay Contest in Family Law .
Submissions can be on any aspect of family law.
The International Association of Defense Counsel announces its 2000 writing contest. Submissions must address subjects in the fields of tort law, insurance law, civil procedure, evidence, or other areas of the law of practical concern to lawyers engaged in the defense, or management of the defense, of civil litigation. The Alliance Defense Fund announces its William Pew Religious Freedom Scholarship Competition . The Food and Drug Law Institute announces its 1999-2000 H. Thomas Austern Memorial Writing Competition. Winning papers will be considered for publication in the Food and Drug Law Journal.