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The Center for Tax Law and Employee Benefits at The John Marshall Law School in Chicago is pleased to announce the Paul Faherty Tax Law Writing Competition.
James Lynch, a partner at the law firm of Winston & Strawn, has graciously endowed a writing competition to honor Paul Faherty, former director of the Center for Tax Law and Employee Benefits.
$5000.00 Grand Prize!
The scope of permissible topics for the writing competition is broad - any aspect of Tax Law is acceptable. Students are encouraged to submit a paper on
a public policy issue,
a critique of a leading case or doctrine,
a comment on a statute or the need for statutory modification, or
a comment on a common law doctrine.
Any currently enrolled law school student attending an ABA - accredited law school in the United States may enter.
A grand prize of $5,000 plus two honorable mentions of $1,250 will be awarded. The winner's paper will also be posted on the website of The John Marshall Law School Center for Tax Law & Employee Benefits and excerpted in an upcoming issue of the Center's quarterly newsletter.
The paper must be the applicant's original work. Each student entrant is limited to one entry; multiple entries from the same person are expressly prohibited. Additionally, the paper must not be under consideration for any other publication or written as part of paid employment.
All papers are to be submitted electronically by e-mail to 6szydelko@jmls.edu. Please reference "Writing Competition" in the subject line.
Your paper should be typed double-spaced, set in Times New Roman font on 8.5x11 inch paper.
Entries should be between 25-30 pages long, not including endnotes.
Citations are to conform to A Uniform System of Citation (the Bluebook).
All entries must be received by Tuesday, April 1, 2008. Papers submitted after that date will not be considered. Include a cover letter with your entry stating your name, mailing address, and phone number along with the name of your law school and your expected year of graduation.
Please direct any additional questions to Steven Szydelko at 6szydelko@jmls.edu.
Click HERE to download a copy of the rules.
Click HERE to download a copy of the poster.
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