Law students writing about Asian American legal issues should submit their paper to this competition. Here are the details:
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The Asian Pacific American Bar Association Educational Fund (AEF) is seeking submissions for its 2012 Robert T. Matsui Writing Competition. The competition is open to all law students in the United States.
Submissions for the 2012 Competition must be received by June 1, 2012, 6:00 p.m. EST, and the winner will be announced on or about August 1, 2012. The winner of the 2012 Competition will receive a monetary award of $1,500, and the winning entry will be published by UCLA School of Law’s Asian Pacific American Law Journal.
Submissions shall not exceed 15,000 words (inclusive of footnote text), and may address any topic of interest so long as it reasonably relates to Asian Pacific Americans and the law. For an application and additional rules, please see www.aefdc.org.
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FYI, the word count is taken seriously.