ABA Journal of Labor & Employment Law 2010 Student Writing Competition

Any student enrolled at a law school accredited by the American Bar Association may enter the ABA Journal of Labor & Employment Law’s annual writing competition. Authors may write on any topic in labor or employment law. Editors will evaluate submissions for novelty, usefulness, and success in meeting the goals described in the journal’s editorial statement:

The ABA Journal of Labor & Employment Law is a journal of ideas and developments in all areas of labor and employment law designed to provide balanced analysis for practitioners, judges, administrators, and the interested public. The journal provides an opportunity for members of the labor and employment bar to share insights and perspectives on practical issues of current interest while encouraging discussion of their broader policy implications.

The winning article will be published in the ABA Journal of Labor & Employment Law and earn its author a $500 prize.

To be evaluated, articles must be submitted as a Microsoft Word document attached to an e-mail sent to: abajlel@umn.edu.

The document must be no more than 40 pages in length, double-spaced, with type in 12-point Times New Roman font. Footnotes also should be in 12-point Times New Roman and double-spaced.

The body of the e-mail message should include the author’s name, mailing address, e-mail address, phone number, law school, and expected graduation year. Articles may not be accepted for publication elsewhere to be eligible to win.

Entries must be e-mailed by the submission deadline: 11:59 p.m. Central Daylight Saving Time, June 15, 2010.