The National Law Review has extend the date to Friday November 12th for the final 2010 Law Student Writing Contest. 
Please note that although students are encouraged to submit articles addressing Labor & Employment Law, the featured topic for the November issue, they may also submit entries covering current issues related to other areas of the law.
The winning articles will be published online starting in Mid November 2010. The top article(s) chosen will be featured on the NLR home page. Up to 5 runner-up articles will also be posted in the NLR searchable database.
By inviting your law students to enter, you are offering them a chance to build their resumes and a professional online presence that will help them to stand out to legal industry recruiters in an increasingly competitive job market.
The NLR consolidates practice-oriented legal analysis from a variety of sources for no-cost, easy access by lawyers, law students, business executives, insurance professionals, accountants, human resource managers, and other professionals who wish to better understand specific legal issues relevant to their work.
- Students have the opportunity to publicly display their legal knowledge and skills.
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The student’s photo, biography, and contact information will be posted with each article, allowing for professional recognition and exposure.
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Winning articles are published alongside those written by respected attorneys from Am Law 200 and other prominent firms as well as from other respected professional associations.
- Now more than ever, business development skills are expected from law firm associates earlier in their careers. NLR wants to give law students valuable experience generating consumer-friendly legal content of the sort which is included for publication in law firm client newsletters, law firm blogs, bar association journals and trade association publications.
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Student postings will remain in the NLR online database for up to two years, easily accessed by potential employers.
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For an example of a contest winning student written article from Northwestern University, please click here.
- For more Information and contest rules, please click here.
