External Writing Competitions and Publication Opportunities

Many organizations sponsor writing competitions for law students or opportunities to publish student writing.

The following opportunities (listed by deadline) are sponsored by external organizations and companies and span a broad range of legal topics. Columbia Law School does not sponsor or vet these competitions and publication opportunities. If you have questions, please contact Amanda Sen Villalobos, Associate Director of Legal Writing and Moot Court Programs, at [email protected]

https://law.mercer.edu/academics/legal-writing/milani-writing-competiti…

Deadline for submission: June 13, 2025

Writing form: Brief

Topic or legal area: 

  • Disability law;
  • The Civil Rights Act of 1964;
  • Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972;
  • Age Discrimination in Employment Act;
  • Family and Medical Leave Act;
  • A state statute or municipal ordinance prohibiting discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation.