Bar Uses Historical Reenactments as ‘Teaching Tool’

Bar Uses Historical Reenactments as ‘Teaching Tool’

AMERICAN CONSTITUTION SOCIETY WRITING COMPETITION

ACS and the University of Pennsylvania Law School ACS Chapter are pleased to announce the 2013 Constance Baker Motley National Student Writing Competition, an annual national student writing competition in honor of Constance Baker Motley, a civil rights attorney and the first African-American woman appointed to the federal bench. This competition seeks to encourage student scholarship that advances Judge Motley’s legacy by enhancing society’s understanding of progressive legal theories. The winner will be awarded $3,000 and an offer of publication in the University of Pennsylvania Journal of Constitutional Law. The two runners-up will receive $1,000 each. The submission deadline is Friday, February 22, 2013. Email questions to [email protected].

Positions Open with the AABANY Law Review

AABANY Law Review

The AABANY Law Review (ALR) is an annual journal published by attorneys and law students that seeks to inspire discussion and debate on matters of concern to the Asian Pacific American community while providing law students with valuable journal experience. ALR published its inaugural issue in February 2012. More recently, ALR published a special edition containing annotated re-enactment scripts of historic cases involving Asian Americans written by prominent members of the Asian American legal community.

ALR is currently seeking practitioners, law students, and graduates who are interested in contributing to the journal for the upcoming year. We are aiming to publish our second issue in September 2013, which will contain a mix of original content and republications. ALR also has plans to launch its First Annual Student Note competition in early 2013. ALR will provide opportunities for its members to develop and hone their own research, writing, and editing skills.

Whether or not you have ever participated on a journal, we encourage you to apply for one of the open positions:

Executive Managing Editor: Responsibilities include but are not limited to organizing the student note competition, laying the groundwork for an eventual ALR blog, and managing the ALR staff.

Executive Articles Editor:
Responsibilities include but are not limited to soliciting original content from law professors and practitioners, recommending articles for re-publication, and coordinating the cite-checking and Bluebooking of all content going into the journal.

Associate Articles Editor: Responsibilities include but are not limited to reviewing article and note submissions, cite-checking, and Bluebooking.

Online Editor: Responsible for uploading content onto the ALR website and improving the design of the website. Must have web experience.

TO APPLY: Please submit the applicant information form (next page), a resume, and a short writing sample (no more than 5 pages) to [email protected] by NOVEMBER 26, 2012.