Advanced Notice: James E. Beckley Student Writing Competition

The following writing competition is currently accepting submissions. For future writing competition deadlines and competitions by subject, see the Library’s Student Legal Writing Competitions Guide.

James E. Beckley Student Writing Competition

Deadline: March 28, 2025

The Public Investors Advocate Bar Association (PIABA) sponsors this contest for papers touching on securities law and securities arbitration and will pay over $3,000 in awards to law students with prizes at $1,500, $1,000, and $750 for the top three entrants. The PIABA Bar Journal will publish the first place paper and, in years past, has also made offers to publish other papers from the contest. See link for submission information.