IADC ANNOUNCES 2006 LEGAL WRITING CONTEST

The International Association of Defense Counsel announces its 2006 Legal Writing Contest, which is open to all J.D. candidates currently enrolled in accredited law schools are eligible to submit articles. The IADC has been serving a distinguished memberhship of corporate and insurance defense attorneys since 1920.

Entrants must write on subjects in the fields of tort law, insurance law, civil procedure, evidence or other areas of the law of practical concern to lawyers engaged in the defense or management of the defense of civil litigation. The contest will be judged by a committee of the IADC.

Prizes

First Place	US$2,000 and plaque
Second Place	US$1,000 and plaque
Third Place	US$500 and plaque
Honorable Mention	Plaque

Winning and honorable mention entries will be considered for publication in the IADC's quarterly academic publication, the Defense Counsel Journal. The judges also may award honorable mentions. All entrants will receive a one-year subscription to the Defense Counsel Journal.

The contest rules, writing guidelines, and entry form are available on this Web site.

Past experience has shown that teachers of litigation-related subjects are in an ideal position to stimulate student interest in legal writing and to encourage participation in the IADC Legal Writing Contest. Each year a number of the entries appear to have been prepared initially for various courses or seminars, and the caliber of the papers has been high. These faculty members are in an excellent position to encourage their students to enter the IADC contest.

Deans, professors and law review editors are urged to publicize the IADC contest and to encourage participation in it.