Essay Contests

The CBA’s essay contests can help you build your profile within the legal community, connect with senior members of the bar, and hone your research and writing skills. What’s more, we award $500–$2,500 in cash prizes for the best submissions.
Awards and their requirements include:
Administrative Law — Paul Smith Memorial Award
Air and Space Law — Air and Space Law Section Student Essay Contest
Alternative Dispute Resolution — James L. Thistle, Q.C. Memorial Award
Business Law — The Business Law Student Essay Contest (sponsored by McInnes Cooper LLP)
Charities and Not-for-Profit Law — Charities and Not-for-Profit Law Student Essay Contest
Child & Youth Law — Child & Youth Law Section Student Essay Contest
Civil Litigation — Civil Litigation Section Law Student Essay Contest
Competition Law and Foreign Investment Review — James H. Bocking Memorial Award
Constitutional and Human Rights Law — Constitutional and Human Rights Law Section Essay Contest
Construction and Infrastructure Law — The Atrium Law Student Essay Contest
Environmental, Energy and Resources Law — Gowling WLG-David Estrin Prize (sponsored by Gowling WLG)
Health Law — Health Law Student Essay Contest (sponsored by Carbert Waite LLP)
Intellectual Property — Intellectual Property Section Law Student Essay Contest
Labour & Employment Law — Labour and Employment Law Section Student Essay Contest
Real Property — Real Property Law School Essay Contest
Municipal Law Section — Municipal Law Section Student Essay Contest
Privacy and Access Law — Privacy and Access Law Section Student Essay Contest
Public Sector Lawyers — In the Public Interest Essay Contest
Wills, Estates and Trusts — Wills, Estates and Trusts Section Essay Contest
Women Lawyers Forum — Writing Them In Essay Contest
Deadline: Monday, May 2, 2022 (11:59 pm ET)
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