CALLING ALL LAW STUDENTS!

The Section of Real Property, Trust and Estate Law is now accepting entries for the 2023 Law Student Writing Contest. This contest is open to all J.D. and LL.M students currently attending an ABA-accredited law school. It is designed to encourage and reward law student writing on real property or trust and estate law subjects of general and current interest.

1st Place - $2,500 award

2nd Place - $1,500 award

3rd Place - $1,000

* Free round-trip economy-class airfare and accommodations to attend the RPTE National CLE Conference. This is an excellent meeting at which to network with RPTE leadership! (First place only.)

* A full-tuition scholarship to the University of Miami School of Law’s Heckerling Graduate Program in Estate Planning OR Robert Traurig-Greenberg Traurig Graduate Program in Real Property Development for the 2023-2024 or 20242025 academic year.* (First place only.)

* Consideration for publication in The Real Property, Trust and Estate Law Journal, the Section’s law review journal.

* One-year free RPTE membership.

* Name and essay title will be published in the eReport, the Section’s electronic newsletter, and Probate & Property, the Section’s flagship magazine.

Contest deadline: May 31, 2023

Visit the RPTE Law School Writing Competition webpage at ambar.org/rptewriting.

*Students must apply and be admitted to the graduate program of their choice to be considered for the scholarship. Applicants to the Heckerling Graduate Program in Estate Planning must hold a J.D. degree from an ABA accredited law school and must have completed the equivalent of both a J.D. trusts and estates and federal income tax course. Applicants to the Robert Traurig-Greenberg Traurig Graduate Program in Real Property Development must hold a degree from an ABA accredited law school or a foreign equivalent non-US school.

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