Write-On Competition

The 2009 Write-On Competition Information

Non-Transfer Students
Competition Begins	Saturday, June 20, 2009, 8:00 am
Competition Closes	Thursday, July 9, 2009, 6:00 pm, in the Office of Student Services No late papers accepted Out of town papers must be postmarked by this date
Winners Notified	Friday, July 17, 2009
Case:	Negusie v. Holder, No. 07-499, 555 U.S. ___ (2009).
Transfer Students
Competition Begins	Saturday, August 1, 2009, 8:00 am
Competition Closes	Wednesday, August 12, 2009, 4:45pm, in the Office of Student Services No late papers accepted Out of town papers must be postmarked by this date DO NOT mail papers directly to the Law Review, use the address below
Winners Notified	Friday, August 28, 2009
Case:	Pleasant Grove City v. Summum, No. 07-655, 555 U.S. ___, (2009).
All Students
The requirements to participate in the write-on competition vary by journal. They are as follows:
Houston Law Review	Completed first year of program Two full years remaining in law school Top 30% of class year or section
Houston Journal of International Law	Completed first year of program Two full years remaining in law school Top 50% of section
Houston Journal of Health Law and Policy	Completed first year of program Two full years remaining in law school
Houston Business and Tax Law Journal	Completed first year of program Two full years remaining in law school
Houston Environmental & Energy Law & Policy Journal	Completed first year of program Two full years remaining in law school
Paper Format
The submission this year will be a casenote. The content must meet the following criteria: 20 – 30 pages, including footnotes Time New Roman, 12 point, double-spaced in both the body and the footnotes 50/50 text to footnote ratio Blue Book Citation
Identification of Papers
Do NOT put your name ANYWHERE on your paper. Type the last 6 digits of your social security number on the top right hand corner of your paper. Fill out the Write-On Competition Identification Form (pdf) and turn it in with your paper.
If you are mailing your submission, it must be mailed to the Office of Student Services to maintain confidentiality. Submissions mailed directly to the Houston Law Review will not be accepted. Use the following address:
The Office of Student Services University of Houston Law Center 100 Law Center, Suite 30 Houston, TX 77204-6060
Choice of Competition Indication
You may compete for any number of journals using the same casenote. Turn in 1 copy of your casenote for EACH journal whose competition you are entering. Tell us in order of preference which journals you want by printing & filling out the Write-On Ranking Form (pdf) with your paper(s), even if you are only competing for one journal. This form will serve to rank your journal preference.
Further information
Helpful Information for writing your Casenote: The University of Houston Law Center’s Honor Code is in effect for this competition and every Law Center competition. Make sure you are familiar with its rules as they will be strictly enforced. Among those rules are the following: 1) You may not discuss the legal theories, cite form, grammar, word choice, or any other aspect of your paper with ANY OTHER PERSON 2) You may not have any other person proofread your paper. Remember to get your Westlaw or Lexis access extended through the summer. The representatives are happy to do this, just contact them. It is not a violation of the honor code to ask for help with your research from sources such as: Lexis contact number: 1-800-543-6862 Westlaw contact number: 1-800-850-WEST (1-800-850-9378) UHLC Reference Librarians It IS a violation of the honor code to have anyone read what you have written before you turn in your note. UPDATED:Audio from Professor Tobi Tabor’s Write-on Competition Workshop, June 6, 2009 UPDATED:Slides from Professor Tobi Tabor’s Write-on Competition Workshop, June 6, 2009 2009 Write-on Information Session slides Example casenotes from previous years’ write-on competitions: Write-on Sample 1, Write-on Sample 2, and Write-on Sample 3. Slides from Professor Tobi Tabor’s Write-on Competition Workshop, June 9, 2007 Video of Professor Tobi Tabor’s Write-on Competition Workshop, June 9, 2007: Part 1, Part 2 Volokh’s Academic Legal Writing: Law Review Articles, Student Notes, Seminar Papers, and Getting on Law Review, 3rd Edition by Eugene Volokh.
Still have questions?
All questions must be directed to the Notes and Comments Editors of the journals. Advice given by any other person will not ensure that your concerns will be properly addressed. We will try to be as accommodating as possible, so long as our decisions ensure the fairness of the competition to all participants. For your convenience contact information is provided below.
Houston Law Review	Rich McCarty – Chief Notes & Comments Editor rtmccart@central.uh.edu
	Kristen Hawley – Senior Notes & Comments Editor krevans2@central.uh.edu
Houston Journal of International Law	Drew Tedford – Head Casenotes & Comments Editor datedfor@central.uh.edu
Houston Journal of Health Law and Policy	Nicole Rank – Chief Notes & Comments Editor ndrank@central.uh.edu
Houston Business & Tax Law Journal	Hessam Parzivand – Chief Notes & Comments Editor hparziva@central.uh.edu
Houston Environmental & Energy Law & Policy Journal	Adam Scott – Chief Notes & Comments Editor aescott2@central.uh.edu

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