2017 Warren E. Burger Prize Writing Competition

The 2017 Warren E. Burger Prize competition has been announced.  This is a writing competition in which judges, lawyers, professors, students, scholars, and other authors are invited to submit essays of 10,000-20,000 words on a topic of the author’s choice, which addresses the issues of excellence in legal skills, civility, ethics, and professionalism.  The author of the winning essay gets $5,000 and the essay will be published in the South Carolina Law Review.

All submissions are due by July 1, 2017.  Be sure to review the rules of the competition before submission. If you have any questions, contact Cindy Dennis, Awards and Scholarships Coordinator, at (571) 319-4703.