{"id":42304,"date":"2021-02-22T10:26:25","date_gmt":"2021-02-22T16:26:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/students\/?p=42304"},"modified":"2021-02-22T10:26:25","modified_gmt":"2021-02-22T16:26:25","slug":"2021-mwl-equal-justice-award-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/students\/2021\/02\/22\/2021-mwl-equal-justice-award-2\/","title":{"rendered":"2021 MWL EQUAL JUSTICE AWARD"},"content":{"rendered":"

2021 MWL EQUAL JUSTICE AWARD<\/p>\n

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All Minnesota law students are invited to submit papers or articles they have written on a topic involving<\/p>\n

law and social justice.\u00a0 The writer(s) of the selected article or essay will be awarded a cash prize of<\/p>\n

$1,000.00 (total) at MWL\u2019s 49th Annual Meeting to be held remotely on Friday, April 30th, 2021.<\/p>\n

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All topics related broadly to law, liberty, justice, and equality are eligible, whether or not related to<\/p>\n

women’s rights or feminist theory.<\/p>\n

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ELIGIBILITY<\/strong>:
\nA paper is eligible for the 2021 MWL Equal Justice Award if it was completed by the student while<\/p>\n

attending law school.\u00a0 Papers written by individuals or\u00a0with student\u00a0co-authors are accepted.\u00a0 Papers<\/p>\n

completed by members of the class of 2020 while attending law school are also eligible if they<\/p>\n

were completed\u00a0after<\/u>\u00a0the deadline for submitting for the 2020 Equal Justice Award (February 28, 2020).<\/p>\n

A paper may only be considered once for the Equal Justice Award.<\/p>\n

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All submissions must be received at MWL by Monday, March 1st, 2021 at 4:30 p.m.\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>Nominations<\/p>\n

should submitted electronically via email to the attention of MWL Executive Director<\/p>\n

Debra Pexa (dpexa@mwlawyers.org<\/a>).\u00a0 Prior to the deadline, feel free to contact Debra with questions.<\/p>\n


\nCRITERIA<\/strong>:<\/p>\n

Submissions will be judged on the following criteria:<\/p>\n

1. Significance: Does the work address an important legal and social issue of justice and equality?<\/p>\n

2. Originality: Does the work make an original contribution to the topic? For example, does it<\/p>\n

reinterpret an issue, offer new solutions to a problem, or suggest new connections between areas of<\/p>\n

analysis? Does it draw on materials that shed new light on a topic? Does it offer a new perspective,<\/p>\n

solution, or approach to an issue?<\/p>\n

3. Presentation: Is the scholarship factually accurate? Is the paper well written? Does the author<\/p>\n

address the issue using appropriate methodology, well designed to serve the author\u2019s purpose?<\/p>\n

Does the paper display appropriate depth of research? Does the paper place its analysis appropriately<\/p>\n

in the scholarly field?<\/p>\n

4. Persuasiveness: Does the paper present a cogent defense of the position taken? Does it give<\/p>\n

appropriate attention to competing views? Does the author\u2019s argument persuade the reader?<\/p>\n

5. Impact: Does the work present ideas that are applicable in practical contexts? Are the ideas<\/p>\n

useful to the educated reader?<\/p>\n


\nSUBMISSIONS<\/strong>:<\/p>\n

Submissions should include:<\/p>\n

1.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 A cover letter\u2014separate from the paper or article being submitted\u2014with the writer\u2019s<\/p>\n

name, address, phone number, school of attendance,\u00a0month and year of law school graduation<\/p>\n

(actual or anticipated) and date (month and year) when paper was completed.<\/p>\n

2. In an accompanying, separate document, the paper or article submitted for the competition.<\/p>\n

This document must NOT include the student\u2019s name, school, or other identifying information.<\/p>\n

Any identifying information MUST be deleted from the article\u2019s title, cover page, header,<\/p>\n

footers, and footnotes before submitting the paper or article.<\/p>\n

3. If the essay or article as submitted has been edited by or with the assistance of a third party,
\nprovide a detailed description of the editing process (for example, who provided the editing<\/p>\n

assistance, what changes were made as the result of the third party editing, how many drafts<\/p>\n

went through the editing process, etc.).<\/p>\n

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Only electronic submissions will be accepted.<\/u><\/strong>\u00a0Submissions should be sent by Monday, March 1st,<\/p>\n

2021 at 4:30 p.m. via e-mail to MWL Executive Director Debra Pexa at\u00a0dpexa@mwlawyers.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Failure to comply with the instructions for submission detailed above may result in<\/p>\n

disqualification of the paper from the competition. \u00a0Please contact MWL (dpexa@mwlawyers.org<\/a>)<\/p>\n

with any questions.<\/p>\n

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To be considered for the 2021 MWL Equal Justice Award, complete submissions<\/p>\n

must be received at MWL by Monday, March 1st, 2021 at 4:30 p.m.<\/p>\n

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2021 MWL EQUAL JUSTICE AWARD   All Minnesota law students are invited to submit papers or articles they have written on a topic involving law and social justice.\u00a0 The writer(s) of the selected article or essay will be awarded a cash prize of $1,000.00 (total) at MWL\u2019s 49th Annual Meeting to be held remotely on … <\/p>\n

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