Notre Dame Smith-Doheny Legal Ethics Writing Competition

Please find an informational flyer about the Smith-Doheny Legal Ethics Writing Competition sponsored by the Notre Dame Law School below. The best submission on any legal ethics topic will win a $2,500 prize. Any current student at an American or Canadian law school may submit an essay (minimum of 5,000 words and maximum of 15,000 words, inclusive of footnotes) on any legal ethics topic. The essays that are submitted to the competition will be judged on their clarity, coherence, creativity, insight, and mastery of the rules and cases relevant to the topic of the essay in question. Please note that the submission deadline, is April 15, 2025, at 5:00 p.m. EST.