The deadline for entries into the Ross Essay Contest has now passed. The winning essay is scheduled to be published in the August issue of the ABA Journal.

ROSS ESSAY CONTEST RULES

1. Eligible. You are eligible to enter the Ross Essay Contest if you are an ABA member in good standing.

2. Not Eligible. The following ABA members are ineligible to enter the Ross Essay Contest: ABA staff members, relatives of ABA Journal staff members, members of the ABA Journal Board of Editors and their relatives, freelancers who have been paid by the ABA Journal for any work since Jan. 1, 2006.

3. Prize. The winner of this contest will receive a prize of $5,000. The Ross Essay Contest requires that there be one individual winner. Joint submissions are not permitted.

4. Entry Deadline. The deadline for receipt of entries is March 1, 2007. Entries received after that date will not be accepted.

5. Submissions. All entries must be submitted electronically to the ABA Journal using the form available at ABAJournal.com from Dec. 1, 2006, to March 1, 2007. Entries will not be accepted by any other means. Each entry must be submitted as a Microsoft Word document or a plain text document and include the entrant’s name.

6. Publication. The winning entry in the Ross Essay Contest will be published in the ABA Journal. Other entries may be considered for publication in the ABA Journal eReport. The decision whether to publish any entry is made by the Editor and Publisher. For purposes of publication, the ABA Journal may edit entries (the edited version will not be used for judging). By submitting an entry in this contest, each entrant gives the ABA all rights, including express permission to edit and publish the entry in all media without limitation and without any other notice.

7. Topic. Each entry must address the following topic: What have you learned about the legal field that might help the public better understand the profession?

8. Length. Each entry must be 600 words or fewer. Entries that exceed 600 words will not be considered. The word count will encompass only the actual text of the essay. Entries should not contain footnotes.

9. No Multiple Entries. Each eligible ABA member may submit only one entry to this contest.

10. Disputes. The Editor and Publisher of the ABA Journal will be the final arbiter of all questions regarding entries, judging, the interpretation of the rules and any other aspect of the Ross Essay Contest.

Click here to read last year's winning essay.

The deadline for submitting entries for this year's Ross Essay Contest has now passed. Read the eReport and the ABA Journal for news about the winner, to be announced this summer.

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