National awards are presented to ABA-approved law schools and students and student organizations from ABA approved law schools in the following categories:

• Diversity Award
• Public Interest Award
• Student Bar Association Award
• Student Bar Association President Award
• Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program Awards
• Membership and Activity Award
• Law School News Publication Awards

All national awards are announced and presented at the ABA Annual Meeting in August. The Division reserves the right not to bestow award(s) in any given year.

Henry J. Ramsey, Jr. Diversity Award
Criteria
Nomination Form

Judy M. Weightman Memorial Public Interest Award
Criteria
Nomination Form

Student Bar Association Award
Criteria
Nomination Form

Student Bar Association President Award
Criteria
Nomination Form

Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Awards
Criteria
Nomination Form

Membership and Activity Award
Criteria
Nomination Form

Law School News Publication Awards
Criteria, Procedures and Instructions
Nomination Form

General Award Categories: Award nominations must be approved by your Law School Dean or Assistant Dean and received via email at lsd-awards@staff.abanet.org by the ABA Law Student Division on or before Midnight CDT April 1, 2009.

Law School News Publications: Nominations with all required supplemental materials must be approved by your Law School Dean or Assistant Dean and received by the Law Student Division on or before Midnight CDT April 1, 2009.

Nominations submitted on previous versions of the Award Nomination Form will automatically be disqualified. Only the 2009 Nomination Form will be accepted.

Links for Award Categories other than Law School News Publications Awards:

• Procedures and Instructions
• Criteria and Nomination Forms

Links for Law School News Publications Awards only:

• Procedures, Instructions and Criteria
• Nomination Form

American Bar Association
Law Student Division
321 North Clark Street, 19th Floor
Chicago, IL 60654
lsd-awards@staff.abanet.org
312.988.5125