Show Your Law and Tech Knowledge in Our Student Writing Contest

Do you have an original take on the law—but you’re not a lawyer yet? Our student writing competition is the perfect opportunity to show off your work.

We invite students to choose an area of law and example of technology, then describe how that technology might be tested in courts—based on state or federal laws, regulations, or court precedent—and how those developments could update past practices or force a rethinking of the legal landscape entirely.

For instance, you might consider how cryptocurrency impacts securities law, how AI transforms or challenges employment law, how face-reading technology intersects with privacy rights, or the role biometrics plays in health-care law.

We’ll publish the winning entry—and maybe some other standouts—in December. The chosen entries will appear outside the paywall so it can be shared far and wide. The student with the winning entry will also get a swag bag of Bloomberg Industry Group products.

Here’s what else you need to know:

• You must be a part-time or full-time law student at an accredited US law school or foreign equivalent
• Essays must not exceed 750 words
• Works must be original—they can’t have been published anywhere else
• We don’t publish footnotes or endnotes, but you can hyperlink to sources
• Be sure to credit any sources or quotes
• You can submit charts or graphs to make your article more compelling, but you’re not required to do so
• No more than two authors per entry
• The deadline for entries is 11:59 p.m. EDT on Nov. 1, 2023

Judging Process

Bloomberg Law and Bloomberg Tax editorial staff—along with some expert judges—will review entries without your identifying information. We’re looking for a fresh point of view that shows a clear understanding of the topic. Your paper should be convincing and thoroughly researched.

How to Enter

Please include your full name, your school’s name, and your email address at the end of the entry—we’ll redact this information for our judges, so this placement is critical.

Email all entries with “Student Submission” in the subject line to rbaker@bloombergindustry.com. Send the entry in a Word document or typed directly into the body of the email.

By entering the contest, you agree that we may post part or all of your submission, including your name and school, as a part of the contest announcements or promotions.

Have questions? Email Rebecca Baker at rbaker@bloombergindustry.com.