We will begin accepting papers for spring 2025 prize consideration in March 2025 (more information to be announced). Most prizes have a submission deadline of April 28, 2025 at 5:00pm ET without possibility of extension; however, please be sure to check the Writing Prizes website for specific prizes with special deadlines and submission instructions. Please direct any questions about Writing Prizes to April Pettit in the Office of Academic Affairs.
Irving Oberman Memorial Prize: Bankruptcy
Amount: $1,000
Reviewed by: Professor Mark Roe
Irving Oberman Memorial Prize: Constitutional Law and Equal Justice Under Law
Amount: $1,000
Reviewed by: Professors Benjamin Eidelson, Jeannie Suk Gersen, and Larry Schwartztol
Irving Oberman Memorial Prize: Environmental Law
Amount: $1,000
Reviewed by: Professor Richard Lazarus
Irving Oberman Memorial Prize: Family Law
Amount: $1,000
Reviewed by: Professor Janet Halley
Irving Oberman Memorial Prize: Legal History
Amount: $1,000
Reviewed by: Professor Bruce Mann
Irving Oberman Memorial Prize: Intellectual Property, Law, and Technology
Amount: $1,000
Reviewed by: Professors Christopher Bavitz and William Fisher