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The Warren E. Burger Prize Writing Competition is designed to encourage outstanding scholarship that "promotes the ideals of excellence, civility, ethics and professionalism within the legal profession," the core mission of the American Inns of Court. 

Prizes

  • Cash prize of $5,000 (given to the author of the winning essay)
  • Winning essay will be published in the South Carolina Law Review

Information and Rules

For more information about the Warren E. Burger Prize Writing Competition, visit www.innsofcourt.org/burgerprize.  Be sure to read the Rules and complete the Cover Page before submitting your essay.

Deadline and Essay Submission

Send a completed cover page with the required materials no later than June 1, 2012, to the American Inns of Court national office.  Submissions should be addressed to:

Cindy Dennis
American Inns of Court
1229 King Street, Second Floor
Alexandria, VA 22314

The winning essay will be selected by September 1, 2012.

Contact Information

For additional information, contact Cindy Dennis at 571.319.4703 or e-mail Cindy.