This Competition aims to encourage the pursuit of excellence in academic scholarship and allow students to develop their skills of research, analysis, communication, oral presentation and persuasive argument.

The Student Paper Competition invites students to submit and present a paper on a subject of their choice connected with law or justice.

There are two stages to the competition: submission of a written paper followed later by an oral presentation of the key elements of the written paper and the argument it develops.

This competition is run as a single round during the Winter Study Break.

Any number of students can enter the written submissions, however only a limited number of students will progress to the Oral Presentation stage, held at Ashurst’s Office.

Rules:

Please read the rules in their entirety.

• Written submission length: 2,000 – 6,000 words not including referencing
  • Must conform with the AGLC4
• Oral presentation length: 15 minutes maximum

Applications must include the following points:

• Full name
• Blackstone membership number
• Title of paper
• Preferred contact method (email and phone number)

For any queries regarding this competition, please contact our Competitions VP, Hayden Bant.