1-800-LAW-FIRM, PLLC a national law firm based in Michigan has announced its first annual Law School Essay Contest, which will award a $10,000 prize to the winning contestant.
Ari Kresch, CEO of 1-800-LAW-FIRM, PLLC said the contest was aimed at rewarding five law students “who can articulate a pragmatic plan on how lawyers can re-engineer the way they interact with and serve their clients, so that the legal system can better serve the public.
The $10,000 prize will be presented to the winning essayist in front of U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C. next January.
Additional prizes of $500 each will be awarded to the authors of the next four chosen essays.
In a press release, the law firm said it believed “the legal system can be tweaked to better serve the public by incorporating technology, transparency and trust into its relationship with the public.”
“Law schools and new lawyers need to be empowered to make the changes that will transform the system so that it works better for everyone, not just the privileged few,” the press release said.
The topic of the contest is: “What would you do to improve how legal services are delivered to the public.”
It is open to all law students who are at least 18 years of age and who will be enrolled, or will be enrolling, at an accredited U.S. law school in 2014-2015.
Students also must be a U.S. Citizen and have a 3.0 cumulative GPA on a 4.0 scale.
The contest runs from July 1-Oct. 15.
Applications can be obtained by visiting 1800lawfirm.com/scholarship.
Applicants must describe, in at least 2,000 words, the way in which they could aid in re-engineering the way the legal system operates and/or making it more accessible to the public.
Applicants’ essays must include their plan on how they would improve the legal industry during their career.
“Our system doesn’t simply need to be repaired, it needs to be re-engineered,” said law firm CEO Ari Kresch. “Law schools must empower their students to be that change. I believe that students who are asked to create change will create change. They will not accept the status quo and will not accept jobs that perpetuate the shortcomings of the past.”
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