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10 November 2014
Issue: 7630 / Categories: Legal News
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The Access to Justice Foundation is running its annual Student Essay Competition. Essays should be between 750 and 1,000 words and aimed at the legal profession. The winner will receive the Access to Justice Foundation Student Prize, which will be presented at the Student Pro Bono Awards in Spring 2015. The winning essay will be published in NLJ and will receive £300 worth of book vouchers sponsored by LexisNexis. Please submit articles in Word to competition@atjf.org.uk by midnight on 1 February 2015. Undergraduate and postgraduate law students may apply, including LPC, BPTC and CILEx students. This year's winning essay by Oliver Low appeared in the 18 July 2014 issue of NLJ.

 

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