LawFarm Blog Writing Contest 2016 [Prizes Worth Rs 6000 + Internships]: Results

First published on 25th August, 2016.

Results

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About

Lawfarm is an online portal offering legal advice. Lawfarm aims to help people get better access to legal information and services. This Blog Writing Contest is to promote speedy legal research and effective communication skills among students, which in turn can help the public get fast and quality legal information.

Topic

Any topic on contemporary and practical issues faced by a lay person in dealing with any aspect of law.

Eligibility Criteria

All law students are eligible to contest.

Deadline

The last day for submission is 28th August, 2016 (12:00 Noon)

Word Limit

Maximum word limit – 1000 words. Minimum word limit – 500 words.

Prizes

First Prize: Cash Prize of Rs 4000/- and Internship with Lawfarm in your preferred dates.

Second Prize: Cash Prize of Rs 2000/- and Internship with Lawfarm in your preferred dates.

Third Prize: Internship with Lawfarm in your preferred dates.

Participation Certificates for all 3 winners by LawFarm.

* 5 early-bird entries for the contest stand a chance to win Internship with LawFarm.

Writing Guidelines

 Avoid legal jargon and bookish topics.

 Examples of topics that can be written on: How to draft a shareholder agreement or Drafting a Power of Attorney.

 Don’t use footnotes in your article. Mention all the sources at the end of blog under the caption “Sources”.

 Any plagiarism will lead to disqualification of the candidate.

 Important: Kindly go through the existing blogs [Click HERE] and avoid topics which are already covered.

 Please provide an image related to your blog separately with your blogpost, titled “Image” and provide the source of image under the “Sources” section of your blog.

 Please provide your name, year of study and college in the email body.

Judging Criteria

 Simplicity and conciseness of language

 Spelling and Grammar

 Practicality of topic selected

 Legal Research

 Communication, writing style and effectiveness of the article

Submission Procedure

All entries have to be mailed to internship.lawfarm@gmail.com on or before 28th August, 2016.

Announcement of Winners

Winners will be intimated over email by 30th September, 2016.

Contact

For any queries, contact: Nishu Khanna, +91-9717045599