Awards

  • About the Awards

  • Award Categories

  • 2014 Award Winners

General Instructions

Activity and Program Awards

General Award Categories: Nominations must be approved by your Law School Dean or Assistant Dean and received via email (lsd-awards@americanbar.org) by the ABA Law Student Division on or before 11:59pm CDT on April 1.

Activity and Program Award Instructions

Newspaper Award Instruction

Law School Newspaper: Nominations with all required supplemental materials must be approved by your Law School Dean or Assistant Dean and received by the Law Student Division on or before 5:00pm CDT on April 1.

 

Newspaper Award Instructions
Nomination Procedures

Submitting Your Nomination

Instructions for submitting a nomination for all award categories EXCEPT law school newspaper.

 

Nominations must be received by the Law Student Division no later than 11:59pm on April 1, 2014

Law School Newspaper Award

Instruction for submitting a nomination for the Law School Newspaper Award.

 

Nominations must be received by the Law Student Division no later than 5:00pm on April 1, 2014.

Contact Information

American Bar Association
Law Student Division
321 North Clark Street, 19th Floor
Chicago, IL 60654
lsd-awards@americanbar.org
312.988.5621

Programming Awards

Henry J. Ramsey, Jr. Diversity Award

Recognizes contributions toward the achievement and advancement of diverse individuals.

 

Judy M. Weightman Memorial Public Interest Award

Recognizes outstanding contributions to underrepresented groups or public interest causes.

 

Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Award

Recognizes VITA sites for providing individuals in need with a means for obtaining assistance filing their income tax.

 

Group Awards

Membership and Activity Award

Recognizes law schools for outstanding ABA membership efforts, involvement, and activity in the ABA Law Student Division.

 

Student Bar Association Award

Recognizes the efforts of an SBA to create a better law school environment and positive image.

 

Law School Newspaper Award

Recognizes outstanding student-run law school newspapers.