Writing Competitions and Awards
Colorado Law encourages all students to develop both their legal writing skills and their knowledge of a particular substantive area of the law by participating in one of the many national and local writing competitions. Students interested in participating in a writing competition should contact Amy Bauer, Associate Dean for Instructional Development and
Legal Writing Professor.
There are currently two competitions designed specifically for and open only to Colorado Law students:
- Sandgrund Consumer Rights Award. The Sandgrund Award encourages and rewards writings by Colorado Law students that advance the field of consumer rights, especially the rights of homeowners. This recognition is sponsored by alumnus Ron Sandgrund ('82), and awards between $5,000 and $10,000 to the winner, depending on the amount available in the fund.
- Silicon Flatirons Writing Competition Award. This award is sponsored each year by a law firm and is given to the best paper about a topic involving law and technology, or law and entrepreneurship. The 2014-15 award was sponsored by Faegre Baker Daniels. The 2015-16 award was sponsored by WilmerHale.