Artificial Intelligence Writing Competition

01/10/22

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• Student

Open

Center for Legal & Court Technology

Participants’ Eligibility 1.1. The Competition is open to law students, in good standing, enrolled in a law degree (e.g., J.D. or LL.B.), a Master’s degree (e.g., LL.M.) or a doctoral degree (e.g., S.J.D./J.S.D or Ph.D.) at an ABA-accredited law school within the U.S., or at a foreign law school with equivalent accreditation, during the 2021-2022 academic year. 1.2. Non-law degree seeking students enrolled in one course at an accredited law school during the 2021- 2022 academic year may participate only as a joint author with a current law student who meets the criteria at Section 1.1. 1.3. Students enrolled in law school part-time are welcome to participate. 1.4. CLCT student staff may not participate. 1.5. Winners of previous CLCT competitions may not participate. Please send any questions to essaycompetition@lists.wm.edu

All entries will be judged anonymously. The submissions will go through a two-tier judging process. 5.2. The papers will be reviewed by CLCT, which will draft a long list of the best papers. These will then be passed on to the judges, comprising experienced lawyers and CISCO executives, who will select the three winners and any papers deserving an honorable mention. 5.3. The judges will use their complete discretion in selecting the winning papers, but will take into account these guiding principles (in no particular order): ▪ Innovative legal issue(s) likely to grow out of Artificial Intelligence, the Internet of Things and related technologies; ▪ Novelty and originality of the issue(s); ▪ Original and thought-provoking discussion of the topic; ▪ Legal analysis and reasoning; ▪ Conciseness, clarity, and precision of the idea(s) put forward; ▪ Consideration of legal and policy implications, and proposed solutions (if any); ▪ Organization of the idea(s) and presentation; ▪ Writing quality (grammar, syntax, and form); ▪ Quality and use of research (including correct citations); and, ▪ Compliance with these Rules.