It’s that time of year — the 2025 ABA Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources (SEER) Law Student Writing Competition is now open. This year’s five topic areas are biodiversity, energy law and resources recovery, forest resources and public land, indigenous law, and water.
- Submission deadline: May 31, 2025
- Prize: $1,000 cash award for the winning paper in each topic area
Competition rules and details: https://www.americanbar.org/content/dam/aba/administrative/environment_energy_resources/writing_competitions/2025/2025-seer-writing-competition-rules.pdf
Read last year’s winning papers: https://www.americanbar.org/groups/environment_energy_resources/resources/law-student/writing-competitions/