RULES:                                      

      The paper must be on a subject in the area of environmental, land use, or zoning law.  The paper must relate in some manner, directly or by analogy, to a problem in Florida.  Papers that are merely a recitation of a statute or a case summary are not encouraged and may be rejected.

      The papers shall be the work of students in Florida law schools. Students may interview or seek information from members of The Florida Bar, law school professors, or other individuals, but the work product must be that of the student.  No more than one student author per paper is permitted.  Papers that have been published or are pending publication in a law review must be submitted in substantially different form than that published or pending publication.  A copy of the paper published or pending publication must be submitted with the entry.

      Authors are required to limit papers to no more than 50 pages in length, including footnotes, and no less than 10 pages.  Footnotes and commentary in footnotes may be in the body or at the end of the main body of each paper.  Footnotes shall be in accordance with A Uniform System of Citation (most recent edition), and Rule 9.800, Florida Rules of Appellate Procedure.

      The cover page of all entries shall have the name of the author, a mailing address (summer) for notification purposes, the name of the author's law school, and the author's telephone number (summer).

      All entries shall be submitted to Jackie Werndli, Section Administrator, Environmental and Land Use Law Section, The Florida Bar, 650 Apalachee Parkway, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2300.  Papers should be postmarked or delivered to The Florida Bar no later than Friday, June 6, 2003.  Papers failing to comply with the deadline will not be considered except upon a majority vote of the judging committee.

      The Section Administrator will remove the cover sheet and assign a number to the entry paper.  The papers will then be mailed out to the committee judges.  The judges will not know the names of the authors of the papers.

      Judging will be conducted by members of The Florida Bar who are knowledgeable in the fields of environmental and land use law.

      The judging for the winning entry will be based on creativity and originality of thought, depth of paper, accuracy and understanding of the law, objectivity (both sides of problem presented), thoroughness of research, ability to communicate effectively, grammar and punctuation, neatness and practicality of the paper for addressing current problems.

      Do not contact members of the judging committee.  If you have a question, contact the professor in your college of law designated as liaison for the contest, or Jackie Werndli of The Florida Bar (850/561-5623).  Contact with a committee member may, depending upon the circumstances, disqualify an entry.

      Entrants may have the opportunity to edit his or her paper for publication in The Florida Bar Journal.  Journal guidelines require that papers be edited to no more than 12 double spaced pages including footnotes.  The Journal reserves final decision on publication.

      Each paper submitted will be listed and indexed by the Environmental and Land Use Law Section and will be made available as a scholarly resource to Section members.

  

PRIZES:                                     

First Place:

A.    Five Hundred Dollars ($500).

B.    Free admittance to and Five Hundred Dollars ($500) toward
        expenses at the 2003 Annual Update Seminar of the Environmental
        and Land Use Law Section, August 21-23, 2003, Amelia Island
        Plantation.

C.   Award of a plaque recognizing the winner's achievement at the Annual Meeting of the Environmental and Land Use Law Section, August 22, 2003, Amelia Island Plantation.