Spring 2024 High School Essay Competition

Central to the PLJ’s mission is to provide opportunities for students to explore their own legal interests and to develop their personal editing and writing skills. As a result, the PLJ runs a writing competition for high school students to extend this engagement and accessibility to the law.

The 2024 Competition Topic: The First Amendment in Public Life

The 2024 competition is now closed. Winners will be announced in late April.


Spring 2023:

Topic: Emerging Issues in Law and Technology

Winners: Beatrice Neilson, Caroline Quirk, and Kaylee Yang.

Honorable Mentions: Deirdre Chau, Carson Loveless, Erica Yip, and Yike Zhang.