- BTLJ Student Writing Competition. The Berkeley Technology Law Journal is hosting its own writing competition for law student (JD) papers focused on some topic near the intersection of law & technology. $2,000 prize and likely publication in the journal. Deadline is February 26, 2010. [Rules].
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