Info Session - Entertainment Law Initiative (“ELI”) Writing Contest
Thursday, November 3, 2022 12:30pm to 1:30pm
About this Event
Have you wondered how you might get a start in the pursuit of a career in the music industry? Would you like to know how a couple of experienced music attorneys got their first jobs? Join Henry W. Root and Sophia Sofferman in a conversation during which they will cover those topics and inform you about this year’s annual Entertainment Law Initiative (“ELI”) Writing Contest.
You need only submit a 3,000 word essay to be eligible to win a $10,000 tuition scholarship, two tickets to the 2023 Grammy Awards and two tickets to the MusiCares Person of the Year event, together with all expenses paid round trip to Los Angeles for two, publication of your paper in the prestigious ABA “Entertainment & Sports Lawyer” journal and a mentorship with an ELI Executive Committee music attorney.
Find out more about the ELI Writing Contest, which challenges law students to identify and research a pressing legal issue facing the music industry today and outline a proposed solution in a 3,000-word essay. Once the submission deadline has been met, a nationwide panel of music law experts judge the papers in a blind process to select one winner and two runners-up.
Henry is an adjunct professor of Music Law at Miami Law, a past chair and present member of the ELI Executive Committee and a partner in the Smith Entertainment Law Group, LLP with 40 years of practice experience. Sophia is graduate of the Miami Law LLM program, a past winner of the ELI writing competition and an associate in the Media + Entertainment Litigation Group at Pryor Cashman.
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