Lawyard Adavize Alao Essay Competition on Privacy and Data 2024

The 6th Adavize Alao Essay Competition on privacy and data protection is now accepting submissions. This competition offers an exciting opportunity for both lawyers and students to explore important topics in data privacy while competing for cash prizes.

The competition has two categories with different topics:

• Lawyer Category: Repositioning Data Protection Authorities in the Era of Artificial Intelligence: Nigeria as a case study.
• Student Category: Examining Policy Developments on Cross-border Data Transfers and Digital Trade in Nigeria.

• Table of Content
• About Lawyard
• Lawyard Essay Competition on Privacy and Data
• Aim and Benefits of Lawyard Essay Competition on Privacy and Data
• Application Deadline
• How to Apply

About Lawyard

Lawyard is a legal media and services platform that provides enlightenment and access to legal services to members of the public(individuals and businesses) while also availing lawyers of needed information on new trends and resources in various areas of practice. Whilst the platform started out with publishing legal essays contributed by lawyers within and outside Nigeria, Lawyard presently has various outputs such as the Lawyard Quarterly Journal (an electronic journal with top quality essays and interviews), the Lawyard Directory (a digital interface that provides connection services to ... continue reading

Lawyard Essay Competition on Privacy and Data

Aim and Benefits of Lawyard Essay Competition on Privacy and Data

Prizes will be awarded to the top three winners in both categories.

Lawyer Category Prizes

• First Place: N550,000.
• Second Place: N350,000.
• Third Place: N200,000.

Student Category Prizes

• First Place: N350,000.
• Second Place: N250,000.
• Third Place: N150,000.

Check also:
Commonwealth Master's Scholarship to Study in UK 2027/2028
Mandela Washington Fellowship for Africans 2027 (Fully Funded to USA)

Application Deadline

How to Apply

To enter the Adavize Alao Essay Competition, follow these guidelines:

1. The first page of the submission should include your full name, year of call, phone number, and email address. For students, state your school of study.
2. Submissions must be in Microsoft Word format. Use Arial font, size 11, with 1.5 spacing, and justify the alignment. Use OSCOLA for referencing.
3. Submissions must be original, independent, and unpublished. Co-authored essays are not allowed.
4. The competition will be judged blind. The judging panel’s decision is final.
5. Winning essays may be published on the Lawyard website or in other Lawyard publications.
6. Winners may be asked to submit a biographical note about their legal studies and future goals.
7. Lawyard reserves the right to publish any selected submissions, including the winning essays, up to 18 months after the competition ends.
8. Past winners are not eligible to participate again.
9. If you used any AI tools in preparing your essay, this must be disclosed on the first page.

All submissions must be sent by 28th September, 2024 to [email protected]

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