Lex:lead Essay Competition for Students in Developing Countries

  •  Contest
  •  31-Dec-2022
  •   Worldwide
  • $$  Varies

Lex:lead is a group of international lawyers and friends who support economic development focusing on the world’s least developed countries.

Lex:lead offers an annual essay competition on topics of law and development to the world’s least developed countries. In this way they transfer one-time US$500 awards to students for addressing fundamental questions.

Up to 15 US$500 awards will be made in February 2023 for the top-ranked essays answering this year's essay question: How can developments in Fintech impact upon economic development and how should it be regulated?

Eligibility Criteria

  • Candidates must be registered to compete: essays from unregistered candidates will not be accepted.
  • Candidates must be a citizen of an eligible country and a student (usually of law) with proof of educational enrollment in an eligible country (in January 2022).

Offered Benefits

  • Up to 15 US$500 awards will be made for the top-ranked essays

Reserved funding 2022:

• DLA Piper award for the highest-ranked winner from an eligible Asian country

• Jerome Poitou award for the highest-ranked award-winner from Haiti 

Application Process

Note that awards are generally payable to the winner's educational institution on his/her behalf and not to the winning student directly. Funds may also be less any necessary bank conversion fees and/or taxes. Lex:lead will never charge a fee to participate. A Certificate of Participation will be sent to all registered candidates who submit an essay by 31 December 2022.

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