National Essay Contest Under Way: 1-800-Law-Firm, PLLC Offering $10,000 To One Law Student With The Best Idea On How To Change Our Broken Legal System

SOUTHFIELD, Mich., Sept. 4, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- 1-800-LAW-FIRM, PLLC a National Law Firm based in Michigan wants to help pay for your Law School education.  Ari Kresch, CEO of 1-800-LAW-FIRM, PLLC knows that the practice of Law is changing and wants to reward one creative, forward thinking law student by creating the first annual Law School Essay Contest whereby they are offering a $10,000 prize to one student who wants to inspire action.

The prize will be presented in front of the highest court in the land, at the Supreme Court in Washington, D.C.

Many things are wrong with the legal system.  The team of attorneys at 1-800-LAW-FIRM, PLLC works tirelessly on a case by case basis to right these wrongs.  The system needs to be changed and 1-800-LAW-FIRM, PLLC wants to assist a future visionary attorney by creating this essay contest to help shine a positive light on the legal field.



This year's topic "What would you do to improve the legal system" is open to all law students who are at least 18 years of age and who will be enrolled, or will be enrolling, at an accredited United States Law School in 2014-2015. Students also must be a US Citizen and have a 3.0 cumulative GPA on a 4.0 scale. 
Contest runs from July 1, 2014 – October 5, 2014.  Applications are available online at http://www.1800lawfirm.com/scholarship.  

Applicants must describe, in at least 1000 words, the innovative and highly impactful way in which they could aid in re-engineering the way the legal system operates and/or making it more accessible to the public.  Applicants will be evaluated based on their essay which must demonstrate how they would improve the legal industry during their career. 

'1-800-LAW-FIRM is creating the conversation and inviting visionaries to share ideas and implement ways to better serve the legal needs of America.  Our system doesn't simply need to be repaired, it needs to be re-engineered.  Law schools must empower their students to be that change.  I believe that students that are asked to create change will create change.  They will not accept the status quo and will not accept jobs that perpetuate the shortcomings of the past" said 1-800-LAW-FIRM, PLLC CEO Ari Kresch.



'Law students must think out of the box and actively craft what providing legal services will look like in the future' Ari Kresch recently said.   The 1-800-LAW-FIRM, PLLC is challenging students to see how they would improve the legal system, what their recommendations would be and how it would impact the legal industry. 


1-800-LAW-FIRM, America's Law Firm provides easy access nationwide to legal solutions with bar-certified lawyers ready to assist with a wide range of legal issues.  The firm is located in Southfield Michigan.  Phone 1-800-LAW-FIRM or visit 1800LAWFIRM.COM



MEDIA CONTACTS:  Mort Meisner Associates, Mort Meisner, 248-545-2222, Wendy Fayne 248-842-3889 or Kristin Schenden 248-895-5638

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