Deadlines are staggered throughout the year, so check each link for up-to-date information.

• targetjobs: Future Lawyer of the Year - opportunity to win a place on Clyde and Co's vacation scheme, as well as the opportunity to have a one-to-one meeting with the firm’s CEO Matthew Kelsall. Open to penultimate or final year undergraduates on track for a 2.1 or above. Applications close in February each year and the winners will be announced in April. 
• The Times Law Awards Essay Competition - annual essay competition open to all students. Finalists win a cash prize, plus the prospect of having their entry read by the Lord Chancellor and senior members of the judiciary, as well as the editor of The Times. This year's competition is now closed. Check website for next year's deadlines. 
• Future Legal Mind 2023: The UK’s leading essay competition, run by National Accident Helpline, has re-opened for 2023. The competition offers current undergraduate and postgraduate students the opportunity to show off their legal expertise with the chance to win a £1,500 cash prize and mentoring by in-house lawyers, as well as being crowned the 2023 Future Legal Mind with various publicity.The closing date for this competition is  Monday 31^st July 2023
• The Bar Council Law Reform Essay competition - submit a 3000-word essay which makes the case for a practical law reform for a chance to win up to £4000. Opens in July and closes in October each year.
• UK Environmental Law Association (UKELA): Students - events and competitions. 
• The Chartered Governance Institute UK & Ireland's Tom Morrison Essay Prize - annual essay competition aimed at students with a passion for governance or recent graduates at the start of their governance career. Enter now for a chance to win £1,000, or £500 as a runner-up. This year's competition is now closed. Check website for next year's deadlines.