The competition enables TY students to explore a topic in a way that will help them to be creative and innovative in their thinking and writing.
Students are asked to submit a 1,500-word essay examining the topic 'Guilty of the Trend: when online trends incite real world harm, who should the law punish, the user or the platform?'.
The deadline for applications is Monday 30 November.
Essays go through two rounds of judging and all finalists are invited to the awards presentation ceremony in May 2027, where the winning students and schools will be announced. The judges will be looking especially at freshness and an approach that is unique, and different from other students. There are three cash prizes for the overall winners and a special memorial trophy and medal for the winner. The trophy will remain with the prize-winning school for a period of one year.
Last year, more than 500 essays were submitted by students from 67 schools across 20 counties, with Rhea Schreiber from Sacred Heart Secondary School, Tullamore, announced as the winner.
Schools can contact EssayCompetition@LawSociety.ie for an information pack.
