law, sweet law
essay contest Romania
Take part in our "law, sweet law" essay contest. Choose one of the six topics and write the best essay in that category to win one of the six prizes each worth RON 3,000. Organised by our Bucharest office, the fourth edition of this sweet treat is now up for grabs.
Who can participate? | Second- and third- year law school students from any university in Romania are welcomed to take part.
Essay submission deadline | We look forward to receiving your essays by 10 January 2025.
Prizes | The author of the best essay in each contest category wins one of the six prizes each worth RON 3,000. Bonus: all participants to the essay contest will be eligible for a one- or two-month paid summer internship in Bucharest.
How can you participate? Choose one of the six proposed essay topics below and use your creativity to write the best essay on the respective subject:
- Banking & finance | The mortgagor's insolvency/ bankruptcy/ deregistration from the Trade Register. Remedies and implications on the execution of the mortgage contract
- Competition | The abuse of dominant position and of superior bargaining position in trading practices. Comparative analysis between Romania and other EU member states
- Corporate/M&A | The possibility to issue different classes of shares in joint stock companies in Romania
- Dispute resolution | Consider the situation of a real estate developer (i) who has entered promises of sale in respect of a real estate it develops, (ii) was then sued by the buyers for a judgment to be given by the court in lieu of contract and (iii) whose general insolvency proceedings under Law No 85/2014 have been opened. Analyze the effects that the opening of insolvency proceedings will have on the buyers in the context of the dispute for a judgment in lieu of a contract, including possible suspension following the opening of insolvency proceedings, type of claim with which the buyer can register, etc
- Energy | Pros and cons for an accelerated energy transition toward the zero emissions energy mix
- Real estate | Means of defending property rights. Legal instruments, remedies, and strategies available for property owners to dismiss claims for the annulment or challenging of their ownership title, such as good faith, acquisitive statute of limitation, statute of limitation regarding the right to request amendments be made in the land register, safety of the legal circuit etc
Important step before you start writing! | Please make sure to read the contest regulation for more details about essay topics, additional requirements, prizes and guidelines (in Romanian):
Our team looks forward to reading your essay. Fingers crossed to all participants!
This is the fourth edition of our essay contest. Read below some testimonials from participants in previous editions.
testimonials
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"Thanks to my internship I chose to take a job at Schoenherr Romania"
Teodora Burduja (associate in Schoenherr's Bucharest competition, eu & foreign trade team) participated in one of the previous editions of "law, sweet law": "For me the law, sweet law competition was a challenge in the sense that I was quite busy academically at the time. Composing the essay seemed like a more than welcome exercise to test my study and synthesis skills. What really made me sign up was the essay topic, as it took me a bit out of my college work. Even though my essay didn't win an award, the fact that I came here to work over the summer made me realise that I like competition law and that it is what I want to focus on more. During the internship I got close to the people in the team, I felt like I was integrated and that it was a pleasure to work with them. Thanks to my internship I chose to take a job at Schoenherr Romania. The saying nothing happens by chance describes my journey surprisingly well and certainly if I were now in my second or third year I would have entered the competition without hesitation. After all, it's not necessarily about the prize, but about the doors that open for you afterwards."
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"I would repeat the whole journey given the opportunities mentioned"
Antonio Timnea (associate in Schoenherr's Bucharest dispute resolution team), one of the winners of a previous edition of "law, sweet law": "First of all, it was one of the best extracurricular activities in college. It was something different from the classes and seminars I attended every day, which encouraged a sense of self-development by testing new skills, specifically researching a complex legal problem and then synthesising the result of the research into an essay. After so many hours of theory it was nice to feel like I was doing something close to practice. Secondly, I took part not for the prize, but because I was motivated by the essay topic related to a theme I appreciated in my second year of university, namely unpredictability. Moreover, I was also motivated by the idea of being evaluated by lawyers from a firm with a reputation in the field. The closest benefit to winning the competition was the internship in the summer of 2021 where, in addition to acquiring and deepening my legal knowledge, I had (and still have) the pleasure of working with some wonderful people who were (and still are) patient enough to constantly teach me new things and made me feel integrated. Even though there were some doubts at the time about a potential career in this field, I feel that the internship helped me make an informed decision and reinforced my desire to pursue a career as a litigator. The slightly more distant benefit is that I am at this firm as a trainee solicitor. If the need arose, I would repeat the whole journey given the opportunities mentioned.”