USA LAW SCHOOL STUDENTS – CONTEST 2009 – ACCESSGROUP
This is one of the most exciting times in your life. You’re on your way to becoming an attorney. You’ve already pictured your name on the firm’s door… made the jury weep… and knocked a few judges’ socks off (we’re betting they were argyle).
But at some point – okay, at a lot of points – you’re going to wonder if all of the studying, sacrificing and worrying you’ll do is worth it. And, when you do realize it, it’s because: You were inspired.
Tell us what inspired you to become a lawyer and you could win a $10,000 scholarship.
DESCRIPTION OF CONTEST: Via online entry only, entrants who are law students or matriculated at U.S. law schools as of August 1, 2009, will submit entry information and an original video no longer than four minutes on the theme, “What inspired you to become a lawyer?” Judges will select 10 Finalists, whose entries will be posted for public viewing and voting through YouTube, and the Finalist whose video receives the most votes from the general public will be awarded the Grand Prize, a $10,000 scholarship at his or her law school, available for the 2009-2010 academic year. There will be up to five Honorable Mention Prize winners, awarded by a panel of judges, each of whom will receive a $1,500 scholarship at his or her law school. The Official Rules provide additional details concerning eligibility and other contest requirements.
HOW TO ENTER: No purchase or borrowing necessary to enter, win, or play. A purchase or a loan will not increase your chance of winning. Upload your original video to YouTube in the area provided on the theme, “What inspired you to become a lawyer?” Entries must meet size and file requirements stipulated by YouTube and be no longer than four minutes in length. Entries will be accepted between 12:01 a.m. Eastern Time (“ET”) on May 15, 2009 and 11:59 p.m. ET on July 15, 2009 (“Promotional Time Period”). Then, return to AccessGroup.Org/MyInspirationContest to complete an Official Online Entry Form including first name, last name, YouTube user name, title of video, YouTube video URL, email address, phone number, law school, how you heard about contest, verification of age 18 or older and acceptance of the Official Rules. Only the individual whose name is submitted on the official online entry form will be eligible to win the contest; no joint submissions will be accepted. Entries will be screened for compliance with contest requirements; incomplete or non-complying entries will be disqualified. More than one entry may be submitted, but a Finalist may only have one video selected for voting. Access Group, Inc. (“Access Group” or “Sponsor”) and its parent companies, subsidiaries, affiliates, sales representatives, agencies, retailers, wholesalers, distributors and promotional and other vendor agencies involved in this contest are not responsible for lost, late, non-complying or misdirected entries. All entries become the property of Access Group. As a condition of entry, entrant agrees to assign all right, title and interest in video to Access Group and its assigns. Completed written agreement assigning/licensing all ownership and intellectual property rights will be required as a condition of being named a Finalist, or opportunity for prize will forfeit and alternate Finalist chosen.
ELIGIBILITY: Contest is open to legal US residents 18 years of age or older who are law students (enrolled or matriculated as of August 1, 2009) and candidates for law degrees (JD or LLM) at ABA provisionally and fully approved law schools in the United States (includes the 50 states, District of Columbia and Puerto Rico). Employees of Access Group or its parent companies, subsidiaries, affiliates, sales representatives, agencies, retailers, wholesalers, distributors, and promotional or other vendor agencies involved in the promotion, and the immediate relatives (spouse, child, sibling, parent) and those residing in the households of all such employees, are not eligible. Prior 2008 “One Less Worry” contest Grand Prize and Honorable Mention Prize winners are not eligible. The contest is void where prohibited or restricted by law.
FINALIST JUDGING CRITERIA AND SELECTION: This is not a game of chance. Odds of winning depend on the number and quality of entries received, and on Finalists’ abilities to attract votes for their entries. Judges will be a panel of Access Group employees or representatives, and may include the prior year’s 2008 “One Less Worry” contest’s Grand Prize and Honorable Mention Prize winners, at the Sponsor’s sole discretion. Judges will select up to ten (10) Finalists from among all eligible entries received during the Promotional Time Period. Judging will be completed on or about August 3, 2009.
All video entries will be evaluated by judges on a 100 point scale, as follows:
• a maximum of 20 points for Creativity;
• a maximum of 20 points for Humor;
• a maximum of 20 points for Realism;
• a maximum of 20 points for Quality;
• a maximum of 20 points for Overall Appeal;
The entries with the highest point totals will be selected as the ten (10) potential Finalists, subject to confirmation of eligibility and provided that any entry may be eliminated, regardless of point total, in the judges’ or Sponsor’s sole discretion (i) if it is not consistent with Access Group’s reputation in the marketplace, including its reputation for quality and integrity, (ii) if it does not reflect the goals of the promotion, (iii) if the language of the entry is not suitable for all ages or (iv) if the entry is so deficient in production value or content as to be unclear or inappropriate. In the event of ties in point totals among the group of potential Finalists, judges will revisit the tied entries and choose as potential Finalist the tied entry that best reflects all criteria as a whole.
FINALISTS: As soon as possible after the submission deadline, July 15, 2009, the potential Finalists will be notified by phone or e-mail to the number/address given on their entry form. The potential Finalists will be required to respond within 72 hours, or will be disqualified and another potential Finalist chosen, based on judging and related criteria stated above. In addition, within seven (7) days of initial notification, potential Finalist will be required to complete and return an Affidavit of Eligibility, Assignment of Rights and Publicity Release and Mutually-Agreeable Liability Release or Sponsor may declare prize forfeited and another potential Finalist may be chosen. Proof or verification of identity and qualification will be required. Finalists are also subject to the Assignment of Rights provisions below. Failure to comply with any of the documentation, verification and agreement requirements may result in forfeiture of prize and the selection of another potential Finalist. Potential Finalists must also agree to undergo a background check, including verification of enrollment, as part of the verification process, and Sponsor may disqualify any Finalist, whether or not already announced or posted, if the results of the background check in Sponsor’s sole discretion render the Finalist ineligible for further participation or prizing.
ONLINE VOTING TO DETERMINE GRAND PRIZE WINNER: Up to ten (10) Finalists’ entries will be featured at www.youtube.com/MyInspirationContest Web site between approximately August 3, 2009, and 11:59 p.m. ET August 21, 2009 for evaluation and voting by Web site viewers. Voting closes at 11:59 p.m.ET August 21, 2009. Highest vote total will determine the Grand Prize winner as chosen by the general public vote count. In the event of a tie in vote totals, additional one-day voting periods will be announced and used as needed until the tie is broken. Subject to verification and validation, the Grand Prize winner will be announced on or about September 1, 2009. Only one vote per day may be submitted per IP address.
GRAND PRIZE: A $10,000 scholarship for the Grand Prize winner, paid by Access Group to the Grand Prize winner’s law school for the use of the winner. Payment will be made on or about September 15, 2009. Winner is solely responsible for any and all tax liability and other expense associated with receipt or use of prize. Prize consists only of item specifically listed as part of the prize. The prize may not be transferred or assigned by the winner. If for any reason Grand Prize winner is not able to use the scholarship, fails to attend law school in the 2009-2010 academic year, or no longer meets the eligibility requirements, Sponsor may, in its discretion, choose an alternate Grand Prize winner based on contest results.
Source: http://www.accessgroup.org/campaigns/MyInspiration09/index.html
