Terms and conditions

• BPP is offering two prizes: one free place on the GDL and one free place on the LPC.
• The places can be taken at any of BPP’s Law School centres, and the prizes apply for September 2010 only. There is no cash alternative.
• Closing date: articles must be submitted by email no later than Friday 22 January 2010 at midnight GMT.
• Articles should be sent to competition1@bpp.com.
• Anything sent to an incorrect email address or past the deadline will not be counted. No other form of entry will be accepted.
• The decision of the judging panel is final and no correspondence will be entered into concerning the outcome of the competition.
• BPP and Lawyer 2B reserve the right to edit, publish and/or make available to the public the winning articles.
• Winners must agree to take part in any publicity BPP may require.
• Articles must be original work and any form of plagiarism will result in automatic disqualification.
• The full name, job title and organisation/charity of everyone who has been interviewed for the purpose of the article must be provided. BPP and Lawyer 2B reserve the right to obtain contact details for any such persons for the purpose of fact-checking.
• Full consent must be obtained from all persons who are quoted in the article. BPP and Lawyer 2B reserve the right to contact such persons to fact-check their quotes, where appropriate.
• The maximum number of words is 1,500. Articles above this word limit will be disqualified automatically.
• Shortlisted entrants must be able to attend a final selection panel interview in London. If you are successful at getting through to this stage but either fail to attend or are unable to attend due to, but not excluding, other circumstances, holidays, sickness or work placements, you will forfeit your place on the course.
• BPP and Lawyer 2B reserve the right to change the date of the final selection panel. Finalists will be notified as soon as possible should this occur.
• Finalists called to the final selection panel in London will be provided with more detailed information of what will be involved nearer to the time. BPP and Lawyer 2B cannot predict what questions a finalist will be asked during the selection panel. Questions are likely to be based on the finalist’s article and their thoughts on embarking upon a legal career.
• BPP will pay up to £60 towards the cost of travel to the final panel selection day on the production of valid receipts. The competition is open only to students whose GDL or LPC is not being sponsored by any other source. A candidate or finalist who obtains sponsorship during the ­competition will be disqualified from the competition.
• Competition winners must be available to attend publicity and events as requested. If competition winners are unable to attend, the free place will pass to the runner-up in their category.
• To accept the prize the winner must meet BPP’s admissions criteria (including residency) and have applied for a place at any of BPP’s four law school centres.
• Employees, and their immediate families, of BPP and Lawyer 2B and anyone connected with members of the judging panel are not eligible to enter either of the competitions.