1st Verdict Voices National Memorial Drafting Competition, 2026 [Virtual] Registrations Open; Prize Pool Worth Rs. 13,000
Verdict Voices proudly presents the 1st Verdict Voices National Memorial Drafting Competition, 2026, a national-level online competition dedicated to promoting excellence in legal research, memorial drafting, and written advocacy.
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The competition gives law students an opportunity to draft memoranda on a contemporary constitutional law proposition, replicating professional litigation drafting standards. Memorials will be evaluated through a blind review process by academicians and legal practitioners on parameters including legal analysis, research quality, originality, drafting style, and citation methodology.
About Verdict Voices
Verdict Voices is a legal journal and academic platform committed to nurturing the next generation of legal professionals through publications, competitions, legal research initiatives, and academic collaborations. Guided by its motto "Law. Learn. Lead.", the platform seeks to encourage high-quality legal scholarship and practical legal learning.
About the Competition
The competition is designed to strengthen participants' legal research, drafting, analytical reasoning, and written advocacy skills. Teams will prepare memorials from both the Petitioner and Respondent sides based on a specially drafted constitutional law proposition concerning the regulation of online real-money gaming.
There are no oral rounds. The competition is based entirely on memorial drafting.
Eligibility
The competition is open to:
- Students pursuing the 3-Year LL.B. Programme
- Students pursuing the 5-Year Integrated Law Programme
- LL.M. students
- Ph.D. Research Scholars in Law
- Participants from recognized universities and institutions in India and abroad
Team Composition
- Maximum two members per team
- Cross-institutional teams are permitted
- Multiple teams from the same institution may participate
- Each team must submit memorials from both sides
Registration Fee
- Early Bird Registration (till 25 July 2026): ₹750 per team
- Regular Registration: ₹950 per team
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Important Dates
- Registration Opens: 10th July 2026
- Early Bird Registration Ends: 25th July 2026
- Last Date for Registration: 10th August 2026
- Last Date to Seek Clarifications: 12th August 2026
- Release of Clarifications: 15th August 2026
- Memorial Submission Deadline: 28th August 2026
- Result Declaration: 13th September 2026
Awards & Benefits
Participants stand a chance to win:
- Cash prize pool worth ₹13,000
- Merit Certificates
- Best Memorial Awards
- Best Petitioner Memorial Award
- Best Respondent Memorial Award
- Internship opportunities with leading law firms
- Publication opportunity in the Verdict Voices Law Journal
- 50% Scholarship on professional legal courses through the Into Legal World Institute
- E-Certificates for all participants
Memorial Format
- Times New Roman (12 pt); Footnotes: 10 pt
- Bluebook Citation (21st Edition)
- Maximum 40 pages
- Arguments Advanced: maximum 25 pages
- Memorials to be submitted in both PDF and Word formats
- Plagiarism should not exceed 10%
Registration
Interested participants may register through the official Google Form before 10 August 2026.
Contact
- Email: law.verdictvoices@gmail.com
- Website: verdictvoiceslaw.in
Event Coordinators:
- Karan Gupta: +91 9358257147
- Daksh Gaur: +91 7568848130
- Priyank Srivastava: +91 8006505442
- Mohammad Farhan C.N.: +91 7795084682
Written by Priyansh Khodiyar
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