International Mediation Writing Competition 2025 in Vietnam

INTERNATIONAL MEDIATION WRITING COMPETITION 2025

The Weinstein International Foundation based in the United States, in collaboration with ANT Lawyers – International Law Firm in Vietnam and the VEMC – Vietnam Effective Commercial Mediation Center, is pleased to announce that the International Mediation Writing Competition will be held for the second time in Vietnam in this Fall 2025, with the following information:

PARTICIPANTS

The competition is open to all full-time enrolled law students who are not yet qualified, practicing lawyers, from law schools located in Vietnam, with the highest level of undergraduate, have no age limitation.

OBJECTIVES AND HOW TO PARTICIPATE

The competition is intended to increase student interest in mediation, enhance the skill level of advocates in the mediation process and to raise the level of quality for the written memoranda (“Memo”) submitted prior to mediation.

Law students are invited to write a mediation memorandum on behalf of a client who is preparing to participate in the mediation of a litigated dispute.

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STRUCTURE

1.The memo needs to meet the following criteria:

a. Write in English

b. The length must not exceed 2,500 words (including appendices, notes, reference lists, tables, etc.), and should include: (i) an Open Section minimum 1,500 words intended to share with the other party as well as with the mediator; and (ii) a Closed Section maximum 1,000 words to be kept confidential between their side and the mediator.

c. Word Text Format

d. Use the Times New Roman font and the minimum font size is 12.

The spacing between the lines is “double”

2.The memo must be made by the author and has not been previously released in any form.

3.Each student is only allowed to participate once

4.Each memo, when submitted, must contain the following information:

a. Name

b. Email

c. Telephone number

d. Universities, majors, year of study

5. Email includes 2 files, 01 Memo file and 01 cover file which has full personal information of author. The entry will be given a unique identifier, and the cover will be removed before being submitted to the judges.

6.The memo must not contain any information that can identify the author.

PRIZES

The competition’s top submission will be awarded a cash prize of up to $1,000 USD, in recognition of the student’s legal writing and mediation competency

OTHER BENEFITS

Participants will be able to join the Webinars conducted by international mediation experts of Weinstein International Foundation and Vietnam, and to gain knowledge and skills to be future mediation lawyers in Vietnam.

Participants will be connected to a global student network within the framework of this competition organized by Weinstein International Foundation, opening up many opportunities for global learning exchanges in the future.

CRITERIA

The memo is graded based on the following 09 criteria:

1. Summary of Facts
2. Use of Law
3. Persuasiveness
4. Invitation to Negotiate
5. Negotiation History
6. Assessment of Obstacles
7. Proposes Mediator Strategies
8. Breakdown between Open and Closed
9. Quality of Writing

About ANT Lawyers, a Law Firm in Vietnam

We help clients overcome cultural barriers and achieve their strategic and financial outcomes, while ensuring the best interest rate protection, risk mitigation and regulatory compliance. ANT Lawyers has lawyers in Ho Chi Minh city, Hanoi,  and Danang, and will help customers in doing business in Vietnam.