The Law and Society Division announces its 2013 Lindesmith Graduate Student Paper Competition.  Papers may be empirical or theoretical, and they may be on any aspect of law and society.  To be eligible, a paper must have been written during 2012, and at the time of submission, it may not be published, accepted for publication, or under review for publication.  Papers which have been presented at a professional meeting or accepted for presentation at a professional meeting are eligible.  Papers must be student-authored; they can be single-authored or co-authored by students, but may not be co- authored by a faculty member or other non-student.  Please submit in MS Word.  There is a 25-page limit, including all notes, references, and tables.  Submissions should use 12-size font, one inch margins, and double spacing throughout.  Send papers and a cover letter specifying that the paper is to be considered in the SSSP Law and Society Division Lindesmith Graduate Student Paper Competition to Dr. Lloyd Klein.  Submissions should be submitted electronically to: lklein@sfc.edu. The winner(s) will be announced in Spring 2013, will receive a $200 stipend, and is eligible to present the paper at the 2013 annual meeting in New York.