2010 YouTube Contest - The Importance of the Legal System

$500 scholarship for under 18 winner /  $500 cash prizes for 18 and over and the People's Choice Award

Winners also receive an expenses-paid trip to the awards presentation in Austin in April 2010

Starting Jan. 15, 2010, upload your video to our 2010 Contest Group on YouTube

Create a 30-second video, similar to a public service announcement, that answers one of these questions:

1. Why are lawyers important to our society?
2. How is the court system important to our society?

This contest is open to residents of Texas and attorneys licensed to practice in Texas.

To enter:

1. Read and agree to the contest rules.

2. Make a video. Be creative!

3. Complete our online entry form starting on Jan. 15, 2010.

4. Submit/post your video to www.youtube.com/group/texansonjustice starting Jan. 15, 2010. Videos must be 30 seconds long or less. The deadline for entries is April 1, 2010.

5. Mail an original copy of your video on DVD or videotape to YouTube Contest, c/o State Bar of Texas, Attn: Judy Marchman, 1414 Colorado St., Austin TX 78701. Include your name and YouTube username on the copy.

If you are under the age of 18, be sure to submit a signed parental permission form