The Burton Awards Employee Directory
Legal ServicesNew York, United States2-10 Employees
The Burton Awards is a legal services organization based in New York, New York 10167, United States, with a small staff of 2-10 employees and a website at https://burtonawards.com. It administers a national awards program established in 1999 to recognize achievements in law, with a principal focus on effective legal writing. The program honors partners in law firms and law school students who use plain, clear, and concise language in their writing. The Burton Foundation is a volunteer, not-for-profit academic organization with 501(c)(3) status that supports legal writing and offers tax-deductible contributions. In December 2025, The Burton Awards announced the launch of the Burton Book Review, a forum for thoughtful engagement with significant works in law and legal scholarship. In April 2023 it received the Law360 Distinguished Legal Writing Award for law school writers.