So you’re going to be on a journal next year—congratulations!! Being on a law school journal is a great way to hone your research, writing, and editing skills, while having the opportunity to be involved in helping legal scholars—and potentially yourself—get published! That’s right—many journals select student notes that are published along with articles from professional scholars. Here’s a great overview of what a Note is and the four essential elements of a Note.
Why would you want to get published? By contributing to legal scholarship and sharing your voice and perspective in the legal discourse, you help shape the conversation in the legal world and beyond. Plus, it’s just cool to have an article you wrote get published! And it doesn’t hurt to submit your article for publication, so why not submit what you’ve been working so hard on all year?
If you want to get published, here are 6 tips to keep in mind as you start to research and write your Note:
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