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Podcast Episode 374: How to Be a Great Law Journal Member

January 24, 2023 By Law School Toolbox Team Leave a Comment

Welcome back to the Law School Toolbox podcast! Today, we’re talking about how to be a great law journal member, whether you’re on Law Review or a different journal. And we would like to thank Pro-Boards (home of the legal-specific LegalBoard and LegalPad) for sponsoring this episode!

In this episode we discuss:

  • Why being on a journal can be important for your career
  • What makes a great journal member
  • Tips for using the Bluebook
  • Developing an efficient process for cite checking
  • Knowing when to ask questions and how to make suggestions for improvements
  • The LegalBoard and LegalPad (keyboards and keypads designed especially for lawyers and law students)

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Resources:

  • Pro-Boards
  • @legalkeyboard at Twitter
  • LegalBoard at Facebook
  • @proboardsllc at Instagram
  • Podcast Episode 42: Acing the Law Review Write-on Competition
  • Podcast Episode 304: Introduction to the Bluebook
  • Buying the Bluebook: Spiral-Bound or Online?
  • Bluebook 101 – Tips on Efficiently Navigating the Bluebook
  • How to Get Answers from the Bluebook
  • Benefits of Journal Membership from a Law Review Editor-in-Chief
  • What Do You Actually Do on Law Review? An Overview of Opportunities
  • Should You Join Law Review?

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