Podcast Episode 42: Acing the Law Review Write-On Competition

Welcome back! Today we are discussing the Law Review write-on competition and why you should (or shouldn’t) participate. We’ve also got tips for success, should you decide you want to do it.

In this episode we discuss:

• The variety of “law reviews” of different types
• Who has to do the writing competition, typically
• Alison and Lee share their law review experiences
• Why you may want to do law review and why it can be important for your career (and why you might not want to!)
• The basics of the writing competition
• How to prepare for the writing competition
• Why you need a Bluebook (and need to be familiar with it)
• Why citations make a difference
• What the graders are looking for, and how you can make them happy
• What you should do when you get your law review writing competition packet
• The importance of backing up your work
• How to handle the diversity essay

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Resources:

• How to Write a Law Review Note Worthy of Publication
• Ms. JD partners with NYU Law Review
• What You Need to Know About Getting Onto Law Review
• How to Get Answers From the Bluebook

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