Journal/Law Review Membership

Students who have been granted membership to one of the four law school legal publications may receive academic credit for their work. Students must consult the by-laws of each separate publication for the requirements for these credits. When these credits are awarded is also a matter determined by the journal membership rules. The maximum number of credits that can be awarded is 2; these appear on the transcript as Legal Editorship.

Work undertaken for a legal publication can be used to satisfy the upperclass writing requirement. The work must go through multiple drafts, be of high quality and approved by a faculty member as meeting this requirement. Work for a journal does not automatically satisfy the upperclass writing requirement. Many students wishing to receive upperclass writing requirement credit for their journal work will do so by completing a special research project (which may not be greater than 2 credits) based on their journal research.

All legal editorship credits are subject to standard tuition and fees.