Making law review

[AppleDuck]

I just started law school, and a goal of mine is to be selected for law review at my school.  My question is...

What kind of criteria is normally sought for?

I figure I need to at least make top 10%, but what else should I accomplish and generally how many students make law review?

Thanks in advanced.

[jsh26]

Take a remedial writing course.

[StevePirates]

Each school is different.  So, you'll need to find out what the requirements are for your school.  Some focus more on grading on, some more on writing on.  Get good grades, and work hard at becoming an excellent writer, and you'll put yourself in decent position.

[wlr]

There's a new book coming out this year that may help you out.... called "Making Law Review."  Apparently it's a guide to help 1Ls get on law review...

[laurenlaw]

Grades and being a URM were two of the factors for our Law Review (one was discussed above, one you can't exactly change).  Other than that, a lot of our points depended on how well you could Bluebook (legal citations).  So with that in mind, pay attention to the exercises and general guiding tips given to you about citations throughout your first year.  If you don't realize how important it is at the time, it's easy to dismiss these lessons.

But every school has different qualifications and will require different things for Law Review.  For some schools, anyone can write on with an essay.  For others, only a certain percentage of students can.  I imagine that if you browse your law school website, you can find out what these qualifications are.

[MeloMan15]

Yeah just find out the requirements and work hard at it...I'm sure you will get it.  Best of luck!

[intel]

http://www.amazon.com/Academic-Legal-Writing-Articles-University/dp/158778792X

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[laurenlaw]

Some law schools try to develop a more "diverse" group of people in their law review staff.  This includes taking race, sexual orientation, income, and other qualities into account.  If I remember correctly, something like 5-10 of 40-45 spots are reserved for these purposes, but I cannot recall the exact numbers.

[StevePirates]

My school straight grades on the top 10% and then writes-on about 3-4 people per semester, and if you submit an independently produced article that they publish, you get in that way too.

[....,,.,]

At my school 19 grade on and 10 write on.

I cant believe there are diversity spots on some law reviews.