How can I become a member of the Thurgood Marshall Law Review?
If you are a student that will be completing your 1L year at the time the competition begins, you may participate in the write-on competition. The competition is conducted every spring upon the completion of 1L comps. The student must write a casenote based upon one of three cases that are chosen by the editorial board of the Law Review, and the competitor must complete a blue book citation exam. The student is also required to attend all cite checking workshops and other meetings, and follow all instructions as indicated by the Managing Editor. Based upon a combination of grades, results from the citation exam and the quality of the casenote, a student will be chosen for membership as an associate staff. Membership is extended to the chosen students at the beginning of the following fall semester. For more detailed information, please consult the constitution and bylaws. If I choose not to join after my 1L year, can I wait and join later? The Law Review only allows membership for appl
