How Do You Write A Law Review Article (Comment)?
Writing a law review article or comment is both time consuming and rewarding. If you are successful, then your article will be published and stored in Westlaw and Lexis for generations to come. A published comment or law review article also offers prestige and a sense of accomplishment (as well as a resume booster). Follow these tips to write a publication quality law review article. First, you need to come up with a good topic. Look for circuit splits or controversial areas of law. You can argue for a change in the law or the way you feel the law should be. In looking for a topic, make sure you search Westlaw and/or Lexis to see if someone else has already written on it. You want an article that is new or one that adds significant material (or a new twist) to an old article. Find something you are interested in as it will make it easier to write. Start doing some research. This is time-consuming but you need to find enough material to get you started (and trust me, you will have to ke
How Do You Write A Law Review Article (Comment)?