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Write- On Introduction Wednesday, March 7, 2012

Write- On Introduction Wednesday, March 7, 2012. clrwriteon@gmail.com. Today’s Agenda. Berkeley Law Professor, Bob Berring Editor-in-Chief, Liz Kim Managing Editor, Sam Stefanki Important Dates & Logistics Write-On Basics Case Note Editing Packet Personal Statement Q &A.

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Write- On Introduction Wednesday, March 7, 2012

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  1. Write-On IntroductionWednesday, March 7, 2012 clrwriteon@gmail.com

  2. Today’s Agenda • Berkeley Law Professor, Bob Berring • Editor-in-Chief, Liz Kim • Managing Editor, Sam Stefanki • Important Dates & Logistics • Write-On Basics • Case Note • Editing Packet • Personal Statement • Q&A

  3. Important Dates • CLR Office Hours, March 14th • 3:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m., CLR Office (SC) • CLR Party in the Courtyard, April 4th • 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m., Steinhart Courtyard • Clinics, April 10th (1-5) & 11th (6-9) • 5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m., Boalt Room 110 • Registration, April 16th – April 20th • 12:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m., Donor Lobby (?)

  4. Most Importantly • May 11th (10:00 a.m.) Write-On Begins • May 22nd (8:00 p.m.) Packets Due

  5. Time Commitments • For the Write-On • 12 days, number of hours spent varies • Summer work and other commitments • For CLR • 2 years, approximately 80 hours per semester • You can be a part of other journals and student groups and still be on CLR!

  6. Write-On Clinics • We’ll provide much more specific information and tips on the Write-On process to follow!!! • Case Note • Recent Supreme Court Case • Sources all provided by CLR • Editing Packet • Around 15 pages (taken from current CLR article) • Tools: Bluebook, CLR Style Guide, Source Packet • Personal Statement

  7. Personal Statement Prompt (Last Year 2 Pages Double Spaced) CLR seeks a membership with varied backgrounds and interests. To this end, you may consider discussing how your background, life or work experiences, culture, and perspectives would contribute to the diversity of the entering class. If applicable, you may also describe any adversity that you have overcome, including discrimination, linguistic barriers, or a personal or family history of educational or socioeconomic disadvantage. Most importantly, please illustrate how any of these relevant factors affect the way you think about legal scholarship and the ways you can uniquely contribute to the work and community of the California Law Review.

  8. Some Final Details • How To Prepare • Will not know case know case beforehand • Skills acquired on journal can help you prepare – familiar with legal scholarship, bluebooking, editing • Sample materials (Case Notes, Personal Statement, & part of Editing Packet) available on reserve after Clinics • Registration (4/16-4/20) • Spring Final Exam # • $35 cash or check payable to California Law Review • Packet Pickup / Submission • Pickup is all electronic • Case note and personal statement submitted electronically • Editing packet must be mailed or hand-delivered

  9. Questions? http://www.californialawreview.org/information/about/membership-selection clrwriteon@gmail.com

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