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William Mitchell Law Review

William Mitchell Law Review. Write-on Informational Session. Agenda. Why Law Review Matters Time Commitment and Tasks The Write-On Process Write-On Tips and Strategies. Why Law Review Matters. Two Credits Writing and editing experience

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William Mitchell Law Review

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  1. William Mitchell Law Review Write-on Informational Session

  2. Agenda • Why Law Review Matters • Time Commitment and Tasks • The Write-On Process • Write-On Tips and Strategies

  3. Why Law Review Matters • Two Credits • Writing and editing experience • Employers value editing skills, attention to detail, and proven writing ability • Create two impressive writing samples • Opportunity to publish long paper • Resume builder • OCI • Clerkships

  4. What to Expect • Time Commitment • Very doable - even if you work part-time or full time • Authority checks: 3-10 hours per week • Long Paper: Due around November 1 • Allocate two credits as you choose

  5. Long Paper • Write a 50+ page journal article • You get to pick your topic • Top four or five published • Satisfies long paper requirement • Pass/fail

  6. Authority Checks • One to three each week • Take between three and ten hours. • Longer at first • Depends on the length of the article • Tasks • Ensure cited authority supports author’s assertions • Proofread text • Ensure that citations are formatted exactly as the Bluebook prescribes

  7. How Authority Checks Work

  8. Take This

  9. And This

  10. And Transform It into This

  11. The Write-On Process • The ONLY way to get on Law Review • 3 Weeks • May 21 to June 11 • Case Note • Analyze a recent MN Supreme Court decision • Max 20 pages; Minimum 8 pages text and 8 pages footnotes • You will be assigned an editor for guidance • Bluebook Quiz • 50 citation problems

  12. Timeline • Library, LexisNexis, and WestLaw Training Sessions • May 19, 20, and 21 • Professor Knapp: How to Write a Case Note • May 20 at 6.30pm in the Auditorium • Competition • START - May 21 at 5PM: Cases and Bluebook Quiz posted • END - June 11 at 5PM: Case Notes and Bluebook Quiz due • Decisions • Late June or early July

  13. Write-On Tips • Read the entire Bluebook • Assume nothing • Tabs • Use the index • Case Note • Use your editors • Read case notes selected for publication last year • Write-On Handbook

  14. Write-On Strategies • Complete a first draft in the first week • But take it slow if you have burn-out from finals • Take Professor Knapp’s advice seriously • Mindset • Treat it like a job • Tell family and friends school is not over • You can do it in 2 weeks – 3rd week built in for flexibility • Talk to current members • FINISH

  15. Questions?

  16. What’s Next? • Sign up! • Stop by our table in the breezeway the week of April 15 • Email with topic and write-on ID in early May • Write-On Handbook and Bluebook instructions available mid-May • Professor Knapp: How to Write a Case Note • May 20 at 6.30pm in the Auditorium

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