To apply for Law Review membership, first-year students must participate in the 2024 Write-On Competition, which will be held Saturday, May 4, through Friday, May 10. To be eligible for the Write-On Competition, first-year law students are required to attend the 1L Write-On Information Session on Monday, March 25, at 4:00 pm in the Bryan Cave Moot Courtroom. During the Information Session, first-year law students will learn more about the registration process, hear from all the journals’ Editor-in-Chiefs or Managing Editors, and receive tips on how to prepare for the Write-On Competition.
The Write-On Competition consists of multiple parts. In the first part, students perform technical edits on an unpublished piece of writing to demonstrate their mastery of grammar and Bluebook rules. In the second part, students showcase their writing skills through a case comment, which describes, analyzes, and critiques a court’s decision in a particular case.
In advance of the Write-On Competition, the Law Review also hosts a variety of information sessions and events throughout the month of April.