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Every year, law students across the country participate in the ‘write-on competition’ for a shot at the most highly coveted prize in law school: membership on the law review. But until now, law students had nowhere to turn to for reliable information regarding the competition. This book has changed all that. Making Law Review explains how the competition works, and reveals the surprising and innovative techniques students have used to excel in it. Author Wes Henrick… More >>
Making Law Review: The Expert’s Guide to Mastering the Write-on Competition
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#1 by cls11 on March 29, 2010 - 12:33 am
Making Law Review: The Expert’s Guide to Mastering the Write-on Competition I can’t say that I made law review because of this book, but this and Academic Legal Writing were an excellent combination that really put me in an ideal position. We had a week-long writing competition right after exams, and thankfully I had already skimmed these two books beforehand.
and p.s. I purely “wrote on” at a top 5 school, with heavy competition thanks to the crash of the legal economy, so if your dream is to be on your schools law review and you don’t have great grades, don’t give up!!
Rating: 5 / 5
#2 by Nathan Ortega on March 29, 2010 - 3:15 am
I highly recommend this book. It is probably the most helpful resource for law students hoping to make it onto the law review (are there even any others?). I think that making law review sometimes has a lot to do with 1L grades, but to the extent that membership can be gained from the write-on competition (which it can at most law schools), then this book is a must-read.
Rating: 5 / 5
#3 by David Seltzer on March 29, 2010 - 5:54 am
I don’t know what I would have done without this book. I picked it up because I was thinking about trying to write on to law review, but I wasn’t too sold on the whole idea at the time. After reading it, I decided I would definitely give it a shot. And now I am a member of my law school’s law review.
In my opinion, law review is well worth it (though many believe it is only useful if you want a job at a top tier law firm, with a judge, or as a professor). I just got accepted onto law review, so I can’t speak from experience. But talking with members of the class ahead of me, there appears to be a consensus that being on law review serves two important purposes: 1) it boosts your resume in a way no other single accomplishment can; and 2) it gives members the opportunity to greatly improve their legal research and writing skills.
I’m looking forward to it. And I likely would not have succeeded in the write-on competition (and may not have even participated in it) were it not for this book.
Rating: 5 / 5
#4 by A. Simmons on March 29, 2010 - 6:52 am
There are very few books out there that actually give you tangible results after reading them. This is one of them. I almost didn’t read this book because it was unavailable to buy on Amazon.com when I first came across it. But I ended up buying it directly from the publisher and, after reading it, I went into the write-on competition much more prepared than I otherwise would have.
But let me back up. The story of how I acquired this book is worth repeating here. As a 1L this past year, I began thinking about the Law Review during the spring semester. There was a lot of buzz around the campus at that time since the LR members held a meeting to discuss the competition and how to sign up for it. After doing some research about the LR, I decided I needed to at least try to write on to it — the benefits seemed overwhelmingly positive (better job prospects, more options after graduation, etc.). So I decided LR was for me.
Then I approached one of the LR members to ask if he could give me any additional information on how the competition works and how to prepare for it. He seemed nervous and told me that he was not supposed to discuss that with me since it would give me an “unfair advantage.” So I googled “law review competition” and eventually came across this book, Making Law Review. I went to Amazon.com to buy it and it was on backorder, and other sellers were selling it for $125 to $155! Of course, no book is worth dropping that kind of cash. The following day – I remember distinctly it was Sunday, April 19 – the book was no longer selling for $125 to $155. Those copies had been sold and it was now offered for sale at $1,000!
At this point, I began to get desperate. This book was sold out on Amazon and the other sellers were price gauging. I wanted a copy but couldn’t find one. Then I had the common sense to just look up its publisher (most publishers sell copies of the books they publish). And, of course, it was for sale there for less than the cover price. I bought it.
After reading it, I couldn’t believe that I had, just a week before, thought of entering the write-on competition without any information whatsoever on how it works and how to prepare for it. The knowledge I acquired from reading Making Law Review made a big difference for me. The book explains the ins and outs of the write-on competition, describes how to prepare for it, and gives tips on how to write a submission paper. It doesn’t contain any silver bullet secret to guaranteed success in the competition, however. But it is a quick read and contains tons of useful advice.
Here’s my caveat: This book was extremely useful to me because I knew next to nothing about the law review. If you are someone who knows all about the LR and the writing competition, then this book may be of limited use to you. I’ve spoken with law students at other schools who’ve told me that the LR editors at their schools are more than happy to explain the competition to them. If that’s the case, then you should get you information from the LR editors. But if you cannot find the information elsewhere, this book is a good resource.
Rating: 5 / 5
#5 by Randall M. on March 29, 2010 - 6:53 am
Fact No. 1: I read this book about three weeks before the write-on competition.
Fact No. 2: I received a call last week from the Editor in Chief of my school’s law review inviting me to join.
Fact No. 3: I said, “YES!”
I made law review and I’m still in a bit of a haze of disbelief. I’m not sure how much responsibility for me making law review can be attributed to this book. (I’d like to think it was all me.) But I did learn a lot about the write-on competition from reading it.
Making Law Review is an unassuming little book with a big impact that many law students read but few admit it. Most–like me–wait until they find out whether or not they made law review to disclose that they cared enough about the whole process to actually read the book. In my opinion, if you want to make law review, you should read it. I actually checked the book out from my law library, so you may want to see if that’s an option before buying it.
Rating: 5 / 5