Prospective Members
How do I join?
Every spring semester, 1Ls may compete for a spot on Journal. Every fall semester, transfer students have the opportunity to compete in a transfer competition. Please click here for more information regarding the write-on competition.
Why the Journal?
The Journal publishes articles by noted legal scholars. Recent examples include Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg, Erwin Chemerinsky, and Ralph Nader. As a member of the Journal, you will have the opportunity to edit work of this caliber. Moreover, as a symposium-based law review, the Journal sponsors a conference in conjunction with most volumes. As such, you might have an opportunity to meet and interact with our authors prior to editing their work.
Additionally, all members of the Journal have the opportunity to write a note on a topic of their choosing. The Journal has an extensive mentoring program to help each member produce a paper of publishable quality.
Though the Journal is committed to publishing a quality product, it makes a conscious effort to foster camaraderie and have a good time in the process.
If you have further questions, please contact John Kemp (jskemp@wulaw.wustl.edu), Kate Lewis (kllewis@wulaw.wustl.edu), or Steve Winter (siwinter@wulaw.wustl.edu). If you would like a complimentary copy of the Journal, stop by the Journal office in Seigle Hall, room 213.
We truly hope that you choose to join the Journal.
Testimonials
Reproduced below are past and present Journal member’s candid comments about being a member of the Journal:
“My first two children will be named Law and Policy, respectively.” – Nick Weil (2005)
“I want to fill a kiddie-pool with volumes of the Journal, and then wallow in it all day long, in my skivvies.” -Robb Preston (2006)
“I had a hole in my life. I tried to fill it with booze, women and frisbees, but nothing worked. Then I found the Journal – now I’m complete.” – John Haugen (2006)
“I tried to pick a girl up at a bar by telling her that I wrote for the Journal, but she thought I was just exaggerating.” – Patrick Blanton (2005)
“I sit in the Journal office all day long - not because I have things to do, but rather, I like the food, the people, and the food.” –Adam Zuckerman (JD/MBA 2007)
“I save time and money at the Holidays – hard-bound, foil-stamped volumes make great gifts for everyone on my list!” –Rochelle Skolnick
"Writing for the Journal proved once and for all that "Hooked on Phonics" worked for me!" -James Beal (2006)
“The Journal of Law & Policy is a lot like the Journal I had in middle school in that I put my heart and soul into every page. However, now I write about salient legal issues rather than my burning passion for Corey Feldman.” –Courtney Brunsfeld (2006)
“Our bindings are hard, like my biceps” –Paul Evans (2006)
“The only real drawback is that it’s hard to focus on my work with so many wildly attractive people in the office all time.” –Kris Ring (2006)
“I’m Livin’ la Vida Journal” –Heather Buethe (2006)
"If my husband and I were stranded on a frozen tundra, with nothing but a match and a copy of the Journal, I would torch my husband to stay warm, and read by the light of the blaze." -Laura Vanderstappen (2006)
“It took me a little while to get used to the celebrity status that comes with being a member of the Journal, but now that I’m used to the paparazzi, the fame and fortune are GREAT!” –Ben Rothmel (2006)
“Being a member of the Journal has enabled me to expand my vocabulary. For this reason, I think that the Journal is really, really . . . good.” –Amanda Lundeen (2006)
“I love the Journal, except when Preston makes up stupid quotes and attributes them to me without my permission.” –Jason Koslofsky (2006)
“The Journal is my mistress. Well, I guess technically speaking it can’t be my mistress since I don’t have a wife, or a fiancé, or a girlfriend, or any female acquaintances . . . but you know what I mean.” – Robb Preston (2006)
Note: The foregoing quotations were not uttered by actual Journal members. Any likeness or similarity between these quotes and reality is purely coincidental, except for the last quote, which is substantially accurate.
