Course | Columbia Law School

Columbia Law Review publishes articles and book reviews of scholarly and professional interest by academic authors and practicing attorneys, as well as Notes written by members of the Law Review. Staff members are selected in four ways: solely on the basis of the first-year writing competition; based on a combination of writing competition score and grades; based on a combination of writing competition score, grades, and a personal statement; or through participation in the Publishable Notes Program held during the fall semester of the second year. In addition to writing a Note, staff members bear major responsibility for substantive and technical accuracy of the Law Review's eight issues. Third-year students are responsible for selecting material for the issues and editing the professional and student work.