The American Journal of Trial Advocacy is a law review

Law review

A law review is a scholarly journal focusing on legal issues, normally published by an organization of students at a law school or through a bar association...

 edited and published entirely by students at Cumberland School of Law

Cumberland School of Law

Cumberland School of Law is an ABA accredited law school at Samford University in Birmingham, Alabama. The 11th oldest law school in the United States, it is 160 years old and has more than 11,000 graduates. Its alumni include two United States Supreme Court Justices; Nobel Peace Prize recipient...

. It covers all aspects of trial advocacy

Trial (law)

In law, a trial is when parties to a dispute come together to present information in a tribunal, a formal setting with the authority to adjudicate claims or disputes. One form of tribunal is a court...

 and was established in 1977 by Dean

Dean (education)

In academic administration, a dean is a person with significant authority over a specific academic unit, or over a specific area of concern, or both...

 Donald E. Corely. The journal publishes "Trial Techniques", how-to discussions of proven trial tactics that include supporting case law and other research.

Publication

The journal publishes articles addressing proven tactics and techniques at the pre-trial

Lawsuit

A lawsuit or "suit in law" is a civil action brought in a court of law in which a plaintiff, a party who claims to have incurred loss as a result of a defendant's actions, demands a legal or equitable remedy. The defendant is required to respond to the plaintiff's complaint...

, trial

Trial (law)

In law, a trial is when parties to a dispute come together to present information in a tribunal, a formal setting with the authority to adjudicate claims or disputes. One form of tribunal is a court...

, and appellate

Appeal

An appeal is a petition for review of a case that has been decided by a court of law. The petition is made to a higher court for the purpose of overturning the lower court's decision....

level. Student-written notes, comments, and recent developments focus on new developments in the law that most directly affect trial practice and procedure. The circulation of the journal reaches all fifty states as well as eight foreign countries.

Membership

Journal members are selected from a highly competitive candidates program. Students ranked at the top one-third of their class and select winners of writing and advocacy competitions are offered an opportunity to attempt to write-on to the journal.