Washington and Lee Law Review
Encyclopedia
The Washington and Lee Law Review is a law review
published four times each year by the Washington and Lee University School of Law
. It presents lead article
s contributed by leading scholars, judge
s, and lawyer
s, as well as student notes. Student writers are chosen during the summer after their first year of law school
based upon grades and the results of a writing
competition. Each staff writer develops a topic for original legal research
, and writes over the course of the second year under the supervision of a faculty advisor and student editor
. Selected writers continue as editors in the third year of law school.
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...
published four times each year by the Washington and Lee University School of Law
Washington and Lee University School of Law
The Washington and Lee University School of Law is a private American Bar Association-accredited law school located in Lexington in the Shenandoah Valley region of Virginia. Facilities are currently on the campus of Washington and Lee University in Sydney Lewis Hall...
. It presents lead article
Article (publishing)
An article is a written work published in a print or electronic medium. It may be for the purpose of propagating the news, research results, academic analysis or debate.-News articles:...
s contributed by leading scholars, judge
Judge
A judge is a person who presides over court proceedings, either alone or as part of a panel of judges. The powers, functions, method of appointment, discipline, and training of judges vary widely across different jurisdictions. The judge is supposed to conduct the trial impartially and in an open...
s, and lawyer
Lawyer
A lawyer, according to Black's Law Dictionary, is "a person learned in the law; as an attorney, counsel or solicitor; a person who is practicing law." Law is the system of rules of conduct established by the sovereign government of a society to correct wrongs, maintain the stability of political...
s, as well as student notes. Student writers are chosen during the summer after their first year of law school
Law school
A law school is an institution specializing in legal education.- Law degrees :- Canada :...
based upon grades and the results of a writing
Writing
Writing is the representation of language in a textual medium through the use of a set of signs or symbols . It is distinguished from illustration, such as cave drawing and painting, and non-symbolic preservation of language via non-textual media, such as magnetic tape audio.Writing most likely...
competition. Each staff writer develops a topic for original legal research
Legal research
Legal research is "the process of identifying and retrieving information necessary to support legal decision-making. In its broadest sense, legal research includes each step of a course of action that begins with an analysis of the facts of a problem and concludes with the application and...
, and writes over the course of the second year under the supervision of a faculty advisor and student editor
Editing
Editing is the process of selecting and preparing written, visual, audible, and film media used to convey information through the processes of correction, condensation, organization, and other modifications performed with an intention of producing a correct, consistent, accurate, and complete...
. Selected writers continue as editors in the third year of law school.