Journal Day Handbook
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Journal Day Handbook April 13, 2015 2 Journals at Columbia Law School 2015-16 Academic Year Introduction ......................................................................................................... 3 Journal Recruitment Event Schedule……………………………………………4 Comparison of Columbia Law School Journals ................................................. 5 Early Application Process Summary Chart ........................................................ 6 Regular Application Process Summary Chart .................................................... 7 American Review of International Arbitration ................................................... 8 Journal of Asian Law ........................................................................................... 9 Columbia Business Law Review ......................................................................... 10 Journal of Environmental Law ............................................................................ 12 Journal of European Law .................................................................................... 14 Journal of Gender & Law .................................................................................... 16 Human Rights Law Review ................................................................................ 18 Journal of Law & the Arts ................................................................................... 21 Journal of Law & Social Problems ...................................................................... 24 Columbia Law Review ........................................................................................ 26 Journal of Race and Law ..................................................................................... 29 Science & Technology Law Review ................................................................... 31 Journal of Tax Law .............................................................................................. 33 Journal of Transnational Law ............................................................................. 35 3 Columbia Law School Journal Application Process Overview Joining a journal during your time at Columbia can be a remarkably valuable experience. We hope you use this handbook, the presentations at Journal Day, the journal recruitment events (see schedule on page 4) and the information available on the Student Services website and from the journals tabling before and after the Journal Day presentations to learn more about each journal. As you learn about each journal, you will want to think about your own areas of interest and what is most appealing to you. We wanted to give you a brief overview of the journal application process. The main journal application process will take place immediately after 1L exams, from 12:00pm EDT on Friday, May 15th , through 12:00pm EDT on Tuesday, May 26 th . It should not take you 11 days to complete the process; rather, the window for the process is relatively long to accommodate the varying work and travel schedules of students after exams end. During the process, many students participate in the writing component run by the Columbia Law Review. All journals accept the writing component; however, with the exception of the Law Review, a writing sample may be submitted instead. Registration and application submission will take place on LawNet (in My Services under Journals). During the regular application period, you can apply to as many journals as you would like, and you can rank those journals in order of preference. We suggest that you apply to and rank all journals in which you might be interested. Journals will review applications during May, June and early July, and will rank applicants. Applicants will be matched to journals though a matching process, and journals will make offers in July. In addition, some of the journals participate in an early application process, though which each of the participating journals can accept a maximum of EIGHT student members. Students can apply to only ONE of the participating journals during the early process. If you apply to and are accepted by a journal during the early process, that acceptance is BINDING with one exception: you may still apply to the Columbia Law Review during the regular application process, and if you are accepted, you may join the Columbia Law Review. HOWEVER, with that exception, an early application is binding on the student, so this is best for those students have a definite and clearly defined interest. The early application process runs from 10:00am EDT on April 14 th through 4:00pm EDT on April 20th . You will register and submit applications via LawNet (in My Services under Journals). PLEASE NOTE: The application processes are anonymous. Please take care to delete your name from any materials you submit to the journals, and to include the registration number you receive on LawNet in its place. There is information in the handbook about each journal, its vision, the requirements for staffers, and application details. If you have questions about a particular journal, please feel free to contact the journal at the email address provided. For general questions about journals, please contact Anne Green at [email protected]. Good luck! Michelle Greenberg-Kobrin Anne Green 4 Journal Recruitment Events Journal Event Date and Time* American Review of International Arbitration n/a Journal of Asian Law Tuesday, April 21st, evening Tuesday, April 14th, lunch hour (general interest) Columbia Business Law Review Wednesday, April 22nd, evening (diversity) Journal of European Law Wednesday, April 15th, evening Journal of Environmental Law Tuesday, April 14th, lunch hour Human Rights Law Review Thursday, April 16th, lunch hour Journal of Gender + Law Wednesday, April 22nd, lunch hour Journal of Law + the Arts Wednesday, April 22nd, lunch hour Journal of Law + Social Problems Friday, April 17th, lunch hour Monday, April 13th, evening (open house) Tuesday, April 21st, lunch hour (general interest) Wednesday, April 22nd, evening (diversity Columbia Law Review open house) Journal of Race and Law Tuesday, April 14th, lunch hour Science and Technology Law Review Thursday, April 16th, lunch hour Journal of Tax Law Friday, April 17th, lunch hour Journal of Transnational Law Tuesday, April 14th, evening *Individual journals will provide additional event details. 5 ) e t en rag m e it Comparison of m r (Av n ea io rs Columbia Law School ve time com Per Y es ine g eekly Journals Volumes Per YearPa On-l W Note RequirementYear Founded American Review of International Arbitration 4 Varies No Varies No 1991 Journal of Asian Law 2 400 No 2-5 hours No 1987 Columbia Business Law Review 3 1000 Yes ~4-5 hours Yes 1986 Journal of European Law 3 ~600 Yes ~3 hours No 1994 Journal of Environmental Law 2 ~540 Yes 3-4 hrs No 1972 Human Rights Law Review 3 800-850 No 3-6 hours Yes 1968 Journal of Gender + Law 3 500 No 3-4 hrs No 1991 Journal of Law + the Arts 4 500-600 Yes 2-5 hours No 1975 Journal of Law + Social Problems 4 ~750 Yes 3-4 hours Yes 1965 Columbia Law Review 8 2400 Yes 12-18 hours Yes 1901 Journal of Race and Law 2 400-600 Yes 3-4 hours Yes 2010 Science and Technology Law Review 2 500 Yes 2-5 hours No 1998 Journal of Tax Law 2 400-500 Yes 2-5 hours No 2009 Journal of Transnational Law 3 1000 Yes 4-6 hours Yes 1961 Note: Journals without a note requirement may nevertheless invite note submissions. Please read each journal's individual requirements on their handbook page(s). Journal Early Application Process: April 14 - April 20 American Review of International Arbitration Yes Yes Y Journal of Asian Law Yes Yes Yes Columbia Business Law Review No n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a Journal of European Law Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Journal of Environmental Law Yes Human Rights Law Review No n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a Journal of Gender + Law Yes Yes No Yes Yes No Journal of Law + the Arts No n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a Journal of Law + Social Problems Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Columbia Law Review No n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a Journal of Race and Law Yes Yes No Yes Yes No Science and Technology Law Review Yes Yes No Yes Yes No Journal of Tax Law Yes Yes No Yes Yesrly No Appli at o Proce s Journal of Transnational Law No n/a n/a n/a n/aEa n/a c i n s *Personal Statements/Statements of Interest must be individual journals in the Journal Day Handbook. Resume Required PLEASE MAKE SURE THAT ALL APPLICATION MATERIALS CON es Yes Optional No NUMBER FROM LAWNET, AND THAT YOUR NAME DOES NOT APP Grades Required Yes Yes (include Personal Asian language Statement/Statement of Yes abilities, if Interest Required* applicable) Yes Writing Sample Required Yes Yes limited to 500 words, or fewer as specified by Interest in Being 2L Articles Editor Yes 6 No TAIN YOUR REGISTRATION EAR ON THEM. Journal Regular Application Process: May 15 - May 26 American Review of International Arbitration Yes Yes O Journal of Asian Law Yes Yes Optional Yes No Yes Optional Y Columbia Business Law Review Yes Yes Optional Yes No Yes N Journal of European Law Yes Yes Optional Yes No Yes No No Journal of Environmental Law Yes Yes Optional Yes No Yes N Human Rights Law Review Yes Yes Journal of Gender + Law Yes Yes Optional Yes No No Optiona Journal of Law + the Arts Yes Yes Optional Yes No Yes No No Journal of Law + Social Problems Yes Yes Optional Yes No Columbia Law Review Yes No Yes No Yes Yes No No Journal of Race and Law Yes Yes Optional Yes No No No No Science and Technology Law Review Yes Yes Optional Yes N Journal of Tax Law Yes Yes Optional Yes No No No No Journal