Junior staff are expected to write a publishable student note. Before the start of the fall term, junior staff members spend approximately one week conducting preliminary research for development of their note topic and final topic selection. Junior staff are also expected to verify citations, correct errors of form, and proofread articles which have been accepted for publication. Rewards of Journal membership are significant. Student editors gain substantial writing and editing experience.
Editors have the opportunity to influence legal scholarship and to create scholarship of their own.
A major benefit of journal participation is publication of one's written work. The published note can be a source of satisfaction as well as tangible evidence of ability and accomplishment. All notes are signed, and some authors have found their work cited in casebooks and in the decisions of both federal and state courts. Members are selected on the basis of writing ability after completion of their first year. The Law School encourages all student groups and organizations to create and maintain their own home pages on the World Wide Web.