St. John's Law Review is a
student-run organization that publishes scholarly articles of legal
significance. First published in 1926, the Law Review
publishes four issues each year. The Law Review also
publishes two issues of The Journal of Catholic Legal Studies, a scholarly
journal devoted to the study of law and religion in general, and
law and Catholicism in particular. Membership
is offered to those students who at a minimum finish in the top 1/3
of the class and successfully complete a writing competition held
at the end of the first-year day and second-year evening
programs.
Aside from serving as an academic forum,
the Law Review has two other goals. First, it provides
students with the opportunity to develop their research, writing,
and analytical skills through the scholarly treatment of current
legal issues. Second, the journal serves as an effective
research tool for practitioners, judges, and students of the
law.
All articles accepted for publication in
the Law Review—even those from recognized figures in the law—are
subject to an editorial process that is intended to strengthen both
the substantive and technical aspects of the piece. Member
responsibilities include verifying sources, checking citations,
proofreading, and critically analyzing these articles.
Members are also given the opportunity to write Notes, Comments and
Recent Developments for publication. Accordingly, each issue
contains pieces by student editors as well as outside
authors.