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UMKC Law Review brings worldwide recognition
Megan Henderson
Issue date: 10/8/07 Section: News
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Law students are always looking for an extra edge for their résumés, something to put them ahead of other applicants in their post-Law School careers.
The UMKC Law Review provides that edge, according to Aaron Kirkland, Law Review editor in chief.
"It's a great opportunity," Kirkland said. "I recommend anybody just try it."
The Law Review is entirely student-run, he said. Faculty advisers make suggestions, but decisions are up to the students.
"We run a business," Kirkland said. "It's completely us."
The UMKC Law Review puts out one volume each year. It is published in four sections, November through May. The volume contains legal works of law professors, judges and practicing lawyers, according to the Law Review Web site. The sections are put together by members of the Law Review board and "staffers," Kirkland said.
Students can get involved with the Law Review after their first semester of Law School. They start out as staffers and must submit writing and prove their citing abilities. Grades are also considered when choosing staffers, Kirkland said. After being staffers, students are eligible to apply for positions on the Law Review board.
"Students learn to blue book and cite and to write scholarly articles," he said.
Involved students can also be published. This is a major incentive for some students, Kirkland said. Staffers write notes, or specific, in-depth analyses of one area of law. Members of the board write comments. These are more broad topics that discuss how areas of law interrelate.
The notes and comments section also add to the Law Review an aspect that anyone can appreciate.
"Law can be stuffy, non-humanistic," Kirkland said. "It puts personality back in law. You can read these for enjoyment."
Kirkland described the notes and comments published in the Law Review.
"We write about whatever is timely, interesting and relevant," he said. "How often do you get the opportunity to be published for people all over the world to see?"
The UMKC Law Review provides that edge, according to Aaron Kirkland, Law Review editor in chief.
"It's a great opportunity," Kirkland said. "I recommend anybody just try it."
The Law Review is entirely student-run, he said. Faculty advisers make suggestions, but decisions are up to the students.
"We run a business," Kirkland said. "It's completely us."
The UMKC Law Review puts out one volume each year. It is published in four sections, November through May. The volume contains legal works of law professors, judges and practicing lawyers, according to the Law Review Web site. The sections are put together by members of the Law Review board and "staffers," Kirkland said.
Students can get involved with the Law Review after their first semester of Law School. They start out as staffers and must submit writing and prove their citing abilities. Grades are also considered when choosing staffers, Kirkland said. After being staffers, students are eligible to apply for positions on the Law Review board.
"Students learn to blue book and cite and to write scholarly articles," he said.
Involved students can also be published. This is a major incentive for some students, Kirkland said. Staffers write notes, or specific, in-depth analyses of one area of law. Members of the board write comments. These are more broad topics that discuss how areas of law interrelate.
The notes and comments section also add to the Law Review an aspect that anyone can appreciate.
"Law can be stuffy, non-humanistic," Kirkland said. "It puts personality back in law. You can read these for enjoyment."
Kirkland described the notes and comments published in the Law Review.
"We write about whatever is timely, interesting and relevant," he said. "How often do you get the opportunity to be published for people all over the world to see?"
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