University of Memphis Law Review
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The University of Memphis Law Review is a student publication committed to producing a scholarly, legal journal. All of the articles published in the journal are selected by students and edited by students. The notes and comments selected for publication are also written and edited by students. The goal of the law review is to provide a publication that will benefit practitioners, judges, professors, students, and others that use our journal in their practice, on the bench, in the classroom, or in their legal research.
Membership on the University of Memphis Law Review is one of the highest honors a law student can attain. Members vastly improve their legal abilities with respect to writing, researching, and editing. In addition, members have the opportunity to deepen their substantive understanding of diverse legal fields and interact with many of the country’s most highly regarded legal scholars.
The Law Review began publishing a topically arranged loose-leaf in post binders in 1968. Known as the Memphis State University Law Commentary, its first Editor-in-Chief was Charles H. Johnston. Along with the Editor-in-Chief, the Law Review had one Note Editor, one Case Editor, one Managing Editor, four Assistant Editors, and one Staff Member. It was not until 1970 that the Law Review began publishing a journal, titled the Memphis State University Law Review, in the traditional format to accommodate the requirements of the Index to Legal Periodicals. In 1985, the Law School faculty approved awarding three hours of class credit to the staff members who successfully completed all requirements. The faculty also approved awarding four hours of class credit to Editorial Board members who likewise completed all requirements. In 1994, at the beginning of its 25th year, the Law Review officially became known as the University of Memphis Law Review.
In 1993, the National Conference of Law Reviews, an organization of approximately 200 law reviews and journals, selected the University of Memphis Law Review as its first national headquarters, and the Law Review held that position until 2003.
Today, the Law Review publishes four issues per year and is staffed by approximately sixty students. From the third-year members, an Editorial Board consisting of the Editor-in-Chief, the Managing Editor, the Business Editor, the Symposium Editor, one Senior Articles Editor, two Articles Editors, the Senior Notes & Comments Editor, and four Notes & Comments Editors is selected. The selection process for a new Editorial Board typically occurs in early spring. The Editorial Board manages the Law Review, and, as such, establishes policy, oversees production, and handles administrative matters.
