LAW 7860 - Law Review

Prerequisite, consent of instructor. The Chapman Law Review is a legal journal edited and published by School of Law students selected on the basis of academic achievement and a writing competition. Students on the Chapman Law Review receive credit for demonstrable competence in scholarly writing and editing. The production of a student note (whether published or not) may satisfy either the Scholarly Writing requirement if the note meets the standards set by the faculty advisor. Subject to approval prior to registration by the faculty advisor, academic credit is awarded as follows: 1) staff members receive one graded unit of academic credit in the second semester that they have served on the staff; and, thereafter, 2) editors may each receive up to three ungraded units of academic credit per semester of participation in their final year of law school. In addition, each Staff Editor [2L’s] enroll in Directed Research during the semester that they are writing a student note for up to three (3) units. Letter grade. 1-4 credits.