The Rutgers Law Journal is a
professional publication devoted to critical discussions of current
legal problems. Issued quarterly, it includes lead articles by
practitioners and scholars, as well as student contributions in the
form of notes and case comments. One issue of the journal each year is
devoted to a survey of state constitutional law. Participation in the
work of the Rutgers Law Journal affords opportunity for
intellectual and professional growth. Students are eligible to receive
academic credit for law journal service.
Invitations for staff
positions are extended to a limited number of first-year students on
the basis of their academic achievement in the first year of law school
and a writing competition. Other students are encouraged to compete for
open positions on the Rutgers Law Journal through
subsequent open-writing competitions. Details of the writing
competition are announced each year during the spring term. Unique
situations, such as transfer students and students returning from
leaves of absence, are handled on an individual basis by the editorial
board.
Members of the editorial board are selected by their predecessors, utilizing the criteria of contribution to the Rutgers Law Journal during the previous year and continued academic excellence. Students also may compete for staff and editorial positions on the Rutgers Journal of Law and Religion.
This journal is the world's first online student-edited law journal
dedicated to the interaction of church and state on a global scale.
Students interested in policy may participate on the Journal of Law and Urban Policy.