LOYOLA LAW REVIEW
Who we are.
About the Law Review
The Loyola Law Review is a student-produced and student-edited journal that was first established in 1920 as the Loyola Law Journal. A select group of students at Loyola University New Orleans College of Law make all editorial and organizational decisions to publish a journal of legal scholarship that is a useful tool to practitioners, academics, and students alike.
Each year, the Loyola Law Review publishes one volume of two issues consisting of articles by professors, judges and practitioners, as well as student pieces in the form of casenotes on recent court opinions and comments on a specific issue or area of law. The Loyola Law Review strives to guide legal discourse through a rigorous selection and editorial process and provide an opportunity for students to develop their own editing and writing skills.
In addition to its print publication, Loyola Law Review also publishes pieces online in its digital companion — The Forum. Three to four pieces — including casenotes, comments, and articles from students and legal practicioners, are published online in both the Fall and Spring. The Forum is intended to provide another avenue for student publications and one for shorter pieces by legal practitioners.
Membership.
Membership of the Loyola Law Review requires a two-year commitment: one year as a Candidate and one year as a Member.
Loyola Law Review selects candidates each summer from the rising 2L class. There are two ways to become a Candidate of the Loyola Law Review: (1) “grade on” by being in the top 10% of the 1L class after final grades post in the spring, or (2) “write on” by being in the top 33% of the 1L class and participating in the write-on process held each summer. The Editorial Board reviews all written submissions from write-on candidates and extends invitations to join the Loyola Law Review to those who meet the required standards.
All candidates will write a both a casenote, a scholarly work that analyzes a recent and significant case and weighs its real or potential impact on a particular area of law, as well as a comment, a legal commentary addressing a recent development, gap, controversy, or inconsistency in a specific area of law. After completing 2L year as Candidates, rising 3Ls are promoted to Members of the Review and have the opportunity to become an Editor on the Editorial Board.