Prospective Members

Eligibility

Students who are entering their second year of law school and are in good standing are eligible to apply for membership in the NRJ by participating in the Write On, an annual writing competition held each spring.

Write On Competition

Eligible students participate in the Write On at the end of the spring semester (May-June). Competition submissions are judged anonymously. To maintain anonymity, students are assigned numbers for the competition which are used in place of their name.

The competition is administered under the provisions of the Student Code of Conduct ("The Honor Code"). It is an Honor Code violation to discuss competition materials or your paper with anyone. This moratorium includes discussion of editing, proofreading, and typing.

Papers are scored by current Editorial Board members. Scoring is based on the quality of each paper in the following areas: organization, composition, content, grammar, spelling, punctuation, style, and Bluebook citation form.

Staff Member Responsibilities

Students will be notified by the Editorial Board of their acceptance to the NRJ as staff members. Staff member responsibilities include:

attending training sessions in the summer shortly before fall classes begin (details will be included in the acceptance letter),
proofreading and cite-checking articles for publication.

After successful completion of these requirements, 2L staff members are eligible for positions on the following year’s Editorial Board. A 3L student who does not receive a board appointment may become an assistant editor or a staff writer.