law review

Student-edited legal periodical

A law review is a scholarly journal published by law students at a university, featuring articles on legal topics by professors, judges, and practitioners.

Serving on the law review is a prestigious position for law students, typically earned through grades or a writing competition: She made law review her second year.

Law review articles are frequently cited in legal arguments and judicial opinions.

publication

journal

Record of daily events

articlesWritten works or items
editorialPublication's official viewpoint article
citationMention of a source

submissions · footnotes · abstract · bibliography · symposium · volume · issue · editor · masthead · bluebook

scholarship

jurisprudence

Philosophy governing legal systems

doctrineEstablished body of teachings
legal theoryDoctrine explaining law's foundations
commentaryExplanatory remarks on events

treatise · precedent · legal research · judicial opinion · civil rights · legal reform · briefs · litigation · advocacy · jurists

Categories

journalsjournals, journal, diary, diaries, personal diaries
sourcesbook, encyclopedia, source, journals, magazine
law schoollegal education, 1L, first year, JD, JD degree
law school activitiesmoot court, mock trial, legal clinic
law school groupsmoot court, mock trial, legal aid, student bar, legal clinics
legal educationlegal education, moot court, legal training, LLM, JD

Opposites

publication type and purpose

law reviewcase file

Documents about one matter

legal brief · court filing · police report · arrest record · pleadings

scholarly vs. practical legal documents

law reviewcourt filing

Document submitted to tribunal

legal brief · deposition · pleading · motion · court order

formal academic vs. popular legal media

law reviewLaw & Order

Enforcement and adjudication

Family

law, review, lawyer, outlaw, laws, lawful, lawless, reviews, unlawful

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