The most effective advocates not only possess excellent oral communications skills but also possess exceptional legal research and writing skills. Students at the Thurgood Marshall School of Law perfect these skills by editing the Thurgood Marshall Law review. Now into its 31st year, the Law Review is an intense legal research and writing forum for legal scholars from around the world.

Participation in Law Review is only open to second-year students after completion of their first year. Eligibility for membership on the staff of the Law Review is determined on the basis of the candidate’s first-year grade point average and participation in a writing competition conducted at the end of each spring semester following comprehensive examinations.

Students who have participated in Law Review for four semesters may enroll and receive credit for the course. These students are responsible for production of the entire law journal including editing legal articles and writing and editing notes and comments. These responsibilities justify the credit awarded in this course.