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Rising second-year students are eligible to participate in the Florida Law Review membership competition, which is given in the early summer after their first year. The Unified Write-On Competition consists of an essay, a Bluebook exam, and a personal statement.
While a few members are selected based on their stellar academic performance, all students, regardless of their class standing, must participate in the competition to receive an invitation to join the Florida Law Review. To maintain the integrity of the selection process, participants’ names are unknown to the selection committee.
Transfer students with four semesters remaining may also participate in a similar competition that is held in the fall.
Once admitted onto the Florida Law Review, members have the primary responsibility of conducting preliminary research edits on articles selected for publication. Additionally, they spend their first year writing a Note, or in-depth legal essay, on a topic of their choice. At the end of the spring semester, many of these Notes are selected for publication in an upcoming issue of the Florida Law Review.
Thank you for your interest in the Florida Law Review. Please direct questions about membership to our Executive Notes & Comments Editor, Pressly Pratt. During the spring semester, the Florida Law Review will conduct orientation meetings to answer questions for anyone interested in becoming a member.
Law Review Information Session:
April 19, 2023, 12 PM
Bluebook Help Session:
April 20, 2023, 12 PM 285B
Law Review Open House:
T.B.D.
2023 Membership Competition Bluebook Exam:
May 12 – May 14, 2023
2023 Membership Competition Essay:
May 12 – May 21, 2023
Executive Notes & Comments Editor:
Pressly Pratt
writeon@floridalawreview.com
Suggested Reading / Exercises:
The Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation
– The Bluebook Online
– LexisNexis Bluebook Citation Workstation
– Strunk & White, The Elements of Style
– Eugene Volokh, Academic Legal Writing
– Richard C. Wydick, Plain English for Lawyers