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Law School Course

Journal of Legal Pro. Review – Lead Editor

LAW 861 | 1-6 Hours

The Journal of Legal Profession’s Lead Editor prepares each journal article for spading, creates a source list for each article, reads each article and marks uncited assertions before spading begins, distributes articles between spading groups/makes spade assignments, supervises and reviews the work of the Articles and Junior/Senior Editors and provides feedback, and informs the Editor in Chief, Managing Editor, and Executive Editor of any disciplinary problems (e.g. lack of effort, late assignments, etc.) This course will be graded Pass/D/Fail. This course is only open to students who are serving in the listed role on the designated journal.