Join the Washington and Lee Law Review

The staff of the Law Review is made up of second- and third-year law students.  Second-year students are chosen as a result of their participation in the annual "Write-On" competition that is held at the end of their first year.  The "Write-On" is a rigorous competition and selection process.   The application process begins with a series of short meetings to familiarize applicants with the Law Review and its writing and citation styles.  No positions are awarded to students based solely on grades. 

Candidates are asked to participate in a writing competition requiring them to write a paper outlining their solution to a complex problem, supplied by the Law Review, along with supporting cases and other sources.  The submissions are anonymous and are graded by the Law Review's editorial board.  The authors of the top six submissions receive automatic invitations to join the Law Review.  The remaining twenty staffwriters are chosen by combining their writing scores and their first-year grades, with fall semester grades, spring semester grades, and the "Write-On" score each comprising one-third of the total score.