Hello everyone – just a quick note now that our program has gotten underway:

TO ALL PROSPECTIVE CANDIDATES – PLEASE READ THE PROGRAM INSTRUCTIONS FIRST BEFORE CONTACTING ANY OF THE LAW REVIEW STAFF WITH QUESTIONS.  I’ve been getting a lot of questions that 1) shouldn’t even be directed to me because of the anonymity barrier that we set up during the program and 2) would be easily answered by merely reading the program instructions.  The program instructions are the governing rules for the program and should have all the information you need.

Also note that we have a hard GPA cutoff for eligibility.  Now that the program is started we are no longer accepting individual petitions for a variance in our requirements.

And finally, all entries need to be completely your own personal effort, from start to finish - not only are you not allowed to consult with any others (students and non-students) during the writing process, you are not allowed to consult with any others in discussing the topic.

If you have any questions about the program between now and the first week of August, please contact the staff members listed in the Program Instructions.  And, don’t forget the Program Materials are linked in the post below this one.

The 2010 Summer Candidacy Program Materials are now posted.

In advance of our open informational session, here are some FAQs about the Chicago-Kent Law Review Summer Candidacy Program.

Question:  Is the Summer Candidacy Program a writing competition where only a fixed number of candidates will be invited to join Law Review?

Answer: No.  The Summer Candidacy Program is not a writing competition and the Law Review does not have a formal limit on the number of candidates it invites.  The Chicago-Kent Law Review will invite all candidates whose submissions meet the Law Review’s standards.  In previous years, the Law Review invited a significant number of participants to join based on their performance in the Summer Candidacy Program.

Question:  Does the Summer Candidacy Program require extensive research?

Answer: No.  The Summer Candidacy Program utilizes a closed-research format, and outside research is not permitted. Each candidate’s analysis is confined to the sources in the 2009 Summer Candidacy Program Packet.  The Program Packet will be accessible on the new Chicago-Kent Law Review website (www.cklawreview.com) on July 1, 2010.

Question: How are Summer Candidacy Program submissions evaluated?

Answer: The Chicago-Kent Law Review Executive Board judges papers on their own merits based on analytical ability, writing ability and style, ability to develop endnotes,

proper ALWD form, and appropriate use of sources. Additionally, all papers are submitted anonymously, so the Executive Board will not know the identities of any candidates.

Question: How many members of the current Chicago-Kent Law Review wrote-on?

Answer: A substantial percentage of the Law Review’s current membership consists of students who successfully participated in the Summer Candidacy Program.  In fact, around half of the current Executive Board wrote-on to Law Review. The Chicago-Kent Law Review values the Summer Candidacy Program and is proud to accept qualified candidates based on their performance in the program.

As previously announced, the 2010 Summer Candidacy Program will run from July 1-19

If you have any questions before the Summer Candidacy Program, please contact Executive Notes and Comments Editor, Andrew Jung at ajung@kentlaw.edu

The following students have graded onto the Chicago-Kent Law Review!  You all will have an opportunity to accept an invitation to become a member of the Review.  Please expect an email from me sometime next week.  Congratulations! 

Travis M. Bayer 
Katherine G. Cisneros 
Jeffrey M. Cisowski 
Katherine L. Goyert 
Richard E. Gutierrez 
Jacquelyn M. Hill 
Michael R. Johnson 
David G. Jorgensen 
Brian L. Kebbekus 
John K. Kennedy 
Margaret K. Master 
Diana W. Myers 
Kelly Noonan 
Bradley E. Puklin 
Rachel A. Remke 
Matthew B. Rudolph 
Charles M. Spiekerman 
Caroline A. Teichner 
Jonathan R. Walton 
Jordan E. Wilkow     

- Brian Langs

TO: All prospective Law Review candidates

Confirming our Open Informational Session next week:
For any students interested in the Law Review or the Summer Candidacy Program, the Law Review will be holding an open informational session on Tuesday, June 29th from 8:30 to 9:30 pm in Room 580.  We will go through the Program requirements and instructions and have an open “question and answer” session about the Program and the Law Review generally.  If you have any questions about the Program and cannot make the informational session, please contact me.

 
Regards,
 
Andrew M. Jung
Executive Notes and Comments Editor,
Chicago-Kent Law Review
ajung@kentlaw.edu

We have confirmed that the Summer Candidacy Program will run from July 1 to July 19.  For further details on how the program works generally, feel free to check out the materials from last year’s program that have been left under the “Prospective Members” tab and the “Summer Candidacy Materials” sub-folder.  We will have the updated materials (minus the actual problem, of course) posted to that area of our website next week.

- Andrew