Posted by Eugene Volokh:
Law Review Write-On Competition Success Story:
http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2007_10_07-2007_10_13.shtml#1192207892
A student, who asked that his name not be used, writes (paragraph
break added):
[I]n the week before the [transfer student] law review competition,
I noticed your book in the library [[1]Academic Legal Writing] and
spent some time reading it. At my previous school, I performed
horribly on the law review competition, and was looking for any
advice on how to turn things around.
I changed my habits during the competition in line with the advice
in your book. Most importantly, I took extra time to edit, and to
do the bluebooking section anew four separate times over the course
of the week.
The advice in your book, combined with some time reading the sample
packets on reserve helped solidify in my mind what I needed to do
to write a successful competition packet. It paid off, and I was
one of three transfers to be admitted to the law review.
Naturally, I'm delighted to hear this.
References
1.
http://www.amazon.com/Academic-Legal-Writing-Articles-Student/dp/1599411954/ref=sr_1_1/103-8407880-1019850?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1192207871&sr=8-1
_______________________________________________
Volokh mailing list
[email protected]
http://lists.powerblogs.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/volokh
