Making Law Review : The Expert's Guide to Mastering the Write-on Competition      by Henricksen, Wes

Some believe that the time necessary to serve on your law school's law review is excessive and better spent studying or managing contacts with prestigious firms. Practitioner Hendrickson, however, points out that in the vast majority of cases, making law review is an essential first step for those planning a successful career. With this is mind, he gives those preparing to apply a step up in this thoroughly practical guide to the written portion of the application. He begins by advising readers how to choose a topic and then works through the requisite dozen steps to a finished product, from research to writing, re-writing, reviewing, and formatting. He includes such ideas born from experience as having a range of reviewers peruse your paper before you submit it, and the result is a compact and concise checklist with an insider's point of view. Annotation ©2009 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)