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DESCRIPTION OF P OSITION
About TexasULRThe chief purpose of the Texas Undergraduate Law Review (TexasULR for short) is to encourageundergraduate students with a passion for contemporary legal issues to pursue their passion throughscholarly and academic research. We give undergraduate students across the nation the opportunity toengage legal research and writing and have their work published in a nationally reviewed academic
journal.
When the founders of the Texas Undergraduate Law Review arrived at The University of Texas at Austin,they were immediately amazed by the boundless opportunities for students to explore their passions.
However, among the numerous opportunities for research and exploration, each of them noticed that therewas not an avenue through which students interested in law could seriously engage their interests - and sothe Texas Undergraduate Law Review was born.
Inspired by the work of Dr. Sarah Weddington, and with her help as an adviser, Philip Wiseman, PedroVillalobos, and Ali Raza founded TexasULR and the Texas Undergraduate Law Review Journal.
MissionThe mission of the Texas Undergraduate Law Review is to enrich the education of Texas undergraduatestudents by providing a forum to develop the skills essential to legal scholarship.
We seek to raise awareness of current legal issues, encourage and facilitate academic discourse, anduphold the values of learning, discovery, leadership, academic integrity, and scholarly research.
Position DescriptionEditors are an essential part to the operations of the Texas Undergraduate Law Review. While the work can be challenging at times, it is also very rewarding.
The ideal qualities in a candidate for Editor are:
Punctuality Personally responsible Can take instructions and carry out tasks without heavy dependence on outside assistance Competent writer and researcher Dependable to complete tasks assigned
Editors for the Texas Undergraduate Law Review will be responsible for publishing content in the newlyestablished TULR Monthly pre-law magazine each month. Each Editor will be responsible for writing a
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3-4 page article on a relevant contemporary legal topic that will follow the theme of that month sedition once a month (although articles may not be published in that particular months edition).
Additionally, Editors for the Texas Undergraduate Law Review will be responsible for reviewingsubmissions made to the Texas Undergraduate Law Review Journal , the undergraduate research
journal the Texas Undergraduate Law Review publishes on an annual basis. (NOTE: Editors may submittheir own research to the Texas Undergraduate Law Review Journal for consideration while stillserving as an Editor however, they will be prohibited from participating in the review process for theirparticular submission).
Editors are also responsible for attending bi-weekly Editorial Board meetings to discuss upcomingevents, initiatives, and publications of the Texas Undergraduate Law Review.
Editors will also be expected to attend all events hosted by the Texas Undergraduate Law Review andare encouraged to also participate in activities held by the UT Chapter of Phi Alpha Delta.
Editors can expect a weekly time commitment of between 2-4 hours , with that time commitment
doubling as publishing deadlines get closer.
Editors may also be assigned other tasks by Executive Editors or the Editor-In-Chief as the need arises,but will be notified in advance and given the opportunity to plan and make arrangements to accommodateany requests.
Questions?Feel free to direct any inquiries about the position, timeline for applying, interviews, positionresponsibilities, etc to Philip Wiseman, at [email protected] .
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