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The Penn State Law Review extends annual membership invitations to rising second-year students at the conclusion of the spring semester. Of the available membership invitations, one-half are based upon grades and the other half are based upon evaluations of the write-on competition, which commences during the summer. [6]

Associate editors

Selected second-year law students participate as associate editors of the Law Review. Duties of the associate editors include checking sources cited in the articles pending publication to ensure accuracy and compliance with the most recent edition of the Bluebook and Law Review local rules. The associate editors are also required to produce a legal comment of publishable quality on a topic of their choosing. Once complete, the student-written comments are reviewed and graded by the Law Review comments editors, with the top scored comments selected for publication in the journal.

Editorial board

The Penn State Law Review is managed by an editorial board. [7] Following successful completion of their duties as associate editors, second-year law review members may choose to run for a position on the Law Review's editorial board, assuming their roles in their third years. The Penn State Law Review editorial board presently consists of the following positions: editor-in-chief, managing editor, executive articles editor, executive comments editor, articles editors, comments editors, research editor, and online editor. The editorial board comprises the managing body of the journal, and day-to-day law review operations are carried out by the efforts of the editorial board. Third-year non-editorial board members serve as senior editors and act, in part, as advisers to the associate editors and assistants to the editorial board members.

Online companion

Penn State Law Review also publishes an online companion called Penn Statim. [8] Penn Statim contains the Law Review's printed content in electronic format, as well as exclusive online scholarship submitted by academics, professionals, and law students on various topics concerning the law. [9] The online companion also houses The Forum Blog, a less formal platform for Penn State Law students and others to write short blog posts on contemporary legal issues of interest. [10]

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