Announcements
- General Informational Meeting
- Friday, February 13, 2009
- 12:15 – 1:15 p.m. at Room 114
- Mandatory Informational Meeting Scheduled for Monday, April 6, 2009
- 12:15 – 1:15 p.m. at Room 105
- Grade release form may be submitted at this meeting, but it must be submitted by May 22, 2009.
- Resume and Personal Statement may be submitted by from April 13, 2009–May 22, 2009 .
Overview
Each spring, Jurimetrics solicits applications from all first-year students at the Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law, Arizona State University.* Currently, the applications process consists of submitting the following documents: (1) a signed grade release form, (2) resume, and (3) a personal statement.
Once the applications are received, the senior editorial board reviews each application for a variety of criteria including interest in Jurimetrics , legal writing ability based on 1L writing grades, academic and professional backgrounds, and expected future fields of practice. The selection process is holistic and is not based on any explicit weighting. Typically, 15–20 students are extended invitations to become associate editors.
Becoming an Associate Editor
Associate editors have two primary responsibilities. First, they write a publishable quality article, called a “case note" or "comment,” on a topic of their choosing. As the name implies, case notes typically focus and expound upon a recently decided case that has particular relevance to law, science, and technology. Comments go beyond the focus of a single case and typically discuss an area or point of law relevant to law, science, and technology. Drafts of student articles are submitted throughout the fall and very early spring semester. Each associate editor works with a faculty member with expertise relevant to the area of his or her article. A senior editor, a writing instructor (if available), and the Faculty Editor also review the articles and provide extensive feedback.
Second, associate editors participate in the publishing of Jurimetrics by cite checking articles that have been chosen for publication. When articles are submitted, it is the responsibility of the senior editorial board to determine whether the length, topic, and quality are appropriate for publication in Jurimetrics. After articles have been accepted for publication and edited for style and content, the production editors work with the associate editors to ensure that the citations are accurate and support the propositions for which they are cited.
In addition, associate editors attend a series of workshops in the fall and early spring to assist them with all stages of their writing and to acclimate them to the Jurimetrics production process. In late spring, associate editors participate in a "seminar day" in which they present and discuss their papers in the style of a graduate school seminar.
Why Join Jurimetrics?
Jurimetrics provides a variety of academic benefits to students. Completion of the case note or comment as an associate editor fulfills the “substantial paper” writing requirement for graduation. In addition, Jurimetrics 2L associate editors receive 1 credit in the fall in connection with an independent study with the primary faculty supervisor of each article. They may receive another 1 credit in the spring in revising their articles for publication and participating in the seminar day described above. As 3Ls, Executive Board Members receive 2 credits each semester and Articles Editors receive 1 credit each semester. These credits will all be non-graded Pass-Fail.
For many students, the process of producing an article of publishable quality for a peer-reviewed journal such as Jurimetrics is the single most rewarding and most educational experience of their law school careers. Among the additional benefits of Jurimetrics are the opportunities to work with authors and publications on the cutting edge of legal issues that intersect the areas of law, science, and technology, form strong connections with the Center for the Study of Law, Science, and Technology, interact with fellow law students and faculty with similar interests, and network with former Jurimetrics editors and other attorneys practicing in the areas of law, science, and technology.
More information about Jurimetrics may be found here.
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* For questions about the application process, contact Michael Donovan
(Michael.J.Donovan@asu.edu), Ben Herbert (Benjamin.Herbert@asu.edu),
Alice Jones (Alice.Jones@asu.edu), or Blair Moses (Blair.Moses@asu.edu).
For additional information about being a Jurimetrics associate editor, contact Bryan Treglia (Bryan.Treglia@asu.edu). |
