LAWS 2359 & 2360 ‑ Dalhousie Law Journal Editorial Assistantship

LAWS 2359 & 2360
CREDIT HOURS: 3 LAWS 2359 (1 credit) LAWS 2360 (2 credits)

During the academic year, each student will be assigned three or four articles accepted by the Journal for publication for which they will be responsible from the selection process to the end published article. They will work closely with the editor and a student in the Dalhousie Law Journal Advanced Legal Writing course in this process. There will be a class meeting every second week throughout the year. The timing of these meetings will be set in September and a time will be chosen that does not clash with students' other classes. These meetings will give the faculty editor and students in both this course and the Dalhousie Law Journal Advanced Legal Writing Course the chance to discuss their assignments and any challenges the articles present, as well as the ongoing operations of the Journal. The meetings will also allow the group to vet new submissions. The class is not primarily instructional but operates to provide a common time and venue for meetings. Students will also be required during the second term to work with volunteer first years, training those students on the art of footnote review. Finally, students will each be required to work with several DLJ authors (or Schulich School of Law faculty members) on a podcast, blog or other dissemination tool to support and promote the work of that author. The work on the Journal itself will enable students to learn what good academic writing is. They will have the opportunity to read in areas of law to which they might not otherwise be exposed.

NOTE: Students taking this course must register in and complete LAWS 2359 & 2360 in consecutive terms; credit will not be granted if courses are not completed consecutively. Up to four students will be selected for the position of editorial assistant on the Dalhousie Law Journal each year.

Prerequisite(s): None.
Co-requisite(s): None.
Assessment Method: Work on assigned articles, class participation and final submitted review/comment. It does NOT fulfill the law school's major paper requirement. Students will be assessed on assigned articles, class participation and final submitted review/comment. Pass, fail or honours.
Restrictions: Restricted to second and third year students in the JD program or JD-combined programs. Even within those programs, students can register only with permission and overrides from the law school.