[blindlaw] Urgent: Seeking Volunteer Editors for J.

[Norman, Gary C. (CMS/OSORA)]

Greetings:


Do please share the below information with your network and within your respective law schools or other graduate programs. The below stated may be a great opportunity to obtain experience this forthcoming summer. Our volunteers on the first issue worked hard but gained much. Our hope is to obtain externship credits for our volunteer students in the future. Although that day is not today. Law students, other graduate students for generalized editing work, and any of the aforesaid who are people with disabilities are encouraged to apply.  If you have questions, after reading the below, contact me.


LAW JOURNAL STAFF SOLICITATION


The Mid-Atlantic Journal on Law & Public Policy is actively seeking a limited number of Staff or Student Editors to participate in our second edition (Volume 2) to be published December, 2013 - January, 2014.  This is our typical schedule.  As with the first, the second edition will be predominantly based in the burgeoning field of Animal Law but may incorporate other Mid-Atlantic law and policy issues.  The only expertise necessary is a willingness to roll up your sleeves and dedicate your time to a worthwhile cause.

Serving as an editor is not without its advantages.  Students and young lawyers will be offered the opportunity to publish a Note or an article for our journal that will have Westlaw citations.  There are sundry awards for which students and young lawyers, who serve on the Journal, are eligible.  Do be sure you have no conflicts before contacting us.

Requirements and background on responsibilities: Journal members may not concurrently serve on any other journal or law review, but Journal staff will consider exceptions.  The work will primarily be performed electronically as we are an online journal with print copies made for our staff and writers.  The Journal is based on the model of say Politico that has a limited paper based issuance.  Initial time commitment is flexible but will be about ten hours max per week for the next few months with increased time commitments near the deadlines.  As needed or relevant, training will be provided.

Who may apply?  In addition to young lawyers, second or third year law students in the JD program or LLM students may apply.  Other graduate students are invited to apply.  However, such non-lawyer students will do generalized editing work and other duties as assigned, such as serving as a Business Editor.  Evening law students, who believe they meet this criteria, are encouraged to apply.

Management: Students are encouraged to participate on the Journal including in senior editor and management positions, and may continue to participate even after graduation.  If you have experience serving on a law journal and would like to serve on our Journal's senior staff, we have a variety of positions open (from Editor in Chief through Associate Editor).  Please do review the positions on our masthead -- http://www.midatlanticjournal.com/masthead.html -- and make this clear in your cover letter by using bold font.

People with disabilities are encouraged to participate in the Journal and in the general work of the Lyceum.  Indeed, the board is comprised of many persons with disabilities, including, but not limited to this author.

For further information, or to send in your application (resume attached and cover letter pasted into the email body please), please contact the Journal staff at MidAtlanticJournal at gmail.com<mailto:MidAtlanticJournal at gmail.com> with Gary C. Norman as a copy at GLNorman15 at hotmail.com<mailto:GLNorman15 at hotmail.com>. If you have questions, do not hesitate to telephone me at (410) 241-6745.

The Journal is a non-profit entity and there should be no conflicts with using your Westlaw/LexisNexis accounts for research.  The Journal is the benefactor of a grant by the Maryland Bar Foundation.  Please do discuss your password access with the law school if you have any questions about that.


I do apologize for the extensive length of this missive.  As you are able to read, this had much information to share.


Sincerely,
Gary C. Norman, Esq. L.L.M.
Co-founder and President of the Lyceum; and Co-Editor-N-Chief