Journals
The law school has a unique method for selecting associates to its three law reviews. Unlike other schools that base placement entirely on grades, the University of Missouri uses a write-on system. After the final exams in the spring semester have been returned, packets are made available to all interested students. In the packet are two assignments: the first is a case and citations to other sources; and the second is a mock list of footnotes. Applicants to the law reviews must write a case note based on the case in the packet, using as citations only those sources specifically listed; applicants must also meet minimum page length and minimum footnote requirements. Applicants must also edit the mock list of footnotes for errors, pursuant to the Bluebook method of citation. Applicants must then return the entire packet, as well as a list identifying their preferences of law reviews.
The Editors-in-Chief and other editors blind-grade the assignments. Law school administrative assistants rank each student three times: first, by weighting the applicants' GPAs at 80% and their written submissions 20%; then, by weighting the GPAs at 20% and the written submissions at 80%; lastly, by ranking solely based on the scores of the written submissions. The editors-in-chief then select which applicants they want. The Missouri Law Review selects first based on the 80/20 rankings, then the Journal of Dispute Resolution, then the Missouri Law & Policy Review. Then, they pick again in order, this time based on the 20/80 rankings, and finally they select based on the 0/100 rankings.
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