The Cumberland Law Review is a law review published by the students at Cumberland School of Law in Birmingham, Alabama.
Founded in 1970, the Review publishes three issues a year, with each issue averaging between 150 and 200 pages. Each issue consists of any combination of tributes, articles, essays, notes, and comments. Generally, an issue includes at least one article, note and comment. The Review maintains a working relationship with Cumberland Law School's Center for Biotechnology, Law and Ethics and has partnered to both co-sponsor and publish papers related to the Center's annual symposium.
Occasionally a part of an issue or an entire issue is devoted to a single issue. "In 2002-03, for instance, the Review published a symposium on "Bioethics and the Law," which was hosted by the Review and Children's Hospital in Birmingham. In 2003, the Review published its first special edition, a compilation of position papers from the Alabama Constitutional Committee."
Members of the Review staff are selected by write-on and bluebook examination from the top 15 percent of the freshman class. The process for selection is known as the Candidates Program. The first phase is the bluebook examination. If the student achieves an acceptable score the student may then participate in the Candidates Writing Competition. The student must draft a casenote and submit it to the board for review. A student must successfully complete both phases to earn a membership on the Law Review. Members perform cite checks, must attend mandatory meetings, and later draft a Comment of publishable quality.
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