Value of Publishing a LR Student Note
Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2022 12:01 am
2L here. I have to submit a note draft for Law Review but it doesn't have to be good. I'm looking for something to take off my plate in the coming weeks and semester, so if getting a note published doesn't matter for my goals, I'd be inclined to take it easy here.
Why does publication matter or not matter in general? In terms of my goals, there's 0% chance I want to be a legal academic, and I probably don't want to clerk since I'm committed to corporate BigLaw. However, the way people describe clerking makes it seem like I would enjoy it. This could be a good option in case there's a mega-recession and my firm doesn't work out for the moment, and I'm interested in more corporate-heavy courts. That being said, my current note proposal isn't corporate-focused.
So what would you all advise?
Why does publication matter or not matter in general? In terms of my goals, there's 0% chance I want to be a legal academic, and I probably don't want to clerk since I'm committed to corporate BigLaw. However, the way people describe clerking makes it seem like I would enjoy it. This could be a good option in case there's a mega-recession and my firm doesn't work out for the moment, and I'm interested in more corporate-heavy courts. That being said, my current note proposal isn't corporate-focused.
So what would you all advise?