Annual Write-On Competition
How does the San Diego Journal of Climate and Energy Law select its members?
Full-time students entering their 2L or 3L year and part-time students entering their 4L year or below are eligible to compete to join the San Diego Journal of Climate and Energy Law (JCEL). To be considered for membership, students must participate in JCEL’s write-on competition. JCEL’s write-on competition is held in collaboration with the San Diego Law Review and the San Diego International Law Journal.
What is the write-on competition?
The write-on competition is a cooperative effort between JCEL, the San Diego Law Review and the San Diego International Law Journal that enables interested students to apply to all three journals at the same time. The competition consists of a legal problem that each competitor must analyze and address. Each eligible competitor is provided with a copy of the problem and copies of all the relevant statutes, cases and other sources of law. No additional research is allowed. Students then prepare briefs, approximately ten pages in length, that address the relevant legal issues involved in the problem. Students must also perform a citation edit using The Bluebook. Grading of the write-on competition is completely anonymous, and selection onto JCEL is entirely merit-based. All competitors must do their own work and shall not confer with other competitors about the write-on problem. Cooperative efforts will be deemed honor code violations and will be reported as such.
How many people will JCEL accept through the write-on competition?
The number is not predetermined, however JCEL usually accepts 15 to 20 students each year.
Can I wait until next year to participate in the write-on competition? Can I gain acceptance to JCEL after my second year?
Yes. 3L full-time and 4L part-time students can also participate in the write-on competition as long as they do not plan on graduating early or studying abroad during the following fall and spring semesters.
Transfer Student write-on competition
USD law journals hold a second small competition, usually in early August, for those students transferring to the University of San Diego School of Law. For full information on the write-on competition for transfer students, please contact JCELmanagingeditor@gmail.com.
Important Dates:
Writing Competition Pick-up: May 15, 2009 at 12 p.m., LRC 132 (doors lock at 12:30p.m. sharp).
Drop-off: May 22, 2009 between 6:30 and 8:00 p.m., LRC 132.
We encourage students to visit our TWEN site because it has all the writing competition information posted. The course name is “2009 Write-On Competition for SDLR, ILJ & JCEL.”
