Requirements for Penn State Environmental Law Review

The Penn State Environmental Law Review selects candidates from the first-year class following a summer casenote competition, which takes place immediately after first-year class exams end in May. Candidates must also satisfactorily complete (by the end of the Fall Semester of their second year) one of the following environmental law courses: Environmental Law; Natural Resources Law; Ocean & Coastal Law; or the International Environmental Law course taught at the Florence/Rome/Siena summer abroad program.

After selection, new Environmental Law Review members must write a Comment of publishable quality during the Fall Semester of their second year. Once a Comment is deemed publishable, the second-year student receives two (2) credits for Environmental Law Review membership during the Spring Semester. A number of second-year students’ Comments will be selected for publication in the Environmental Law Review. Second-year students will also assist with cite checking and proofreading Articles that will be published in the Penn State Environmental Law Review.

Senior Editors (who are not Board Members) serve as secondary advising editors to second-year class members. Additionally, they will assist with cite checking and proofreading Articles and Comments as needed. The Senior Editors receive one (1) credit per semester for their membership on the Penn State Environmental Law Review.

In the Spring Semester, second-year students may submit a personal statement for a Senior position on the Environmental Law Review Editorial Board and are selected through an interview process conducted by the outgoing Board. Senior Editorial Board Members receive two (2) credits per semester for fulfilling their responsibilities.

For further information, please see the Penn State Environmental Law Review Web site.