Membership

The student Editorial Board of the N.Y. Real Property Law Journal plays a vital role in producing this high quality scholarly publication that distributes to approximately 4,500 practitioners each quarter.

The Editorial Board consists of Editors and Staff Members. Staff membership is offered to St. John’s School of Law students who excel in the Law School’s annual writing competition and Bluebook exam. Prospective members must also demonstrate that they are able to digest and articulate important changes in the law.

Staff membership helps students:

• Refine research skills through source checking
• Build Bluebook proficiency by verifying citations
• Enhance editorial skills by reviewing articles submitted for publication

Staff members have an opportunity to write a case comment or legislative update for publication in the Journal, focusing on cutting-edge changes to state and federal law. Each year, the outgoing Journal Editors elect successors, who are then responsible for managing the Journal’s activities in addition to overseeing all editorial responsibilities.

The Journal also sponsors events annually that bring the Editorial Board together with practitioners, professors, past Journal members and alumni. A highlight is an event held each year at a New York City landmark, affording Journal members exclusive access to some of the City’s most memorable sites, such as the Empire State Building and Grand Central Station.

For more information on Journal membership, please contact us.