talbotlucas.org: a word to the wise is sufficient

There's excellent, exciting news here at talbotlucas.org: I learned yesterday that I was awarded a spot on the UCLA Law Review--a coveted opportunity and one that was hotly contested. Thirty-four new staff members were chosen from a write-on competition among members of the 1L class. This year's competition took place over what was labeled our "spring break," but I think all the participants agreed that there was as much--if not more--work done on the Eighth Amendment issue (relating to cruel and unusual punishment in the context of revocation of a prison inmate's visitation privileges in response to repeated drug offenses while incarcerated) posed by the Law Review than in most class weeks.

The UCLA Law Review, now in its 51st year, is published six times per year. The masthead for Volume 51 is at left (you can click on it to open an enlarged view in a separate window). It takes a large staff to vet, edit, and produce each issue, and work gets underway soon: My last day of final exams is 9 May; my first Law Review meeting will be 10 May, when we'll receive our first assignments. My work on the journal will continue throughout the summer and next school year, and in my third year I'll be eligible for a board position (those positions above the "staff" level on the masthead).

Law Review membership carries with it many benefits, and I'm thrilled to have the opportunity to participate. I'll share more details when I have them.