Write-On Clinic March 7 th -8 th, 2016

Write-On 101 Consists of three components: 1. Personal Statement  Room Line Edit Packet  Room Comment  Room 12 Write-On Dates: Starts at 12pm on May 12 th Ends at 12pm on May 22 th Look at your Diversity Statement!

Personal Statement – 20-25% 2 pages maximum (double-spaced)  Specific page layout details to be provided in the packet Graded by 8 CLR Members  Highest and lowest scores dropped, the rest are averaged Prompt will be available in its final form By SPRING BREAK! (on the website and sent out to the list)

Personal Statement Tips Do NOT use your law school application personal statements Do NOT provide a laundry list of accomplishments Do Answer the Prompt  Tell us WHY CLR and what you bring Questions to think about:  Who are you?  Why are you here?  What do you bring to CLR?  What are you passionate about?  Why do you want to get involved with legal scholarship?

Write-On Logistics

Write-On Registration Details will be Forthcoming in an to all of you, detailing registration requirements. Some of these are covered in the next slide.

Important Policies Disability Policy  Same accommodations students receive on other similar take- home exams Honor Code  The Honor Code is in effect for this competition. You will sign a copy of this, along with a FERPA Waiver Form (see below) and turn them in to the CLR Office as part of Registration requirements. FERPA  The Journal collects demographic info on students who participate in the annual write-on, this will not affect admissions decisions.  Collection of this data is optional. Releasing information you disclosed in your application to Berkeley Law is completely optional!

CLR Time Commitment During the school year  Approximately 80 hours per a semester  It is possible (and encouraged) to be a member of CLR and hold leadership positions in other journals/organizations 1L Summer  Mandatory orientation late in August. It will be really helpful, fun, and we will do our best not to interfere with 2L summer job interviewing! 2L Summer  Must commit to grading the Write-On

Additional Tips Follow the Instructions  Otherwise you may be disqualified Time Management  Make sure you allot time to upload the Casenote and personal statement and turn in the editing packet Only use the authority that is provided in the packet  Make sure to organize your thoughts and look at the samples before starting

Additional Tips Get started early and keep at it! Don’t think about how much time you need to spend—tell yourself how many times you will start working on it that day (e.g., I will start work on this six times today, or twice today, etc.) Celebrate every time you start work on it! Use the materials effectively  Do not read each and every single page of the packet There is no “right” answer (except on the editing section)  Do not quit because you don’t know if you’re doing it right

(Yes, you have seen this a million times, but we are here for a reason! We want you to succeed!) Questions? Concerns?