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1 ELSA Law Review KAM Münster, September 2016 Jakub Čája
Vice President for Academic Activities, ELSA International 2016/2017

2 ELSA Law Review What is ELSA Law Review Student-run publication
Collection of essays and academic articles written by students and practitioners of law Student-run publication Offers a venue for ELSA members and other law students and young lawyers to publish their work

3 Legal Writing as a key to become a successful lawyer
An advantage for you on a job market One of the necesarry skills for professional carreer Development of research skills Legal English development Proof of your legal knowledge The result of work is another legal source Opportunity to be cited by other students and professionals

4 Opportunities with ELSA Law Review
Our academic business card Possibility to attract new partners Space for advertisement (fundraising tool) Raise awareness about ELSA in new target groups Expand outside of the Europe

5 History of Legal Publications in ELSA (How did we come up with this idea?)
European Yearbook of Law ELSA Law Review Guide to legal studies in Europe SPEL (Selected Papers on European Law) Handbook of ELSA and the ICC Updated Handbook of ELSA and the ICC 2014 reborn of ELSA Law Review

6 Recent development Spring 2014 Call for Articles for the 1st Edition
Reviewing and selection of Articles November Publication of 1st Edition & Call for 2nd Edition Spring Reviewing and selection of Articles Spring New publishing partner July Publication of 2nd Edition August 2016 Call for 3rd Edition

7 What we have achieved so far?
1st edition 43 submissions Academic review by Catolica Global School of Law 15 printed copies Foreword by the Secretary General of CoE, Thorbjorn Jagland 12 published articles 2nd edition 85 submissions Academic review by Catolica Global School of Law – research for more academic partners Acquirement of ISSN code Cooperation with ALSA / promoting Asian-European legal cooperation [interdisciplinary perspective] New partnership with Wolf Legal Publishers Contribution by notable people (J.M. Barroso)

8 How does the structure work?
ELSA International Articles – Essay – Case notes by authors Director & Assistant for Law Review Externals and peers Editorial board

9 The call Promote! :)

10 Become a member of Editorial Board (We want you!!)
Selection criteria: Good working knowledge of the English Language; Previous experience in editing journals/ publishing articles; Basic computer skills; Time management skills; Experience working in a team. Responsibilities: word processing; tracking the publication process; researching; communicating with authors;


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