Below you will find a brief summary of editorial and production opportunities on the Law Review, as well as detailed guides to working on the Law Review for first years and upper years, respectively.  We also encourage you to attend our information sessions being held in September. Please contact the Development Manager, Elizabeth Coyle (elizabeth.coyle@utoronto.ca) if you have any questions about the sign-up process.

The application deadline for Volume 68 is now past. As new opportunities to participate arise, they will be posted on this website.

Opportunities for First Year Students

1. First year editors play a foundational role in our editorial process by helping to select articles for publication and/or as part of a production team responsible for polishing those articles once they are selected. They may also apply to participate in the production of “in-house” writing and research as part of our Year in Review staff. 

2. Outreach and Development Assistants are involved in the administrative side of the Law Review. Assisting with outreach and development is a great way to get to know the upper-years, and to become familiar with a variety of legal contacts.

• Click here for detailed information for first years

Opportunities for Upper Year Students

1. Upper year editors are relied upon for their subject-matter expertise and the guidance they can provide to first years during the editorial process, and may also apply to participate in the production of “in-house” writing and research as part of our Year in Review and Notes, Comments and Reviews staffs.

• Click here for detailed information for upper years

2. Year-in-Review Editors The following positions are now available for the 2009-2010 Year-in-Review project:

2a. Cell group members

As a Year in Review Editor, you will be asked to:

• read a portion of the cases that are issued each week by a specific court (there will be several people reviewing the decisions of each court so that no one has to read all of them);

• identify those cases that are significant;

• write a short blurb (2-3 paragraphs -- facts, ratio, significance) for each significant case and enter it into the online database; and

• If you are interested, help in the preparation of a final Year in Review article to be published in the UTFLR.

The expected time commitment is 2-4 hours per week (depending on how many judgments are issued in a given week).

2b. Articles Editors/Cell Group Leaders

As a Year in Review Articles Editor (Cell Group Leader) you will be assigned to a cell group that will be assigned to review the decisions of a specific court. For that cell group, you will be asked to:

• review and approve the submissions of your assigned group for final approval by senior editors;

• read a sample of your court? judgements to ensure that significant cases are being appropriately flagged;

• organize and lead group to ensure that all cases are assigned and read;

• work with the senior editors in the continuing development of the YiR online database; and

• assist the senior editors in the editing and writing of a final Year in Review article.

The expected time commitment will vary from week to week but on average will be 2-5 hours per week.