The UMKC Law Review devotes part of one issue each year to a collection of “Law Stories” – short tales about various aspects of the legal world. For the next edition (Spring 2010), the theme will be One-L Revisited.
An introduction by Scott Turow, author of the classic account of the One-L experience, will lead off this collection of true stories about being a new law student. Other contributors are:
- Ian Ayres
- Pamela Bridgewater
- Alafair Burke
- Stephen Carter
- Andrew McClurg
- Marc Poirier
- Deborah Post
- Lisa Pruitt
- Saira Rao
- Jeffrey Rosen
- Cameron Stracher
- Robert R.M. Verchick
- Adrien Wing
The UMKC Law Review invites current law students and recent graduates (2006 or later) to submit stories. Winning submission(s) will be published in the Spring 2010 issue of the UMKC Law Review, and the first place winner will receive a $500 prize.
- Non-fiction stories about the first year experience
- 1,000 – 5,000 words, including footnotes
- Footnotes are discouraged—we are looking for stories, not conventional law review articles or notes
- Open to current law student s and recently graduated law students (2006 or after)
- Email here with “Law Stories Submission” in subject line (MS Word or PDF only)
- Submission deadline is October 23, 2009
