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Board Position Descriptions
Editor-in-Chief (EIC)
- Perform three hundred eighty-five (385) hours of work on Law Review Projects, during the summer
- Ensures the efficient and timely operation and publication of the North Dakota
Law Review (Review)
- Has final authority on all matters of editorial policy
- Serves as spokesperson for the Review and must be prepared to answer questions and explain policy decisions when necessary to the Dean of the Law School, the Review’s faculty advisor, other faculty members, and the State Bar Association
- Develops the overall policy and goals for the Review in conjunction with the Board of Editors
- Coordinates the activities of the other members of the editorial board and plans and supervises regular board meetings
- Works with the Managing Editor during the summer to finish publication of the summer and fall issues and to supervise the summer staff
- Coordinates article solicitation with the Articles Editor
- Facilitates communication among other board members during the summer
- Drafts publication contracts as well as contracts with the printing company and the dealer for sale of back issues
- Responsible for careful substantive and technical edit of every manuscript after cite and source, a check of all revisions at the "page proof" stage, and a final careful check of the camera-ready copy before it is sent to the printing company
- Handles all communication with the printing company
- Deals with the authors after the Article, Symposium, Student Articles Editors have completed substantive edits on the articles that will be published
- Sends contracts and page proofs to the authors and explaining editorial decisions and suggestions
- Ensures that all editing and publication deadlines are met and must ensure that four issues annually are published on time
- Determines whether each Review member has satisfactorily completed all requirements before authorizing Review credit
- Notifies both the writers who are selected for Review membership and those who are not
- Notifies the new EIC of selection
- Notifies all potential applicants that are not chosen for the editorial board
- Works full-time in the summer, for which he or she receives a stipend
Managing Editor
- Perform three hundred eighty-five (385) hours of work on Law Review Projects, during the summer
- Works closely with the EIC to perform all functions of the Law Review over the summer
- Works full time over the summer, for which he or she receives a stipend
- Trains and supervises staff in completing cite and source assignments
- Works closely with the Research Editors to (1) schedule staff cite and source assignments and (2) obtain all necessary sources for the cite and source staff
- Reviews completed cite and source assignments to correct any errors found concerning (1) accuracy of cited authority and (2) conformity with the most current edition of THE BLUEBOOK: A UNIFORM SYSTEM OF CITATION
- Conducts a final technical and substantive edit of footnotes
- Reviews edits with the EIC to discuss major editorial changes and to identify any remaining problem areas. Assists EIC with production aspects of the Law Review.
Research Editor
- Reviews footnotes of each article to assure the availability of all sources cited
- Gathers all sources for the cite and source edit
- Works closely with the ME to coordinate cite and source assignments
- Assures sources’ authority as precedent.
Student Articles Editor (2)
- Researches and finds cases and topics suitable for Case Comment and Note treatment
- Assists student authors in selecting a topic, provides guidance during research, and edits completed drafts
- Meets with student writers to go over initial submissions and provide written comments on subsequent submissions
- Examines each successive draft to determine if any weak points or gaps in content are present and to ensure that the article is substantively correct.
Symposium Editor
- Researches potential symposium topics, solicits authors, and edits articles
- Develops and implements a method of personalized solicitation of local and nationwide "experts" in the area of law chosen
- Provides continuous communication with the potential authors to ensure that they are meeting writing deadlines and to provide them information and direction
- Works closely with the Student Articles Editors to ensure that some students are encouraged to write on various areas of the symposium subject and suggests suitable topics
- Edits articles, both substantively and technically, prior to cite and source
- Works extensively on all aspects of a Symposium Conference if the Review decides to host a Conference, such as coordinating funding, arrangements, and accreditation.
Articles Editor
- Perform sixty (60) hours of work on Law Review Projects, during the summer.
- Designs and implements the annual schedule of Law Review issues and the non-student-written articles that will appear in those issues
- Solicits authors to write articles, evaluates submitted articles to determine if they are publishable, and assists with editing articles that are accepted for publication
- Performs edits of solicited articles
- Reviews other periodicals to see what has been written recently and determine if that writing has adequately covered the area of the law, and if not, whether another related article would be worthwhile.
- Coordinates with the EIC, to read unsolicited articles which arrive at the Law Review office - the majority of unsolicited articles arrive during the summer - acknowledges receipt of the articles, and responds to the authors as soon as possible as to publication
- Slates the articles which will be published in the upcoming issues
- Receives a stipend for the summer
- Also the Book Review Editor
- Reads recent book releases to find books that are appropriate for review, orders complimentary copies of the book and solicits possible authors to write the book review
- Edits the book review accepted for publication and communicates with the author concerning changes needed and the publication schedule.
Managing Editor - Student Articles
Three main areas of responsibility: (1) assists the EIC and ME in preparing articles for publication, (2) produces the ND Supreme Court Review, and (3) works in conjunction with the Web Master for the law school to maintain the Review Web Page.
The Managing Editor-Student Articles:
- Assists EIC and ME in preparing articles for publication, including: researching, composing, and editing footnotes, helping make corrections to footnotes.
- Performs various editing and administrative functions, such as: making corrections to the footnotes of student article, adding footnotes to articles solicited from outside authors, and assisting with final edits before publication.
- Teaches and demonstrates to student writers proper citation formatting - Answers citation and other questions posed by student writers.
- Oversees production of the Supreme Court review, published each year and selects cases to be reviewed in the Supreme Court Review, and performs edits on each draft.
- Monitors the Law Review Web Pages to determine what changes and updates need to be made.
Associate Editors
Associate Editors are Law Review members who have chosen to participate in the production of the Review. All Associate Editors receive one (1) credit per semester.
Associate Editors:
- Complete regular staff assignments, including: performing technical edits on articles and performing final edits on articles
- Writes review for the Supreme Court Review, under the direction of the Managing Editor-Student Articles
- Assists the other Board Members as needed
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