Widener Law Review
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The Widener Law Review is a student-run publication at Widener University School of Law
in Wilmington, Delaware
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Founded in 1993, the Widener Law Review is the school's only general law review journal. Its focus is current legal issues, explored through two published volumes a year, including the Symposium Volume. The Symposium Volume is prefaced by the annual Spring Symposium - an all-day event held at Widener University School of Law that consists of lectures and panel discussions by symposia authors and other scholars.
(1) a 2.7 GPA or greater by the end of the spring semester prior to the competition;
(2) completed your second semester of 1RD or 2ED in the spring semester prior to the competition;
Transfer students: 1ED candidates who are transferring to the Regular Division AND will complete at least 27 credit hours by the end of the summer (contingent on acceptance into the Regular Division program and 2.7 GPA.) are eligible to participate.
Ineligibility:
Those who fall into either of the following categories are INELIGIBLE to participate in the summer writing competition:
(1) Candidates who are not completing their second semester of 1RD or 2ED in the spring prior to the competition, OR
(2) Candidates whose GPA is below a 2.7 by the end of the spring semester prior to the competition.
Widener University School of Law
Widener University School of Law is the ABA accredited law school of Widener University. The school, founded in 1971 as the Delaware Law School, operates on two of Widener's campuses, one in Wilmington, Delaware, and the other in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania....
in Wilmington, Delaware
Wilmington, Delaware
Wilmington is the largest city in the state of Delaware, United States, and is located at the confluence of the Christina River and Brandywine Creek, near where the Christina flows into the Delaware River. It is the county seat of New Castle County and one of the major cities in the Delaware Valley...
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Founded in 1993, the Widener Law Review is the school's only general law review journal. Its focus is current legal issues, explored through two published volumes a year, including the Symposium Volume. The Symposium Volume is prefaced by the annual Spring Symposium - an all-day event held at Widener University School of Law that consists of lectures and panel discussions by symposia authors and other scholars.
Membership: Grade Ons
The Widener Law Review Offers membership by invitation to students in the top 5% of cumulative grade point average in their respective class sections. Offers are extended by invitation letter, after the Spring semester to First Year Regular Division Students based on their 1st semester grades. Letters are also extended to Extended Division students based on grades from their first 3 semesters. Students are required to accept or reject such offers by the due date in the invitation letter received. These offers are not conditioned upon subsequent completion of a paper as a prerequisite to admission.Membership: Summer Writing Competition
To compete in the Summer Writing Competition you must have:(1) a 2.7 GPA or greater by the end of the spring semester prior to the competition;
(2) completed your second semester of 1RD or 2ED in the spring semester prior to the competition;
Transfer students: 1ED candidates who are transferring to the Regular Division AND will complete at least 27 credit hours by the end of the summer (contingent on acceptance into the Regular Division program and 2.7 GPA.) are eligible to participate.
Ineligibility:
Those who fall into either of the following categories are INELIGIBLE to participate in the summer writing competition:
(1) Candidates who are not completing their second semester of 1RD or 2ED in the spring prior to the competition, OR
(2) Candidates whose GPA is below a 2.7 by the end of the spring semester prior to the competition.