{"685363":{"#nid":"685363","#data":{"type":"news","title":"New Student-Led Undergraduate Law Journal Debuts","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EA new student organization is taking the lead on providing aspiring lawyers at Georgia Tech with a potentially crucial leg up when it comes to applying to law school.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EA new student-run undergraduate law review debuted Sept. 30 with two articles written by Georgia Tech students. The new annual publication will give students the opportunity to begin developing the kinds of skills that generations of law students have learned working on law reviews, said Andy McNeil, director of the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?sa=t\u0026amp;rct=j\u0026amp;q=\u0026amp;esrc=s\u0026amp;source=web\u0026amp;cd=\u0026amp;cad=rja\u0026amp;uact=8\u0026amp;ved=2ahUKEwi90JSNr_6PAxUsliYFHYk2G3kQFnoECBsQAQ\u0026amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fspp.gatech.edu%2Flst\u0026amp;usg=AOvVaw1vT5FUJt297oS-o_pKbvk9\u0026amp;opi=89978449\u0022\u003ELaw, Science, and Technology Program\u003C\/a\u003E in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/spp.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EJimmy and Rosalynn Carter School of Public Policy.\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWhile obviously this won\u2019t be at the level or pace students will encounter in law school, this is a great next step for the students to focus not only legal research, but also the writing, editing, and verification of other sources that are so important in law school and beyond,\u201d McNeil said.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EStudents will be responsible for selecting, writing, editing, and preparing articles for the publication. So far, about 20 students are working on the review, which will be published exclusively online.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe first two articles are \u0022Monopoly in the Machines: How Antitrust Can Spur AI Innovation,\u0022 by Aarush Maheswaran, and\u003Cem\u003E \u0022\u003C\/em\u003EFrom Guidelines to Battlegrounds:\u0026nbsp;The Future of Checks and Balances,\u0022 authored by Dean Evan\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EVery few universities without an affiliated law school publish undergraduate law reviews, according to McNeil, and none at other top STEM-focused schools without a law school.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThis law review will represent the kind of innovative edge, critical thinking, and unique approach to law, that Georgia Tech is known for,\u201d said Sarah Weitz, a second-year Economics major from Alpharetta and the review\u2019s editor-in-chief. \u201cIt demonstrates a commitment to expanding legal opportunities and its emerging leadership in the legal field.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe review is the brainchild of fourth-year student Dean Evans, a mechanical engineering student from Augusta.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch2\u003EAn Advantage for Prospective Law Students\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cMy hope is that this will become a platform for students to launch their academic writings and gain great experience for law school,\u201d Evans said.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe effort wasn\u2019t without challenges, he said.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cIt was a lot harder than I thought it would be to coordinate,\u201d he said. \u201cBuilding it from scratch was difficult, but I think those lessons will be beneficial in the long run.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBeing on a law review staff while in law school has long been seen as a feather in the cap for students, said McNeil, who was lead articles editor while a law school student.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EYears ago, it was common for the top 10% of students at top law schools to receive an automatic invitation to join the school\u2019s law review. Now, many schools have moved to an even more competitive model where only the top 1% or 2% of students receive an automatic bid.\u0026nbsp; Other students who want to participate must submit an article to prove their writing prowess, McNeil said.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cFor students who maybe don\u2019t go to one of the top ten law schools, being on the law review is something that helps differentiate candidates and makes them stand out to potential employers,\u201d McNeil said. \u201cMy hope is that this journal will help Georgia Tech students who want to go on to legal careers learn the skills they need to make a law review staff and go on to make an impact in the law and beyond.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThat\u2019s how Weitz sees it.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cI\u2019ve already learned so much, and I know this opportunity is going to be a big benefit in developing the necessary analytical writing, critical legal thinking, and collaboration skills for myself and my peers who hope to pursue law school,\u201d she said.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFor more information about the undergraduate law review, visit the review\u2019s \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/sites.gatech.edu\/law-journal\/).\u0022\u003Ewebsite\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAlthough McNeil is advising the students, the review is not an official Georgia Tech publication and doesn\u2019t reflect the viewpoints of Georgia Tech or the Carter School.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe student-led publication will give Georgia Tech students interested in law school an advantage, its editors say.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The student-led publication will give Georgia Tech students interested in law school an advantage, its editors say."}],"uid":"34600","created_gmt":"2025-09-29 16:06:32","changed_gmt":"2025-09-30 16:11:48","author":"mpearson34","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","location":"Atlanta, GA","dateline":{"date":"2025-09-29T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2025-09-29T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"678189":{"id":"678189","type":"image","title":"Undergraduate law review","body":"\u003Cp\u003EMembers of the executive committee for the new Georgia Tech Undergraduate Law Review are pictured. 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