Royal Society of Fellows Law Review

Requirements for Membership on the Editorial Review Board

The Royal Society of Fellows Law Review strives for excellence in legal scholarship and academia. Membership on Royal Society of Fellows Law Review Editorial Review Board is one of the highest academic honors the school offers and provides excellent training for the practice of law. Accordingly, selection of law students for membership to the Editorial Review Board will be made following careful consideration of an applicants application to the Editor-in-Chief and Faculty Advisors. The Royal Society of Fellows Law Review will consider any law student for membership on its Editorial Review Board, based upon the following criteria:

(1). If the prospective law student member is currently enrolled in the St. Thomas University School of Law International Taxation LL.M. program, and has already attained the J.D. degree, the prospective law student member must have completed at least one semester of the LL.M. program.

(2). The prospective law student member must submit a Letter of Application to the Editor-in-Chief expressing the student’s interest in becoming a member of the Royal Society of Fellows Law Review Editorial Review Board.

(3). The prospective law student member must submit a Personal Statement to the Editor-in-Chief which outlines the student’s academic background, explains why the student desires to become a member of the Royal Society of Fellows Law Review Editorial Review Board; and outlines what the student believes he may contribute to the Royal Society of Fellows Law Review.

(4). The prospective law student member must submit a Writing Sample, no greater than five pages in length, which sufficiently evidences his understanding of a substantive area of law and competence in Blue Book citation.

(5). If the prospective law student member is currently enrolled in the St. Thomas University School of Law International Taxation LL.M. program, and has not yet attained the J.D. degree, the prospective law student member must provide evidence that he is in the top 10% of his class in academic ranking in the J.D. program; and the prospective law student member must complete a Letter of Application, Personal Statement and Writing Sample as indicated above.

(6). If the prospective law student member is not currently enrolled in the St. Thomas University School of Law International Taxation LL.M. program, and is currently enrolled in a J.D. program, the prospective law student member must provide evidence that he is in the top 10% of his class in academic ranking after one complete year of attendance in the J.D. program; and the prospective law student member must complete a Letter of Application, Personal Statement and Writing Sample as indicated above.