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The Chicana/o Latina/o Law Review invites you to join their board!
Members of CLLR are dedicated to ensure the survival of the nation’s first law review journal to recognize how common law, statutes, legislative policy, and politically popular propositions impact the Latino community.
Because of the dedication of our members, CLLR has transcended mere survival: the knowledge produced by CLLR contributes to the forging of one of the cutting edges of contemporary jurisprudence.
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| Duties and Benefits of Membership |
As a member, you will have many opportunities to shape the direction of the Journal. Early in the semester, you will choose which of the editorial board teams (described below) to join. Your choice will determine what aspect of our collective work you will engage and thereby the skills in which you will develop proficiency.
Whether it's soliciting articles, reviewing submissions, editing a manuscript, collecting sources, or checking citations, or planning and enacting a colloquium, symposium, or other event—your work with the CLLR will transform your legal education. By working with other dedicated Latina/o law students and our allies, you will learn much about the production of jurisprudence and the management of an organization that is dedicated to using law to effect social justice in the United States and beyond.
The work is significant; the achievement of our projects, profound.
| Hours Required for Masthead Credit |
A member may earn the title of Associate Editor and receive credit in the Spring Publication after completing 25 hours of Journal work in a semester of working on editing articles poised for publication,. Second and third-year students may apply for the following positions: Managing Editor, Chief-Managing Editor, Symposia Editor, Articles Editor, Chief-Articles Editor, Executive Co-Editor, Coordinating Editor, and Editor-in-Chief.
If you have any questions, please visit CLLR, Room 2246 (located in the second floor), call us at (310) 825-2894, or email us at cllr@lawnet.ucla.edu
| BOARD MEMBER DESCRIPTIONS |
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
The Editor-in-Chief (EIC) has a hand in almost every aspect of the Review. The EIC serves as a liaison between the Review and the administration, and also interacts closely with authors, editors, board members, and law school faculty. The following is a brief description of the primary duties of the EIC:
The primary duties of the EIC are to edit heavily (particularly the text of) every piece we publish. Although the EIC’s edit is preceded by primary and secondary edits performed by the editors, this is a time-consuming task, and there are many details that need to be learned.
The EIC oversees actual production of the journal and has the final word on how the files look as they are sent to the printer. The EIC’s publication duties include final editing of all articles and comments, communication with authors, scheduling, and coordination of the executive editors’ work.
The EIC takes an active role in staff selection. Additionally, the EIC oversees the content of the Review. The EIC reads the Articles and Comments recommended by each department and provides final approval on each piece based upon the recommendations of staff.
Finally, the EIC conducts the general management of the Review. Accordingly, the EIC calls meetings when necessary, resolves policy issues when they arise, and makes sure that everything (such as the production process and symposium planning, for example) are on schedule.
Serving as EIC is extremely rewarding but challenging as well. It is a commitment until the issue is published to serving the Review. The EIC has the opportunity to work closely with the authors we publish—some of the finest legal minds in the country—and has a hand in shaping the legal environment through the articles and comments the Review produces.
COORDINATING EDITOR
The Coordinating Editor (CE) functions as a helping hand to the EIC’s in every aspect of their role and position. Specifically, the CE is in charge of updating the website and establishing the Journal’s voice within and outside the law school. Essentially, the CE is the architect of the Review’s public relations voice.
CHIEF ARTICLES EDITOR & CHIEF MANAGING EDITOR
The Chief Articles Editor and Chief Managing Editor both function as coordinators of their particular staffs and provide guidance as needed in the review and editing process. In addition, they report regularly to the EIC’s and work with them closely.
ARTICLES EDITORS
The Articles Department is responsible for reviewing and selecting manuscripts for publication. This is done via a process called “slating,” which begins with initial review of a submitted manuscript and ends with the author’s acceptance of our offer of publication.
The Articles Department typically slates 4–6 manuscripts per issue. Based on the AE’s review of a particular manuscript (“initial review”), he/she decides whether to reject it or recommend it for publication. In the latter case, the recommending AE takes the manuscript to the second stage: “full review.” The Chief Articles Editor contacts all of the other AEs, and distributes copies of the manuscript. After everyone reviews the manuscript, the Articles Department discusses and debates whether to recommend extending an offer of publication to the author.
Skills necessary for the AE position include the ability to read a large amount of text in a short period of time, concomitant with the ability to assess and debate the merits and faults of each piece of scholarship intelligently and to make the ultimate decision whether or not the manuscript should be published in the Review.
EXECUTIVE EDITORS
The Executive Editor is the business manager for the Review. It is a is multi-layered position that includes the following responsibilities:
- managing all of the expenses and sales;
- organizing and authorizing reimbursements from the Journal’s account managed by the accounting office;
- working with all current and potential subscribers;
- contacting authors for reprint requests;
- handling all copyright matters: granting permission in writing to every request, dealing with the Dean of Students regarding form permissions and UC Regents matters, fielding phone messages for requests, licensing agreements with authors and the like.
The time commitment is variable. The business manager position is good for someone who is organized and can deal with tasks on a quick turnaround basis often with little supervision.
SYMPOSIUM EDITORS
Symposium editors (SE) have responsibilities that vary according to the level of involvement of their faculty advisor. In some years the faculty advisor has contacted and secured panelists, and in others the symposium editors performed that role. The SEs will choose a symposium topic in the spring or summer preceding their third year, and then work over that same time frame to find a faculty advisor and to slate panelists and the symposium format. SEs have almost complete freedom in deciding how they want the symposium to run and what topics are to be covered.
After securing panelists, the SEs will finalize all administrative details for the event including catering, advertising, fundraising, involvement from law students and other parts of UCLA, and working with the EIC to coordinate publication arising from the symposium.
This position probably works best for someone who is interested in communicating with law firms, legal scholars, professors, and other groups, and who is excited about delving more fully into a single problem or issue of legal significance. There is very little technical editing involved in the position.
MANAGING EDITORS
The Managing Editors (ME) work under the supervision of the Article Editors. MEs work very closely with the Article Editors regarding the handling of each piece to which they are assigned. MEs generally control one piece (article, essay, or comment) per issue. Assignment of pieces is made by the EIC in collaboration with the Chief Managing Editor.
The ME is responsible for the accuracy of both the content and format of the citations. The ME supervises the Associate Editors who have been assigned by the EIC to work on the author’s manuscript. The ME is responsible for making sure the staff members get their citechecking assignments turned in on time, ensuring books are checked out or relevant pieces are copied, and that author-held sources are delivered to the Review, getting the correct changes “posted” (track changes) on a clean copy of the manuscript, reviewing citechecking performance with the staff members and the CME, and responding to any questions from staff members.
An ME should have a good working knowledge of The Bluebook and be extremely attentive to detail. An ideal ME would also be friendly and responsive in their relationships with staff members.
ASSOCIATE EDITORS
Teamwork and dedication to the organization are crucial to the Review. Thus, the Review seeks Associate Editors who have demonstrated strong work ethic and commitment to the enhancement and betterment of the law school, legal community, and their own communities.
Associates Editors (Associates) are first year members of the Review. Associates play a vital role in the production process of each volume. Associates are the first group of editors who will pull sources, citecheck, proofread assignments, and provide the initial recommendations to strengthen the publishable academic work.
We encourage diversity in the Review. Diversity provides us a wide range of experience and expertise from which to draw upon to which a wide range of expertise upon which we can draw in the development and strengthening of articles and, more importantly, the Review’s history.
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        Chicana/o Latina/o
Law Review
UCLA School of Law P.O. Box 951476
Los Angeles, CA 90095 Email: cllr@lawnet.ucla.eduPhone: (310) 825-2894 |
