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What are the components of the Candidate Exercise? What are the components of the Candidate Exercise? The Candidate Exercise (CE) consists of two parts: an editing component and a substantive component. The editing component is worth 75 percent of the score; the substantive essay is worth the remaining 25 percent. The editing component is a full-length article that is littered with bluebooking mistakes and grammatical errors. Candidates will be asked to find and correct those errors. There is also some citechecking from a closed universe of sources. The substantive portion is a 1,500 word essay analyzing a disputed question of law, also using a closed universe of sources. How long will completing the CE take? The time that people spend on the CE varies widely. Successful candidates have spent anywhere from twenty hours to sixty or seventy hours. Generally, a successful candidate can expect to spend around forty hours completing the CE. Note that the bulk of that time will be spent completing the bluebooking portion of the CE. Allocate your early summer commitments accordingly to give yourself enough time to complete the CE. You may pick up the CE immediately after the Property Exam ends. A representative from the Law Review will be in a designated location to hand out copies of the CE CD-ROM along with your blind grading numbers. Transfer students may request a CE once they have been accepted by the admissions office. Transfer students should email Robert Gonzales, Vol. 61 Senior Development Editor, to have a CE mailed to them immediately after learning of their acceptance. What is the format for the CE? The CE is self-contained on a CD-ROM. Besides your Bluebook, everything you need--sources, supplementary materials, instructions, etc.--will be on the CD. Candidates are not permitted to consult any outside materials, except for the Bluebook and the Chicago Manual of Style. You have two weeks plus three weekends to finish your CE. When you have completed the CE, simply upload it to the Law Review website. Each component is graded by members of the Managing Board and development team. All grading is done on a blind basis. The only person who will know your candidate ID number will be the Senior Development Editor. When will I find out if I'm accepted? Membership offers will be extended in early August. Transfer students will receive their offers later in August. Generally, about two-thirds of each first-year class complete the CE. Membership offers are extended to around forty to forty-five. What should I do if I have a serious conflict with the CE schedule? You may apply to begin the CE at a later time by emailing the form to development@stanfordlawreview.org (Erin McGuire, Vol. 62 Senior Development Editor). Alternative schedules for completion of the CE will be decided on a case-by-case basis. Regardless, you will have two weeks plus three weekends--and two weeks plus three weekends only--to complete your CE. No additional time will be allowed. |
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