Spring 2019 Applications
Applicants are encouraged to apply for as many positions as they please by January 27th, 2019 at 11:59 PM.
Note: Please ignore the alternate date (January 25th) listed on the applications below.
The following positions are available for Spring 2019:
Note: Please ignore the alternate date (January 25th) listed on the applications below.
The following positions are available for Spring 2019:
Associate Editor
Each year, the Journal collects hundreds of submissions of undergraduate work from students around the world. The Associate Editors (AEs) assist the editing staff in sorting through these submissions and selecting the most exceptional articles for publication. AEs are then sorted into teams that go through each of the selected submissions, editing the articles for language, length, flow of argument, citation style, and overall quality.
Deputy Layout Editor
Layout Editors will have the opportunity to design advertisements in print and online for clients, donors, and partners. They will be tasked with shaping and finalizing each print and online product. Familiarity, if not mastery, of relevant computer programs (Adobe InDesign) used for layout editing is required.
Deputy Blog Editor
Deputy Blog Editors assist in preparing articles articles for publication to the Journal’s blog, The Roundtable. Deputy Blog Editors will have the opportunity to familiarize themselves with legalese, legal citation methods, and will read about topics ranging from human rights abuses in developing countries to analyses of the most recent U.S. Supreme Court cases. Deputy Blog Editors will also have the opportunity to assist in interviewing Penn Law professors for publication to the blog.
Podcast Editor
PULJ is looking for a Podcast Editor to assist in our new podcast initiative, By The Roundtable. Podcast editors will have the opportunity to apply their creativity to the production and publication process of the podcast. They will be tasked with co-hosting episodes, editing, and finalizing segments to be uploaded to relevant platforms.
Vice Director of Programming and Communications
PULJ is looking for a Vice Director of Programming & Communications to assist in internal and external communications and programming, as well as the coordination of journal strategy. Vice Directors will have the opportunity to liaise with external organizations and other student groups, interact with lawyers, pundits, and professors, and will be charged with coordinating administration and logistics for events.
Social Media Coordinator
Social Media Coordinators will assist in publishing and promoting articles on the Journal’s blog, The Roundtable. The social media coordinator will be responsible for posting articles on The Roundtable and for building the blog’s following on social networks such as Facebook.
Business Staff
Business staff seek and secure advertisements for each published issue, assist the Business Department Manager in upkeep of the journal’s SAC finances, and work to acquire sponsorships (e.g., from LSAT test prep companies).
Blog Contributor
The Roundtable is looking for writers who can write regularly during the school year and summer months. You will be asked to write two to three articles for the semester. At the end of every semester, we ask writers to return based on the quality of their submitted posts.
Each year, the Journal collects hundreds of submissions of undergraduate work from students around the world. The Associate Editors (AEs) assist the editing staff in sorting through these submissions and selecting the most exceptional articles for publication. AEs are then sorted into teams that go through each of the selected submissions, editing the articles for language, length, flow of argument, citation style, and overall quality.
Deputy Layout Editor
Layout Editors will have the opportunity to design advertisements in print and online for clients, donors, and partners. They will be tasked with shaping and finalizing each print and online product. Familiarity, if not mastery, of relevant computer programs (Adobe InDesign) used for layout editing is required.
Deputy Blog Editor
Deputy Blog Editors assist in preparing articles articles for publication to the Journal’s blog, The Roundtable. Deputy Blog Editors will have the opportunity to familiarize themselves with legalese, legal citation methods, and will read about topics ranging from human rights abuses in developing countries to analyses of the most recent U.S. Supreme Court cases. Deputy Blog Editors will also have the opportunity to assist in interviewing Penn Law professors for publication to the blog.
Podcast Editor
PULJ is looking for a Podcast Editor to assist in our new podcast initiative, By The Roundtable. Podcast editors will have the opportunity to apply their creativity to the production and publication process of the podcast. They will be tasked with co-hosting episodes, editing, and finalizing segments to be uploaded to relevant platforms.
Vice Director of Programming and Communications
PULJ is looking for a Vice Director of Programming & Communications to assist in internal and external communications and programming, as well as the coordination of journal strategy. Vice Directors will have the opportunity to liaise with external organizations and other student groups, interact with lawyers, pundits, and professors, and will be charged with coordinating administration and logistics for events.
Social Media Coordinator
Social Media Coordinators will assist in publishing and promoting articles on the Journal’s blog, The Roundtable. The social media coordinator will be responsible for posting articles on The Roundtable and for building the blog’s following on social networks such as Facebook.
Business Staff
Business staff seek and secure advertisements for each published issue, assist the Business Department Manager in upkeep of the journal’s SAC finances, and work to acquire sponsorships (e.g., from LSAT test prep companies).
Blog Contributor
The Roundtable is looking for writers who can write regularly during the school year and summer months. You will be asked to write two to three articles for the semester. At the end of every semester, we ask writers to return based on the quality of their submitted posts.
