Environmental Law Digest

This week I was named to be a Staff Writer for the Environmental Law Digest. The Digest was one of the biggest draws for me to apply to W&L. There was a write-on competition, from which they chose 12 staff writers. It is an opportunity to get journal experience (a key resume builder for law students) in the subject that I want to practice. Plus, regular law review sounds really boring to me - researching citations and writing REALLY long papers on academic subjects, but ELD seems really applicable to current events and each summary is only about 2-3 pages long. Anyway, it is perfect for my interests and my strengths. Here is what the website says about the Digest:

The Digest is a completely student-run organization that edits and produces a quarterly newsletter, the Environmental Law News, for the Environmental Law Section of the Virginia State Bar.

The Environmental Law News contains articles on pertinent environmental and land-use issues; summaries of key environmental and land-use decisions from Virginia courts, the Fourth Circuit, and the U.S. Supreme Court; as well as summaries of all environmental and land-use bills enacted or pending in Virginia's legislature, the General Assembly. Staff members are responsible for research, writing and editing involved in producing the Environmental Law News.

The Digest offers interested students valuable experiences including: exposure to current, substantive environmental issues; contact and networking with practicing environmental attorneys; and the opportunity to have their own work published. As a member of the Digest's staff, students gain journal experience while producing a publication that practitioners actually read and use.