Law Review

The University of San Francisco Law Review is a student-run organization staffed and managed by students of the University of San Francisco School of Law. Its primary purpose is to publish a journal of legal scholarship. Since 1966, the Review has served as USF's voice in the ongoing academic debate regarding the evolution of law.

The Review publishes four issues each year. Each issue is typically comprised of four articles by professors and practitioners and three student notes and/or comments. All articles are subjected to a rigorous editorial process in order to strengthen substance, polish tone, and ensure citation accuracy. The Board of Editors makes all editorial and organizational decisions.

Subscriptions to the Review are held by judicial, municipal, and state libraries nationally and internationally. The Review is also available on Westlaw, Lexis, and Hein On-Line. In addition, we encourage our authors to publish drafts of their work on the Social Science Research Network.

Announcements

Feb. 27, 2009 - On February 25, 2009, the Editors of the University of San Francisco Law Review elected Robin Bennett as the Editor in Chief of Volume 44. Robin holds a B.S. in Social Policy from Northwestern University, in Chicago, and expects to receive her J.D. from USF in 2010. As a former marketing professional, Robin has over 15 years of experience writing, editing, and publishing various forms of media. While at USF, Robin has participated in the Philip C. Jessup International Moot Court Competition, and earned a CALI Award for Excellence in Criminal Law.

The Editors also elected the following staff to serve on the Volume 44 Editorial Board: Alison Low (Managing Editor); David Fucillo (Executive Editor); Ariel Salzer (Technical Editor); Nick Larson (Symposium Editor); Natalie Davis, Martha Saracino, Brian Schnarr, and Peter Volz (Articles Editors); Matt Lewis, Carlo Miranda, and David Starkweather (Comments Editors). The Volume 44 Board of Editors will oversee the Law Review during the 2009-2010 academic year.

Feb. 23, 2009 - In an article published this month in University of San Francisco Law Review, former head of the National Labor Relations Board William B. Gould IV writes that the current economic circumstances have created the perfect storm for enacting labor law reform, but argues that the Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA) is not the best solution. Read More