STUDENT OPPORTUNITIES

The University of San Francisco Maritime Law Journal offers students several opportunities in the areas of maritime and admiralty law:

EDITORIAL POSITIONS: The University of San Francisco Maritime Law Journal is one of two student-run maritime law journals in the country. Student staff members research, edit, and cite check the submitted articles for accuracy. The student Board of Editors consists of various editorial and managerial positions, including:

• Editor-in-Chief
• Executive Articles Editor
• Managing Editors
• Literary Editors
• Survey Editors
• Index Editors
• Business Editors
• Technical Editors
• Senior Editors
• Associate Editors

The Board of Editors is chosen annually by the preceding Board. Various positions are available for current students. Students chosen for the Board must take a Maritime Law class. Students who are interested in joining the Board are encouraged to volunteer as a technical or survey editor the spring semester of the 1L year.

MOOT COURT: The Journal sponsors two teams each spring to compete in the Judge John R. Brown National Admiralty Moot Court Competition. The 2006 competition is currently scheduled for March 30th through April 1st at the University of Houston Law Center in Houston, Texas.

EXTERNSHIPS: The Journal organizes maritime externships for interested students. As part of the program, the Journal places students who have worked on the Journal into externship positions at local firms specializing in maritime law. The only requirement for the externship is that they volunteer as a technical editor or survey writer. Priority is given to Board of Editors.