Do I *really* need to be on Law Review? Forum

[sleepyzombie]

Bluebooking during the law review write-on has made me want to jump off a cliff. How bad will it look if I don’t do law review? Not planning to clerk or try for academia. Hoping to do public interest litigation long-term (though maaaybe biglaw litigation for a couple of years after graduation). Median grades at HYS so far, though to be safe, let’s assume I’ll end up slightly below median.

[nixy]

Most public interest jobs would much rather you see do a clinic/externships related to their mission than law review.

That said, I also don’t think the experience of doing law review is much like the experience of doing the write-on, though that can vary depending on the school.

[talons2250]

If you don't care about clerking or academia then don't do it. There's a small chance down the line that someone else will care but the odds of that are low.