Overview

The Voting Rights and Democracy Forum seeks dedicated 2L, 2LE, 3L, 3LE, and 4LE students at Fordham Law School to join the Volume II staff for the 2023-24 academic year. Students who join our staff will gain editorial experience and have the opportunity to write and submit their own pieces for publication. They will also join a community of scholars committed to amplifying issues central to our democracy.

As a new student-run publication at Fordham Law, the Forum is not currently part of the Unified Writing Competition. To enable us to produce high-quality scholarship, the Forum selects staff members through an independent competitive process designed to recruit dedicated, talented students from a diversity of backgrounds with a demonstrated interest in the Forum‘s specialty areas of focus.

How to Apply

• A first round of staff applications will run from Friday, June 16 through Tuesday, July 4, 5 p.m. ET.
  • Round 1 is now closed.

• The second round of staff applications is now open. It runs from Wednesday, August 30 through Thursday, September 7, 5 p.m. ET.
  • You may submit your materials at any point within this window to receive equal consideration.
  • Applications will remain anonymous to the grader.
• The application consists of (1) a short Bluebooking exercise, (2) a one-page interest or diversity statement, and (3) submission of a legal writing sample (e.g., 1L Legal Writing brief).
• You can access the application instructions here and the Bluebooking exercise here.
• Once complete, please submit your application using this form.

Get in touch

To be notified about application dates and to keep in touch with the Forum, sign up at bit.ly/vrdfinfo.

If you have any questions about the application process, contact democracyforum.me@law.fordham.edu.

Key Dates – Round I