Policy 8-1. Moot Court Board

Policy 8-1.1. Interscholastic Competition

1. Except for the Jessup Cup Competition, the Moot Court Board has responsibility for selecting Duke representatives in interscholastic competitions and for assisting in the preparation of competitors. The selection of representatives should be competitive and designed to reward substantial and high-quality effort on the part of the competitors. The representatives should be expected to make a major commitment of time and energy to the representation; students with other major non-curricular obligations may therefore properly be excluded from consideration. Preference should be given to third year students who have participated fully in the School's intrascholastic competition. Save for these restrictions, the selection competitions should be open to all.

2. Funds for Moot Court competition travel are made available through the Moot Court operational budget. All or a portion of that budget may be spent for travel; the determination is to be made by the Moot Court governing body. The budgeted amount is determined each year during the Law School's budget process. The outgoing Moot Court officers are responsible for submitting a budget request for the next academic year's program.

Revised May 1992

Policy 8-1.2. Hardt Cup and Dean's Cup

1. The Moot Court Board has primary responsibility for the Hardt Cup Competition and is permitted to conduct that competition without faculty participation so long as the competition does not unduly interfere with the academic program of first year students. Professional judges will be supplied for the final round on request; in the absence of a serious brief-writing emphasis in the competition, these judges will be state court or lower federal court judges recruited from the surrounding area. The judges will be selected and invited by the Dean on the advice of the Board.

2. The Moot Court Board also has responsibility for the Dean's Cup with the understanding that:

   1. the competition must emphasize brief-writing,

   2. the case must be written by or closely edited by a faculty member designated by the Moot Court Committee, and

   3. the competition will be open to all upperclass students.

   Professional judges will be supplied for the final round on request; these judges will be representative of the most distinguished members of the federal and state judiciary. The judges will be selected and invited by the Dean on the advice of the Board. Efforts will be made by the Dean's Office to provide prize money for overall winner, runner-up and best brief.

3. Travel and lodging expenses will be paid for invited judges and their spouses.

Revised May 1992

Policy 8-1.3. Social Events

1. For the final round of the Hardt Cup, or the semi-final rounds of the Dean's Cup, if professional judges are employed, there will be a lunch at school expense for the judges, competitors appearing before them, and parents or spouses of the competitors, and as many as five faculty members selected by the Board on the basis of their helpfulness to the Board in its program.

2. For the final round of the Dean's Cup, there will be such a lunch, and on the evening before there will be a dinner-reception for the court. The school will cover the cost of the dinner for members of the court and their spouses, for members of the Moot Court Board and for faculty members.

Revised May 1992

Policy 8-1.4. Annual Budget and Expenses

The Moot Court Board is responsible for marshaling its resources. A budget covering all expenses to be paid by the School for the year should be submitted in August, for approval by the Associate Dean responsible for student affairs. In the absence of force majeure, this budget will be enforced, at least as to the bottom line, by the Administrative Assistant to the Dean.

Revised May 1992

Policy 8-2. Deans' Advisory Council

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Name
The name of the Council shall be the Deans' Advisory Council at Duke University School of Law.

Purpose
The Council is an honorary service organization of Duke Law School students and alumni. Student Council members represent the School to its visitors, including admissions applicants, placement interviewers, alumni and other distinguished guests. Alumni Council members continue to represent the School in their respective cities and serve as contacts for the various administrative offices. Council members assist in the administration of the Law School by giving advice and counsel when sought and by undertaking responsibility for specific projects as directed by the Law School administrators.

Members
Approximately twenty rising second-year students will be invited to join the Council each fall. The Executive Committee shall have discretion to invite a number of rising third-year students when necessary. Invitations to the Council are made by the Dean based on recommendations of the Executive Committee. Members are chosen on the basis of proven judgment and skill in dealing with professionals, a demonstrated sense of responsibility and the manifestation of traits for which the Law School would like to be known.

Members serve two years as students (unless appointed as a rising third-year) and five years as alumni.

Governance
Council members serve at the direction of the Executive Committee and the Student Board. The Executive Committee is composed of the various deans and administrators of the School responsible for the School's public contacts. The Student Board, composed of coordinators for Admissions, Alumni Affairs and Career Services, will be responsible for the even distribution of duties among Council members. Student coordinators will be appointed by the Executive Committee based upon demonstrated interest in and support of the Law School programs, maturity and responsibility.

Meetings
Student Council members will be expected to meet early in the fall semester after new appointments are made to greet new members, hear reports from the various administrative offices and establish procedures for operation of the Council during that year.

At the end of the fall semester, the Council will meet for a reception to review the semester's work and to plan for the upcoming semester.

In the spring, the Council will meet for a banquet at which the year's projects will be reviewed and graduating members and coordinators will be recognized for their service.

Duties
Duties of student members will be:

1. In cooperation with the Dean, assuring a warm welcome to special guests of the Law School, which may include sharing coffee breaks or meals and/or providing transportation for members of the Board of Visitors and participants in Law School conferences;

2. In cooperation with the Office of Career Services, greeting and orienting interviewers during the fall recruitment season;

3. In cooperation with the Admissions Office, assuring an informative welcome to applicants and admitted candidates who visit the Law School;

4. In cooperation with the Admissions Office, conducting recruiting visits to undergraduate schools;

5. In cooperation with the Alumni Office, assisting in organizing and hosting Alumni Weekend, Barristers Weekend, and conferences organized by that office;

6. In cooperation with the Annual Fund Campaign, participating in the Telethons in both the fall and spring by contributing one evening of service and recruiting one non-Council member for each Telethon.

Alumni members of the Council shall be available to:

1. Assist the Office of Career Services as contacts for students seeking employment in their areas;

2. Assist the Admissions Office by conducting recruiting visits to undergraduate schools and/or meeting with individual prospective students;

3. Assist the Alumni Office by organizing alumni events and serving on organizing committees to establish local associations.

Revised September 1990

Policy 8-3. Publication Policies

Policy 8-3.1. Journal Selection

A journal published under the auspices of Duke Law School may choose to consider grades in its selection process. If a journal elects to consider grades, it may select no more than one-third of its membership on the basis of grades alone. A journal also has the option to select some or all of its members by a method utilizing grades as a factor that accounts for no more than 60% of the selection criteria for some or all of its membership. A journal may use a short-term writing competition to produce the remaining component. Other forms of written work, such as full-length notes and comments, are also appropriate for the non-grade portion of the evaluation. In addition, a journal may choose to select some or all of its members solely on the basis of their written or editorial work and without regard to grades.

Revised May 1991

Policy 8-3.2. Alaska Law Review ("ALR")

1. Governance. The Law School publishes the Alaska Law Review under a contract with the Alaska Bar Association. (A copy of the current contract is maintained by the supervising faculty editor.) The contract governs, among other things, reimbursement and deadlines for publication. A Faculty Editorial Board, composed of members of the Duke law faculty and a supervising faculty editor, participates in publication of ALR in an advisory capacity to ensure the continued quality and timeliness of publication of ALR. The Board also approves non-routine plans for publication and rules governing operation. The supervising editor attends to more routine matters of governance, overseeing both budgetary and editorial matters.

2. Selection of Staff. Selection for ALR is determined in one of two ways:

   The Writing Competition. A writing competition (either closed-or open-research) for rising second-year students is conducted shortly after the completion of their first year. In selecting twelve members, ALR will consider applicants' writing competition scores and first-year grades, weighing each criterion equally (50%/50%). (For the first use of the new selection procedure in the summer of 1991, ALR reserved the right to select up to four of its twelve members on the basis of first-year grades alone.)

   Alaska Note Program: The Alaska Law Review will accept up to two rising third-year students who write student notes. These notes must be 30 pages in length, and the topic must be approved by the Alaska Executive Board. The due date for the topic submission is May 1, and the due date for the completed note is June 1. Students who submit completed notes will be notified by mid-July as to whether they have been accepted for membership on the journal. If accepted, the completed note would satisfy the student's note requirement, and the student would do the work of a second-year student and would qualify to travel to Alaska with the second-year student members.

3. Academic Credit. No academic credit is awarded for editorial work done for the ALR and no credit is awarded for any published note beyond that awarded through an appropriate seminar or independent study project.

Revised September 1995

Policy 8-3.3. Duke Journal of Comparative and International Law ("DJCI")

1. Governance. A Faculty Advisory Committee appointed by the Dean, composed of members of the Duke law faculty and a supervising faculty editor, participates in publication of DJCIL in an advisory capacity to ensure the continued quality of DJCIL. The Committee approves non-routine plans for publication and rules governing operation. The supervising editor attends to more routine matters of governance, generally overseeing DJCIL's budget and advising on various editorial matters.

2. Selection of Staff. DJCIL membership is composed of regular members, who are candidates for a JD degree, and special members, who are international students earning the LLM degree. The Student Editorial Board selects regular members on the basis of submitted notes and/or participation in an organized writing competition. At least ten and no more than fifteen new regular members will be selected each year. Only rising second-year students or students in their second year of study will be accepted for regular membership.

   The Student Editorial Board selects its international members on the basis of the quality of any submitted notes or prior publications, the applicant's academic record and particular skills, and/or any special needs of DJCIL during the subject year. No more than five international members will be selected each year.

3. Academic Credit. No academic credit is awarded for editorial work done for the DJCIL and no credit is awarded for any published note beyond that awarded through an appropriate seminar or independent study project.

Revised September 1995

Policy 8-3.4. Duke Law Journal ("DLJ")

1. Governance. DLJ is a student-governed and student-edited publication governed under a constitution and by-laws promulgated by its membership.

2. Faculty Board of Advisers. A five-person Board of Advisers, including a faculty member and composed primarily of DLJ alumni members, provides a continuing link to the larger institution. The advisers should periodically provide comments on the published product of DLJ and assist the student leadership in reviewing the organization's policies on a variety of managerial and editorial issues.

   A supervising editor is responsible for overseeing financial arrangements and technical matters regarding the publication process.

3. Selection of Staff. Membership on DLJ is regulated by its constitution and by-laws consistent with Policy 9-1. Information on current selection rules may be obtained from the Editor-in-Chief.

4. Academic Credit. No academic credit is awarded for editorial work done for the DLJ and no credit is awarded for any published note beyond that awarded through an appropriate seminar or independent study project.

Revised September 1995

Policy 8-3.5. Law and Contemporary Problems ("L&CP")

1. Governance. A Faculty Editorial Board, composed of members of the Duke law faculty and a General Editor, has ultimate control over major matters of editorial policy and journal operation (for example, approval or rejection of symposium proposals). A Special Editor, who has some formal affiliation with the Law School, is selected for each issue. The principal responsibilities of the Special Editor are to shape the overall concept of the issue and to solicit contributors. The General Editor oversees budgetary and editorial matters, assisting the staff in long-range planning and, if necessary, in the daily management of the publication process. The General Editor is also responsible for conducting an editing tutorial during the fall semester, instructing the staff members in editing skills and in matters peculiar to publishing L&CP.

2. Selection. Selection for L&CP is determined in one of three ways:

   The Writing Competition. A writing competition (either closed-or open-research) for rising second-year students is conducted shortly after the completion of their first year. In selecting eight members, L&CP will consider applicants' writing competition scores and first-year grades. Grades (i.e., cumulative GPA) will count 60% and performance on the writing competition 40%. Two rising second-year students will be offered membership solely on the basis of their performance in the writing competition. These two offers will be made to the two top performers in the competition who do not otherwise qualify for membership based on the hybrid grade/writing qualification.

   Note-On Program. Second-year students are invited to submit a note to the L&CP staff for membership consideration. Applicants may either (a) submit a note related to a symposium topic covered within the previous ten years (to qualify for publication in L&CP's student-edited note section, entitled Further Developments) or (b) work with a special editor in the selection and drafting of a note to be included within a particular symposium. The number invited to attend will depend on the quality of the submissions, the particular needs of the journal, and Faculty Board approval.

   Rising Third-Year Students.L&CP will offer membership to five rising third-year students each year on the basis of their cumulative GPA.

3. Academic Credit. No academic credit is awarded for editorial work done for L&CP and no credit is awarded for any published note beyond that awarded through an appropriate seminar or independent study project.

Revised September 1995