Prospective Members

All UC Hastings students interested in joining the journal are encouraged to apply through the Inter-Journal writing competition. Participating on a journal is an excellent way to network with fellow students and alumni.

Please submit:

1. one copy of this cover sheet
2. two copies of your writing competition entry
3. two copies of your anonymous resume
and/or
4. two copies of personal statement

Summary of Member Selection Process
Second year members are chosen through a weighing of performance in the Writing Competition, grades, and information volunteered in a personal statement. HBLJ suggests but does not require the submission of a personal statement, in order to provide us with your specific interests, experiences, or personality traits. A maximum of one page is suggested. Please place your Competition Number on your personal statement. DO NOT use your name.

Journal's General Statement
The Hastings Business Law Journal ("HBLJ") is a scholarly publication written by academics, professionals and law students. The Journal explores and critically analyzes international and domestic events as they shape the dynamic interplay between law and business. The HBLJ attempts not only to serve as a forum for legal academia, but also to provide a valuable research tool by illuminating the current state of the law and providing insight for the future.

The mission of the HBLJ is threefold:

(1) to provide a forum for aspiring and current legal scholars to publish their work;

(2) to provide the legal community with reliable and thoughtful commentary on new developments and trends in the law; and

(3) to provide UC Hastings law students with the opportunity to hone their research, writing, and editing skills.

HBLJ produces a high quality product focused exclusively on cutting edge issues in business law.  We balance academic writing and student notes with practitioner articles as well.  This balance allows HBLJ to stay relevant to practitioners as well as academics. Our journal covers the entire spectrum of business law from tax to arbitration.  HBLJ's focus and breadth have allowed us to quickly establish HBLJ as a premier business law journal.

HBLJ is one of the newest accredited journals on campus. However, despite our youth, HBLJ has published an article that will be cited in a United States Supreme Court Amicus Brief. Our reputation allows us to bring members into contact with leading corporate attorneys. Our past symposia have included general counsel from both Apple and Google. As a member of HBLJ you are essential to the success of the journal.

Members' responsibilities include: examining articles and student notes to ensure proper citations, making substantive and technical edits to pieces in preparation for publication, helping to plan the annual symposium, and generally assisting the senior editors at their request on various projects.  Additionally, each member writes a "Note" on a current business law issue, and the best of these notes will be published by HBLJ.

The HBLJ Editorial Board wishes you the best of luck in the Inter-Journal Writing Competition.