Research Guide for Law Co-curricular Organizations: Write-on Competition

1. View the Ready, Set, Write-On session recording (was held on April 9th)

2. View the Journals + Competition Teams Information Session recording (held April 13, 2025)

3. View the How to Write a Casenote Session recording (was held on May 10th)

4. Check out the Bluebooking Resources tab for more resources to get you ready for the Editing Test portion of the competition.

Casenote Examples from Villanova Journals and Law Review:

Note that the published casenotes are full casenotes--for the Write-On Competition you are asked to draft only the Background and Critical Analysis sections.

Ready, Set, Write-On Session held April 9, 2025 (view recording)

• Representatives from the law review provided an overview of both the law review and the write-on competition which is how staff writers are selected for journal membership
• Provided details about all components of the competition, due dates and other relevant information
• Profs. Kearney, and Voegele reviewed tips for organizing and writing your competition submission

Write-On Registration: April 11th  @ 12 AM - April 18th @ 11:59 PM

• You must register during this time period to participate in the competition - registration link will be available here starting on April 11th.
• You will be assigned a number to ensure your submissions are anonymous. The numbers are assigned manually so registrations received after business hours will be processed the following morning (Friday night submissions will be processed on Monday)--please do not resubmit the registration form multiple times.
• You'll be enrolled in a Blackboard course after registration--materials for the competition will be posted there once the competition starts (see dates below)

Journals + Competition Teams Information Session held April 13, 2025 (watch recording)

• Members from all three Journals, National Trial Team, Moot Court, Sports Law Negotiation Team, and Scarpa Corporate Negotiation Team gave information regarding each organization's summer competition. This included information about registering, requirements, and important dates for each competition. 
• Looking for the registration forms for Moot Court or Trial Team? Their registration links will be posted below once they are available. 

How to Write a Casenote Session held May 10th (watch recording)

• This session was be hosted by Villanova Law Review's Executive Editor, Villanova Law Review's Managing Editor of Research and Writing, and Villanova Law Review's Managing Editor of Operations. The session gave students an idea of what submissions should include and tips for managing content on a digital platform.

  In addition to the "How to" session, there was a Q & A after the meeting to answer any questions students have about writing a casenote or the summer competition generally.

Competition Begins May 11th @ 9 AM

• Blackboard page will appear at this time

Write-on Competition Due Dates:

• May 18, 2025 @ 11:59 PM: Editing portion (Bluebook Quiz) of the Writing Competition DUE

• May 25, 2025 @ 3 PM: Abbreviated Casenote portion of the Writing Competition DUE

Questions?  

Please contact the competition email:  competition@law.villanova.edu

More about the selection process for the Law Review and the other two journals can be found in the Student Handbook. 

Looking for info about the Trial Team and Moot Court Summer Competitions? Check out this tab

See the Bluebooking Resources tab for additional materials including interactive lessons.