The Emory Bankruptcy Developments Journal (EBDJ) is Emory Law’s most widely distributed publication. EBDJ is the only national bankruptcy journal edited and produced entirely by law students. With its close ties to the bankruptcy bar and bench, EBDJ provides its members unique opportunities for post-graduate judicial clerkships and employment.
EBDJ’s continued success is due to its commitment to both practical and scholarly discussion. EBDJ is a recognized source of accurate, timely, and practical information on the Bankruptcy Code. As such, EBDJ attracts submissions of professional articles from a broad array of leading authorities in the field. Moreover, EBDJ promotes scholarship that offers innovative solutions and courses of action to some of today’s leading legal issues.
EBDJ seeks approximately 28 students from the Class of 2010 for its Candidacy Program. Candidates for EBDJ are selected in two ways. (1) Students whose academic standing ranks them in the top 10% of the first-year class, after the announcement of spring semester grades, may be selected on the basis of their grades alone. (2) Students are also selected based upon the strength of their performance in the Writing Competition and to a lesser extent on their law school grades.
EBDJ Editorial Board Members will judge casenotes submitted in accordance with the rules of the Writing Competition. Each casenote will be read and graded by several Board Members, including at least one Executive Board Member. Casenotes will be evaluated on the basis of clarity of writing, analysis, and proper format of citations.
EBDJ membership consists exclusively of law students who have demonstrated superior ability in law school coursework, legal writing, editing, and analysis. Second year students who are invited to join EBDJ enter as Staff Members. Staff Members cite check professional articles published in forthcoming volumes of EBDJ and write a student Comment of publishable quality. Rising third-year students who have successfully completed the candidacy requirements become Members of the Editorial Board and are eligible for election to Executive Board Positions.
The research, writing, and editing responsibilities inherent in EBDJ membership provide members with an invaluable educational experience that serves them well both in school and in practice. Judges, professors, and practitioners nationwide recognize EBDJ’s distinction and maintain an ongoing dialogue with it staff. Accordingly, membership on EBDJ affords its members unique opportunities for post-graduate clerkships and employment.