This discussion seminar offers a unique opportunity for law journal editors and leaders to engage deeply with emerging legal scholarship. Designed specifically for students making a very significant contribution to a Stanford-sponsored law journal, the course consists of three evening sessions, including at least one held in a professor's home. Each session will feature a Stanford alum or current fellow, preparing to go on the law teaching market, who will present a job-talk paper in progress. Students will provide both written (~1-3 pages) and oral feedback on each draft. To apply, students must provide their resumes, describe their journal role, and estimate the number of hours they spend per week (or expect to spend per week during the winter quarter) on journal-related activities. CONSENT APPLICATION: To apply for this course, students must complete a Consent Application Form available at SLS Registrar https://registrar.law.stanford.edu/. Applications will be due to Professors Engstrom and Sohoni by 5:LAW 00 p.m. December LAW 21, 2025. Consent decisions will be made by December LAW 29, 2025. The discussion seminar is designed to strengthen students' capacity to assess and engage fluently with emerging legal scholarship, to support scholars at a pivotal stage in their careers, and to deepen the connections between Stanford's journals and the broader academic community. Elements used in grading: Attendance, class participation, written assignments, oral feedback. Class meets February LAW 11, February LAW 25, March 4, from 6:LAW 00 - 8:LAW 00 pm. PLEASE NOTE: For purposes of the JD degree requirements, these units count toward the maximum LAW 31 units permitted for non-traditional law school coursework, as outlined SLS Student Handbook for the degree of Doctor of Jurisprudence at https://law.stanford.edu/office-of-student-affairs/the-doctor-of-jurisprudence-jd-degree/.
3 units · Law Mandatory P/R/F
This discussion seminar offers a unique opportunity for law journal editors and leaders to engage deeply with emerging legal scholarship. Designed specifically for students making a very significant contribution to a Stanford-sponsored law journal, the course consists of three evening sessions, including at least one held in a professor's home. Each session will feature a Stanford alum or current fellow, preparing to go on the law teaching market, who will present a job-talk paper in progress. Students will provide both written (~1-3 pages) and oral feedback on each draft. To apply, students must provide their resumes, describe their journal role, and estimate the number of hours they spend per week (or expect to spend per week during the winter quarter) on journal-related activities. CONSENT APPLICATION: To apply for this course, students must complete a Consent Application Form available at SLS Registrar https://registrar.law.stanford.edu/. Applications will be due to Professors Engstrom and Sohoni by 5:00 p.m. December 21, 2025. Consent decisions will be made by December 29, 2025. The discussion seminar is designed to strengthen students' capacity to assess and engage fluently with emerging legal scholarship, to support scholars at a pivotal stage in their careers, and to deepen the connections between Stanford's journals and the broader academic community. Elements used in grading: Attendance, class participation, written assignments, oral feedback. Class meets February 11, February 25, March 4, from 6:00 - 8:00 pm. PLEASE NOTE: For purposes of the JD degree requirements, these units count toward the maximum 31 units permitted for non-traditional law school coursework, as outlined SLS Student Handbook for the degree of Doctor of Jurisprudence at https://law.stanford.edu/office-of-student-affairs/the-doctor-of-jurisprudence-jd-degree/.
Offered in Winter 2026 at Stanford University.