Publishable Notes Program

In addition to the regular journal application process in May for rising 2Ls, the Columbia Law Review offers another opportunity to join our staff. Through the Publishable Notes Program, the Notes Committee accepts submissions of student-written Notes in January from 2Ls not currently on the Review, and considers them in an anonymous process alongside Notes written by Review editors.

If the Review selects a Note for publication that is authored by a student not currently on staff during the January selection window, we will offer that student an editorial position on our staff. For each of the past four years, the Review has invited a member of the 2L class to join our staff through the Publishable Notes Program. Students who are accepted via the Publishable Notes Program will be notified in late January or early February.

The 2026-27 Publishable Notes Program is now accepting participants. Interested participants must register by October 9, 2026, at 5 p.m. ET. To register, send an email with the subject line “PNP Registration” to business@columbialawreview.org. In the body of the email, state that you want to participate in the program and include your full name, preferred email address, phone number, and current journal affiliation (if any). Further information can be found in the PNP manual, available here. If you have any questions about PNP, please feel free to email our Executive Notes Editor, Brandon Chambers, at ene@columbialawreview.org.