20/03/2022
Applications for the Queen’s Law Journal and the Canadian Labour and Employment Law Journal 2022-2023 Editorial Boards are due tomorrow by 11:59 PM!
Additionally, the Canadian Journal of Commercial Arbitration is accepting applications for its 2022-23 Editorial Board which are due on March 25th, by 11:59 PM.
Information on the journals and their application processes is provided below. For the QLJ please use the hyperlink in text to access the application documents, not the link Facebook creates at the bottom of this post. The Facebook link has been causing some issues for people.
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The Board positions are credited practical-skills courses that give 2L and 3L students the opportunity to develop and advance their editing and writing skills as well as critically analyze submitted materials and comment upon the latest in legal scholarship. Enrollment in the Queen’s Law Journal, the Canadian Journal of Commercial Arbitration, or Canadian Labour and Employment Law Journal for credit satisfies your practice credit requirement, and earns between 4 and 6 credits a year depending on position (Summer editors are paid and do not receive any credit).
We are looking for students who have (1) an interest in and enthusiasm for the Queen’s Law Journal, the Canadian Journal of Commercial Arbitration, or the Canadian Labour and Employment Law Journal; and (2) strong writing, editing, and analytical skills.
Previous Board or Volunteer experience, or other editorial or research experience, is an asset but it is not required. Many editors join the Editorial Boards without such prior experience!
Queen’s Law Journal:
Submit the following:
1) Cover letter (please indicate which position(s) you are applying for)
2) Resume
3) Completed editing and/or submissions assignment(s) (depending on which positions you apply for).
Applications must be submitted to Adam Higgins and Joanna Strozak at [email protected] and [email protected] by no later than Monday, March 21st at 11:59pm.
Instructions, application assignments, a full list and description of positions, and contact information are available at the link below.
https://queensuca-my.sharepoint.com/.../EmTmt...
If you are having issues accessing the files in the link above, you can also access them in the following Google Drive:
https://drive.google.com/.../17VpXB...
Canadian Labour and Employment Law Journal:
For the 2022-2023 academic year, the CLELJ is hiring the following positions:
Senior Editors (2): responsible for the day-to-day operations of the journal from April to September including contacts with authors and peer referees, completing final reviews and edits or articles, overseeing other student editors, tracking the progress of papers, and managing workflow. Senior Editors must work closely with our Editor-in-Chief Professor Kevin Banks and are also responsible for recommending papers for publication after the external review process. Senior editors will receive 4 credits for the 2022-2023 academic year which may be applied to fulfill the practical component of your law degree.
Junior Editors (6-8): responsible for drafting abstracts for papers, assisting with internal reviews of submissions, and completing copy-editing assignments. Junior Editors are also expected to oversee portions of papers that have been accepted for publication including the work of volunteer editors in performing citation/source checks. Junior editors will receive 4 credits for the 2022-2023 academic year which may be applied to fulfill the practical component of your law degree.
Summer Editor/CLCW Research Assistant (1): the CLELJ hires one Summer Editor as a split position with the Centre for Law in the Contemporary Workplace (CLCW). This is a paid summer position and requires the student to assume full responsibility for all of the editing work of the CLELJ from May-August. The Summer Editor/Research Assistant will also work closely with Professor Kevin Banks on his current research projects across a variety of topics in labour and employment law. The Summer Editor will be expected to work 35/hours a week.
Submit the following:
1) Cover letter (please indicate which position you are applying for)
2) CV
Applications must be submitted to Daniel Averbach or John Wilkinson at [email protected] by no later than Monday March 21st at 11:59pm.
Canadian Journal of Commercial Arbitration:
The Canadian Journal of Commercial Arbitration is hiring for its 2022-2023 Editorial Board!
Please see below for more information. Student applications for the 2022-2023 editorial board are now open and will close at 11:59pm on March 25, 2022. Please send a copy of your resume and cover letter to the CJCA’s Co-Editors-in-Chief, Abbie Korbin ([email protected]) and Jiayi Zhang ([email protected]).
See the “Application Process” section below for more details. CJCA welcomes applications from Queen’s Law students to join the editorial board. Queen’s students can receive course credit for their editorial work on the CJCA, as either a senior student editor or student editor.
Student Editor Roles:
The senior student editors (mostly 3L students) are responsible for out-facing aspects of editorial work, such as contact with authors, peer reviewers, and subscribers/sponsors, and for managing the other student editors. The student editors (mostly 2L students) work on editing individual pieces, supervising 1L volunteers, writing blog posts, managing the journal’s social media accounts, and the like.
The workload or time commitment will be similar for all students; the difference between senior editors and editors is the level of responsibility. All students will receive 4 credits for their work, 2 in the Fall and 2 in the Winter. Courses have been set up and Professor Karton will ensure that all student editors are enrolled.
The official list of editor roles/titles are as follows:
Co-Editors-in-Chief
Senior Associate Editors
Managing Editor of Volunteers
Managing Editor of Marketing
Managing Editor of Productions
Assistant Managing Editor of Productions
Managing Editor of Blogs
These titles are primarily for internal purposes; the student editors will work with the Managing Editor to choose titles to appear on the journal’s masthead. For example, one student editor might be designated an Articles Editor, while another is a Blog Editor or Volunteer Coordinator. More generally, the positions are fluid and student editors will be able (and expected!) to help define their own job descriptions.
Application Process
Please include the following items with your application:
A cover letter addressed to the Co-Editors-in-Chief that sets out:
- Your interest in the journal in general
- The position you are interested in (either a senior student editor or student editor position, or both)
- Any particular areas of CJCA in which in you are interested (such as submissions/peer review, articles editing, managing the website, or managing volunteers)
A resumé highlighting any relevant experience;
Depending on the level of interest, interviews may be conducted (online or by phone
