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The Stanford Law Review was organized in 1948. Warren Christopher, the Law Review’s first President, opened Volume 1 with a description of the Law Review’s aims:
"A dual goal is set for the Review: to publish a journal of worth to lawyers and to provide an educational experience of value to students. Fortunately, these goals are complementary.
These principles shall guide us: care, precision, and impartiality are vital; the economic, political, and social forces which mold the law deserve special emphasis; investigation of developing legal problems in advance of their widespread litigation is to be encouraged; readability is a necessity."
To this day, the Law Review has two principal functions: to educate and foster intellectual discourse among the student membership and to contribute to legal scholarship by addressing important legal and social issues.
Every year, the Stanford Law Review publishes one Print volume, comprised of six separate issues. Each issue contains original scholarship written by, among others, Law Review members, other Stanford Law School students, and various external contributors, such as law professors, judges, and practicing attorneys.
The Law Review is operated entirely by Stanford Law School students and is fully independent of faculty and administration review or supervision. Student Law Review editors select, edit, and publish articles and notes on the cutting edge of legal scholarship. The organization is self-supporting and derives its income principally from subscriptions and copyright royalties.
For more information, please visit our website or contact a member of our Executive Board.
In addition, Stanford Law Review Online was founded in 2011 to supplement to the Law Review’s print editions with short, accessible, and timely pieces of legal scholarship. We encourage you to read and submit pieces for SLR Online.