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MembershipAn invitation to write on to the Journal by participating in our candidates program is extended to students at Cumberland School of Law who are in the top one-third of their class after their second or third semester. Students are eligible for membership only once. The Summer Writing Program is conducted in June and July for all Cumberland 2L The Winter Writing Program is conducted in January for 2L students at Cumberland who moved into the top one-third of their class after their third semester OR who transferred into Cumberland their second year and are ranked in Cumberland's top one-third. Look at our January Program Schedule and plan ahead to participate! NOTE: The above should not be construed to mean that 1Ls have a choice of which writing program to participate in. Deferrals of candidacy from the summer to winter are rarely granted (when a formal written request is made in June, and only for an exceptional reason); most students will have only one opportunity to write for membership. The Journal may extend a one-time offer to write on by participating in our candidates program to one or more of the following 1L students: (1) the authors of the best memos or briefs in Cumberland’s Lawyering Skills and Legal Reasoning Program; (2) the finalists of the Parham H. Williams Freshman Trial Competition; or (3) the winners of the Donworth Freshman Moot Court Competition.
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students in the top one-third of the class after their first year. First year law students should submit their summer address information to the Journal by the first of June to avoid delays in receiving an invitation to participate in the candidate program. Review our Summer Program Schedule and plan ahead to participate! We encourage 1Ls to contact us with specific summer writing program questions before scheduling irreversible summer travel plans. Don't forget to fill out our