Volume 126 Note Submission Form

Please complete both parts of this form and upload it as a separate document, even if you are resubmitting. Members of the Notes Committee will never gain access to the contents of this form, and your personal information will not be used to evaluate your Note. Your information will be held in strict confidence by the Managing Editors, who alone will know the identity and contact information of authors whose Notes are not accepted. Your personal information from Part II may be used at an aggregate level to help the Committee better understand the composition of the submissions pool, but will not be linked to you as an identified or unidentified individual. Please email Managing Editors Anna Mohan () or Aaron Levine () with any questions. We look forward to receiving your submission!

– The Yale Law Journal Volume 126 Notes Committee

Part I: Administrative Information

1.  Name: ______

2.  Phone Number: ______

3.  Email Address: ______

4.  Degree & Class Year (Class of 2016, 2017, or 2018): ______

5.  Note Title: ______

6.  Note Word Count (including footnotes): ______

7.  Statement of Originality Word Count (excluding footnotes): ______

8.  Please indicate any professors with whom you have worked on this Note and explain in what capacity you worked with these professors (e.g., Professor X supervised my research and reviewed drafts).

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9.  The Notes Committee sometimes finds it necessary to consult with faculty members on a Note before deciding whether to accept it for publication. Please indicate whether you give permission to the Notes Committee to consult with:

____: Any faculty member

____: Any faculty member except the following:

____: No faculty members

10.  Subject Area of Your Note (please highlight as many as apply): Administrative Law / Civil Procedure / Federal Courts / Commercial Law / Bankruptcy / Comparative Law / Constitutional Law / Torts / Property / Contracts / Corporate Law / Securities Regulation / Criminal Law & Procedure / Critical and/or Feminist Theory / Environmental Law & Policy / Family Law / Immigration Law / International Law / Intellectual Property / Cyber Law / Law & Economics / Law & Philosophy / Legal History / Tax Law & Policy / Admiralty or Maritime Law / Entertainment Law / Health Law / Employment Law / Military Law / Education Law / Legislation / Other (please describe): ______

Part II: Statistical Information

1.  What is your Student ID number? ______

2.  On which drop date did you submit your piece? ______

3.  Did you write this paper as part of a class? Yes / No

If so, please list the class: ______

4.  Is this the first time you have submitted this paper to the Journal? Yes / No

5.  If you are resubmitting your piece, how many times have you submitted this piece in the past? (Do not include this submission in your count.)

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6.  If you are resubmitting this piece, why did you resubmit? Please elaborate.

__ Encouragement from Revise & Resubmit Letter

__ Encouragement from Notes Development Editor

__ Encouragement from Faculty

__ Other (please elaborate):

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7.  If you are resubmitting this piece, please indicate the Notes Committee’s vote breakdown for the most recent submission:

__ 1 votes

__ 2 votes

__ 3 votes

__ 4 votes

__ 5 votes

Please note that few Notes receive “1” and “2” votes on the first submission and that many Notes are accepted after initially getting scores of “3” or less.

8.  Did you work with a Notes Development Editor (NDE) on your submission? Yes / No

If so, please indicate the NDE: ______

9.  If you worked with a NDE, how helpful was your experience? Please note that the Committee will not have access to this information during its deliberations, nor will your identity be linked to your NDE.

__ Very helpful

__ Somewhat helpful

__ Unhelpful

__ N/A

Please note anything that you felt was especially helpful and/or anything that could have been improved.

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10.  Approximately how many hours did you spend preparing your submission packet (including your Statement of Originality)? Please estimate to the nearest half-hour (e.g., 1.5, 2.0, etc.).


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11.  What is your gender? ______

12.  What is your race/ethnicity? Please select all that apply.

__ White/Caucasian

__ Black/African-American

__ Asian/Pacific Islander

__ Hispanic/Latino

__ Native American

__ Other (please specify): ______

__ Prefer not to respond

13.  What was your pre-college household income?

__ $10K-$50K

__ $50K-$75K

__ $75K-$100K

__ $100K-$200K

__ More than $200K

__ Prefer not to respond

14.  How would you describe your political views? Please select all that apply.

__ Conservative

__ Democrat

__ Liberal

__ Libertarian

__ Moderate

__ Progressive

__ Republican

__ Other: ______

__ Prefer not to respond

15.  Did you attend any Journal events explaining the process of writing a Note (e.g., “YLJ Presents: Writing Student Scholarship”)?

If so, list the event(s): ______

16.  In which degree program are you enrolled? ______

17.  What is your YLS class year?

__ Class of 2016

__ Class of 2017

__ Class of 2018

If you are a joint-degree student, please specify the non-law program in which you are enrolled: ______

18.  Please add any additional comments, suggestions, or criticisms of the Journal’s Note submission process.

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