The ''New England Law Review'' is a

law review A law review or law journal is a scholarly journal or publication that focuses on legal issues. A law review is a type of legal periodical. Law reviews are a source of research, imbedded with analyzed and referenced legal topics; they also pro ...

that was established in 1965 as the ''Portia Law Journal''. It obtained its current name when Portia Law School changed its name to

New England School of Law New England Law , Boston (formerly New England School of Law) is a private law school in Boston, Massachusetts. It was founded as Portia School of Law in 1908 and is located in downtown Boston near the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court, Fina ...

in 1969. It is run by students and currently publishes four issues annually. The review also conducts Fall and Spring symposiums.

''The Forum''

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''New England Law Review'' ''Forum''
is a semi-standalone online publication.New England Law Review Forum
/ref> The ''Forum'' supplements the printed journal and features timely articles that are especially pertinent to legal discourse. The ''Forum'' also regularly publishes professor blogs and a podcast. In addition the articles that are only available through the ''Forum'', the website also publishes the journal's printed volumes. The ''Forum'' has since replaced the previous online extension ''On Remand''.

''On Remand''

''On Remand'' was developed and launched by the members of the Volume 45

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. It is an online extension of the review's print content: it features original works, unique legal commentaries, and responses to articles printed in the review.

Membership

The ''New England Law Review'' consists of approximately sixty second- and third-year law students at the New England School of Law. To become a member of the review, students completing their first-year in the top fifty percent of their class may participate in a spring write-on competition. Based on performance in this competition, approximately thirty students are invited to join the review, beginning in the Fall semester of their second year.

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* American law journals Academic journals established in 1965 Quarterly journals English-language journals Law journals edited by students {{US-law-stub