The Law-Review Experience: The Impact of Mentorship and Student Involvement Over the Past 50 Volumes.

• Date: 01 January 2019
• Author: Emberley, Christina

To understand how much has changed with the Ottawa Law Review (OLR) over the past 50 volumes, one need only look to the very first issue, in which the "Editor's Page" said: "Our experience tells us that Canadian law students fail to appreciate the importance of law-review experience; they don't realize the significance of research and writing in legal practice." (1) While that may have been the case in 1966 when this publication was just starting out, I am happy to confirm that today, in 2019, that statement no longer holds true.

Speaking from my own experience, the OLR has been the highlight of my academic career. Though there are endless advantages to being a part of this publication--research and writing evidently among them--there are two key reasons why I believe our law-review experience is so impactful: first, the OLR's commitment to giving students access to unparalleled...