Recruitment

Applications for our 2024 Editorial Team are now open! Apply here

Are you interested in submitting your work to the AULR? We are currently taking article submissions here

Applications for our 2024 Business Team will open later in the year.

Further information about the roles can be found here. AULR recruits for two main types of roles:

  • Editors, who are involved in the reviewing of articles and the publication of the journal; and

  • Business Team, who are involved with running the business operations of AULR, including marketing, digital platforms, accounting and event management.

You may choose to apply for both Editor or Business Team staff member positions, but we can only appoint you to one position if successful. If you have any questions, email editors@aulr.org or message through our Facebook page.

Benefits of Being Involved in the AULR

As well as being great for a student’s CV, perks of the job include opportunities for paid legal research and editing work (we already have requests flowing in from other academic publications and authors), closer ties with the Legal Research Foundation and regular social functions. The less tangible benefits that accrue from Law Review membership include an understanding of the editorial process, solid legal research skills, and an ability to write cogently and succinctly. In the long run, these attributes are likely to be the most useful. No one serious about succeeding in his or her legal career should miss the opportunity to join the Auckland University Law Review.

Editor Roles

The Editorial Team is composed of three main positions:

  • Citations Editors are responsible for checking the accuracy and veracity of footnotes.

  • Style Editors assist authors with stylistic and argumentative clarity.

  • Managing Editors oversee a team and assist in solving more unusual editing concerns.

The AULR offers editors training programmes covering the basic principles of legal research, writing, editing, style, grammar and punctuation. This training is done in conjunction with barristers and law firms to provide Editors with valuable insights from practising lawyers.

Every year, the AULR holds an annual symposium where notable alumni are invited to speak. Following the symposium, authors and editors are invited to a formal dinner with AULR alumni, including judges, prominent members of the Bar, partners at leading law firms and academics.

Business Team Roles

Accounts and Logistics Managers oversee AULR’s accounts, organising the printing of the journal, and developing a pricing or sales strategy. This position would suit any reliable and hardworking student pursuing a commerce degree (BCom or MCom). Ideally, the Business Managers will have some experience working in a financial role within other organisations (such as small businesses) or have some accounting and financial knowledge.

Events and Communications Managers oversee AULR’s customer relations and engagement. Apart from the day-to-day tasks in upholding AULR’s brand and engagement with the public, this year we would like to enhance AULR’s social media presence. This is because marketing and advertising practices continuously change with time. Therefore, the Events and Media Manager will dedicate their time to organising events and improving AULR’s digital marketing.

You can find out more information about the Business Team roles in our information pack.

Some additional perks of being involved in the Business team of AULR include:

  • An office at law school;

  • Your name on the AULR; and

  • An improved CV, by helping to run NZ's most prestigious student law journal. It looks great for any accounting or commercial law firm and top universities considering Masters Candidates.

If you have any questions about the application process or the Review generally, please email us at editors@aulr.org