Virginia Sports and Entertainment Law Journal (USA)
About VaSEThe Virginia Sports and Entertainment Law Journal is a comprehensive review of current issues arising in both the sports and entertainment law arenas. We publish articles from law professors, practicing attorneys and students exploring the impact of legal issues on the sports and entertainment industries. The publication is intended to be not only a useful tool for the academic, but also informative for either the sports or entertainment practitioner and journalist.
Currently, all members of the Virginia Sports and Entertainment Law Journal are selected through the Law School’s Unified Journal Tryout process. Interested first year students should complete the tryout during one of the designated weekends in their second semester of law school and indicate interest in the Virginia Sports and Entertainment Law Journal when returning their tryouts. Second year students and transfers can complete the Unified Journal Tryout in the fall semester. Our goal is to accept all qualified individuals that express an interest in the subject matter and a desire to work to improve the Journal. This has historically meant accepting about fifteen to twenty students as a result of the spring semester tryout process. However, the Virginia Sports and Entertainment Law Journal currently has no membership quota or maximum. In an effort to meet interested students and answer questions on a person-to-person basis, the Journal will hold at least one open house prior to the first tryout weekend.
VaSE will gladly consider unsolicited manuscripts and notes for publication on topics related to sports, entertainment and the law. Please see our Submissions Page for more information.
In addition to publishing the Journal two times a year, the Virginia Sports and Entertainment Law Journal has used the time, resources and talents of its staff to hold events exploring the interaction between sports, entertainment and the law. Examples of these popular events, which are open to the UVa Law School and the greater outside community, include this past year’s “Life as a Sports Agent.” In addition, the Virginia Sports and Entertainment Law Journal co-hosted with the Virginia CLE the First Sports and Entertainment Law Symposium in February 2007. Please contact our Managing Editor if you are interested in helping organize or if you would like to participate in one of our events.
Please explore the links above to learn more about our publication. We thank you for your interest and time.
Submissions
The Virginia Sports and Entertainment Law Journal considers unsolicited manuscripts for publication on topics related to sports and entertainment law. As you are aware, the fields of sports and entertainment law are broad and encompass varied disciplines such as contracts, torts, criminal law, taxation, public finance, agency, public policy, antitrust, collegiate athletics, intellectual property, e-commerce, copyright law, and many others.
Manuscripts should be double-spaced, typewritten or word-processed (Microsoft Word preferred) on 8.5" x 11" paper with 1" margins; citations should be in footnote form. Citations should generally conform to the 17th Edition of The Bluebook.
Submissions are accepted year-round. Members of the Managing Board will review each submission. If the submission is selected for publication, the author will be contacted in approximately two weeks and notified about the estimated publication date.
Articles must be submitted electronically. Please e-mail submissions to either our Articles Development Editor or our Notes Development Editor. In the body of the e-mail, include your name, address, phone number, e-mail address, and any other pertinent contact information. In addition, please submit a resume with your article.
Subscriptions
The Virginia Sports and Entertainment Law Journal is published two times a year (fall and spring). The cost for a one-year subscription is $35 ($60 outside of North America). Subscriptions are renewed automatically unless the Journal is notified to the contrary prior to expiration. Subscribers must report the non-receipt of copies within six months of the mailing date.
Subscriptions to the Journal and back issues of the Journal may be ordered directly from William S. Hein & Co., Inc., 1285 Main Street, Buffalo, New York 14209-1987. Orders may also be placed by calling Hein at (800) 828-7571, via fax at (716) 883-8100, or email to order@wshein.com.
To subscribe directly, please send a check made out to “Virginia Sports and Entertainment Law Journal” to:
Virginia Sports and Entertainment Law Journal
University of Virginia School of Law
580 Massie Road
Charlottesville, VA 22903
For more subscription information, please contact our Managing Editor.
Contact Information
If you have any questions that are not answered on this website, please feel free to contact our Editor-In-Chief, or stop by our office (Room 247, Slaughter Hall).
Our mailing address is:
Virginia Sports and Entertainment Law Journal
University of Virginia School of Law
580 Massie Road
Charlottesville, VA 22903
The main e-mail contact is our Managing Editor.