Founded in 1938, the Washington and Lee Law Review publishes scholarly legal writings by judges, professors, practitioners, and student members of the Washington and Lee Law Review. The Law Review currently employs approximately 80 law students in staff and editorial positions. The staff, consisting of about 40 students in their second year, check manuscripts for citation and typographical errors. The editorial board, made up of about 40 third-year students, manage the operations of the Law Review.