University of Pennsylvania. Law school

The University of Pennsylvania Law Review is the oldest law review in the United States, continuously published since 1852. The Review is published by second and third year law students at the University of Pennsylvania Law School and is currently published seven times per year, each issue containing articles, reviews, comments, and notes on various topical legal issues. It is one of five law journals at Penn Law School and is the fifth most cited law journal in the world.

Originally published as the American Law Register, the Penn Law Review was written only by practicioners of law but was later expanded to include judges, legal professors. In 1895, under the leadership of William Draper Lewis (later Dean of Penn Law) and George Wharton Pepper, the American Law Register was transferred to the University of Pennsylvania Law School and taken over by law students. The current name was adopted in 1945.

From the guide to the University of Pennsylvania Law Review Research Documents, 1952-1964, (University of Pennsylvania: Biddle Law Library: Law School Archives)