Columbia Undergraduate Law Review
Ilana Gut is an investigative analyst in the Post-Conviction Justice Unit at the Manhattan District Attorney's Office since July 2024. Previous experiences include roles as an outreach and partnerships intern and intern at the Institute for Transportation and Development Policy in 2023 and 2022, respectively. As a research assistant at Columbia University's Graduate School of Architecture, Planning & Preservation in 2022, Ilana contributed to academic projects. Additional positions include a client strategy intern at Rising Tide Interactive and a peer career advisor at Barnard College, along with internships focused on political affairs and organizing with organizations like The Borgen Project and the New York Civil Liberties Union. Ilana holds a Bachelor of Arts in Urban Studies with a concentration in History from Columbia University and Barnard College and studied as an exchange student at Universitat Pompeu Fabra in early 2023.
Columbia Undergraduate Law Review
The goal of the Columbia Undergraduate Law Review is to provide Columbia University and the public with an opportunity for the discussion of law-related ideas and the publication of undergraduate legal scholarship. It is our mission to enrich the academic life of our undergraduate community by providing a forum where intellectual debate—augmented by scholarly research—can flourish. To accomplish this, it is essential that we: – Provide the necessary resources by which undergraduate students at Columbia and other U.S. universities with an interest in scholarly debate can express their views in an outlet that reaches the Columbia community. – Be an organization that embraces a collaborative editorial process and encourages all members to explore the fullest extent of their ideas in writing. – Uphold the spirit of intellectual discourse, scholarly research, and academic integrity in the finest traditions of our Alma Mater, Columbia University. We encourage submissions of articles, research papers, and essays that embrace a wide range of topics and viewpoints related to the field of law. When appropriate, interesting diversions into related fields such as anthropology, sociology, economics, international relations, philosophy, history, and political science will also be considered.