I think it is "fairly fair." That is, the alternative methods are
problematic. If one is simply asked for a list of the top ten law
journals one is put into an impossible situation because there are so
many journals of so many sorts. Listing Harvard, Yale, etc. makes no
sense -- other disciplines do not comprehend .1% acceptance rates or
issues that publish only one article (and that solicited) being top
journals. Then one begins backpedaling into "categories" of journals
-- top 50 generalist journals, top five specialized journals, etc.
The response is never quite responsive to the request.
 
      So, the method your school used is simple, and not bad. You may
find yourself making the argument the the Loyola of L.A. L.Rev. is
actually not as good as the Illinois L. Rev. , in which you might
have published, but that simply sugggests that you are "hitting"
better than your peers, and that is all to the better. Also, I assume
you would have the opportunity to select, from among b law peers,
those who write in your area. So, from among the peer schools, select
b law faculty who publish in labor and employment law (in your case).
 As long as you can still explain the nature of legal publishing,
this system keeps you from being locked into some other discipline's
concept of appropriate outlets.
 
      It's not too bad.
 
Ginny Maurer
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