To this end, it publishes the law review and organises lectures and seminars and offers scholarships and awards.

The lecture is usually delivered in early June at the London School of Economics and subsequently published as the lead article in the January issue of the following year's volume.

[4] The annual Wedderburn Prize is awarded for "a contribution to that year's volume which in the opinion of the editorial committee is exemplary of the type of scholarship that The Modern Law Review aims to promote".

[6] It is named in honour of Lord Wedderburn of Charlton, who served as general editor of the review from 1971 to 1988.

[6] Previous winners of the Wedderburn Prize include Kimberlee Weatherall, David Kershaw, and Nico Krisch.