LAW.COM Submission Guidelines
Law.com is a news and information network that connects legal professionals to more than 20 award-winning national and regional legal publications online. As part of ALM Media Inc., Law.com was recently acquired by Incisive Media.
Law.com seeks timely, expert-authored articles, commentaries and practice papers, as well as items for our free directories: law firm briefing papers, technology white papers and software downloads.
ARTICLES/COMMENTARIES/PRACTICE PAPERS
Articles, commentaries and practice papers can be about any hot or controversial legal issue or about a recent case that has a significant impact on the practice of law or about technology that impacts the law or legal profession.
Law.com will consider both finished articles and pitches for article assignments. Pitches -- just a paragraph describing the proposed story and its interest to a legal-industry audience, and citing planned information sources -- are welcome prior to article submission. The appropriate editor will work with the writer to develop the story.
We are seeking content for the following sections and practice centers:
Sections:
Practice Centers:
Articles should be between 500 and 1,000 words. Longer articles may be acceptable depending on the circumstances. Articles should adhere to Associated Press editorial style to the extent possible.
Law.com doesn't accept articles written by anyone paid by a vendor or service provider. This would include software vendors and e-discovery service providers; it may include consultants. (Note: this policy does not apply to law firm briefing papers, technology white papers and software downloads, see below)
The author is not required to submit a headline or subheads with the article, but may do so. Like the article itself, they’re subject to editing. Other material, such as sidebars or charts, should be proposed prior to article submission.
Links to be included within the text of the article should be added in the following format (URL between the quote marks, link text where “Law.com” appears): < a class="linelink" href="http://www.law.com/index.shtml" target="new">Law.com A photograph of the author (jpeg), submitted with the article via e-mail, may be considered for publication.
Please include the following information in both article submissions and queries:
- Your Name
- Title
- Law firm or organization
- Work location
- Short biography (one to two sentences)
- E-mail Address
- Phone Number
Please put the name of the section you are submitting your article to in the subject line of your e-mail. If sending a finished draft, please attach the document in Microsoft Word. Send your submissions and queries to articlesubmissions@alm.com.
After submission, please allow 1-2 weeks for us to review it and contact you. We try to respond to every article submission in a timely manner, but if you do not hear from us within two weeks please send a follow-up message to articlesubmission@alm.com.
LAW FIRM BRIEFING PAPERS
Law.com is also seeking law firm briefing papers for its In-House Counsel section.
To submit briefing papers for consideration, please send an e-mail with the following information:
- Briefing paper title (max 128 characters including spaces)
- One paragraph abstract of the briefing paper (max 2000 characters including spaces)
- Law firm name
- URL for briefing paper
Note: Briefing paper e-mails without a link to where the briefing paper is published on your law firm's Web site will not be considered for publication.
Send your e-mails to briefingpapers@alm.com.
TECHNOLOGY WHITE PAPERS
Law.com is seeking technology white papers for its Legal Technology section.
To submit white papers for consideration, please send an e-mail with the following information:
- White paper title (max 95 characters including spaces)
- Company name (max 65 characters including spaces)
- One-paragraph abstract describing paper (max 600 characters including spaces)
- URL for white paper (usually a .pdf file)
Note: White paper e-mails without a link to where the white paper is published on your company's Web site will not be considered for publication.
Send your e-mails to techwhitepapers@alm.com.
SOFTWARE DOWNLOADS
Law.com is seeking software downloads for its Legal Technology section.
To submit software downloads for consideration, please send an e-mail with the following information:
- Software title (maximum 65 characters including spaces)
- Software company name (max 65 characters including spaces)
- Download operating system compatibility (e.g., Windows XP, Mac OS X) (max 75 characters including spaces)
- One-sentence description of download's purpose (max 250 characters including spaces)
- URL directly to download (usually .exe file)
- Trial period info, if any
- Limitations info, if any
Send your e-mails to softwaredownloads@alm.com.
