Austin Lawyer Submission Guidelines

1. All submissions including columns, features, announcements, photos, etc., are due to the Managing Editor by the 5th of the month preceding that issue.*
2. Typical articles and columns should run about about 350 to 500 words and should not exceed 800 words.
3. Submissions must be submitted via e-mail either as a Microsoft Word or WordPerfect attachment or in the body of the e-mail. It must be double-spaced with no footnotes, endnotes, legal citations, charts or graphs. (Third Court of Appeals Column is an exception.) Do not double space between sentences. You may submit a title and headline, but the use of it is at the discretion of the editor.
4. Articles may be edited for content and length. If significant editing is required that may affect the substance of the article, the author will be notified.
5. Only columns and feature articles will get a byline.
6. Photographs and/or images illustrating the topic are welcome, but cannot be returned.

NOTE: Do not use special formatting. All formatting must be removed before content is sent to layout. No special characters, margins, columns, etc.

*The 5th of each month preceding the issue is the typical deadline for submissions. Please see this year's editorial calendar for actual deadlines.