We do not accept poetry, fiction, or footnoted academic articles or briefs. These guidelines are for paid submissions only. Each issue of Student Lawyer includes feature articles by paid freelance writers that range in length from 2,500 to 4,000 words apiece. Writers should provide thorough reporting, lively writing, and insightful analysis. They should expect to work extensively with the magazine's editor to provide missing or additional information, to clear up the unclear, and to polish any rough edges.
Columns also offer publication possibilities for freelance writers.
Most are prepared by regular columnists, but we're open to new talent. Columns should be about 1,500 words. If you'd like to propose a new column on a topic that would serve law students, please send us your r sum , three clips, and your ideas for possible columns. We don't make assignments to writers with whom we're unfamiliar. If you're interested in writing for us, mail us a double-spaced hard copy of an actual story or a detailed query with three previously published clips.