Article Submission to the Kane County Bar Association Bar Briefs Publication

The purpose of the Bar Briefs is to provide articles on substantive legal topics that are relevant to the members of the Kane County Bar Association. Articles that are current and of substantive interest in the legal field are beneficial to our members in their everyday practice.

Bar Briefs Article Guidelines

Types of Articles:

  1. Substantive Articles – generally 1,500 to 2,500 words. These articles involve a deep dive into a current legal issue, changes in the law or an analysis of a recent decision by the Appellate or Supreme Courts.
  2. Lawyering 101 or “How To” Articles – generally up to 1,000 words. These articles provide a general overview of a particular area of the law or a change in the law that impacts the practice.

We are also looking for other articles which are not lawyer specific such as history, travel or other issues that may impact a lawyers or others in the legal field. Please reach out to the editor-in-chief with any questions or ideas.

The length of the articles is not set in stone. Please reach out to the editor-in-chief with any questions regarding length of your article. Publication of the article will depend on the space available in Bar Briefs for that particular edition.

Citations:

  1. All citations must be in endnotes.
  2. The author must cite to every statute, case or source with a specific citation.
  3. If using any images, charts or graphs, please include citation to the source.
  4. Although Bluebook format is preferred, please be consistent and use the same formatting for all cites. Parallel citations (citing to the same case from multiple reporters) are not necessary.

Submission of Articles:

  1. All articles must be submitted in Word format.
  2. Please include a title, your full name, a short biography and a headshot if you do not want to use the one on file with the KCBA.

The editor-in-chief may make minor corrections or revisions to the article prior to publication. If there are any major concerns or corrections that need to be made to the article, the editor-in-chief will notify the author and request the necessary changes prior to publication. The editor-in-chief has the final say on articles to be published and will provide the author with reasons why an article was declined.

Deadline for Articles – Generally:

January/February Week of November 25th

(previous year)
March/April Week of January 25th
May/June Week of March 25th
July/August Week of May 25th
September/October Week of July 25th
November/December Week of September 25th

Questions or submission of articles may be sent to the editor-in-chief directly at their email listed in the Bar Briefs or [email protected].