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Article Submission Guidelines

The Texas Lawbook welcomes unsolicited articles written by lawyers and subject matter experts on topics relevant to corporate in-house counsel and business lawyers operating in Texas.

Start with a Pitch

Those interested in having an article published in The Texas Lawbook should prepare a two or three paragraph summary that explains why the article is an interesting and important subject for business lawyers and corporate general counsel. In addition, please include any timeliness issues about the article or subject matter and a brief bio of the author. You may submit articles to mark.curriden@texaslawbook.net or brooks.igo@texaslawbook.net.

Style

The Texas Lawbook is not an academic journal or a law review. Articles should be written for a highly educated and sophisticated audience interested in business and law. Not every reader will be a specialist in a particular area. Here are some writing tips to keep in mind:

  • Articles should be sophisticated and substantial but should not be overly technical.
  • Avoid legalese. If you must use legal jargon, explain what it means.
  • Use concrete examples to explain abstract concepts. Real-life examples work best.
  • The article must have a lede (the first few paragraphs). It should (1) persuade the reader to want to read on and (2) include a short summary explaining why the topic is important to general counsel.
  • Suggest an enticing headline at the top of your article.
  • If you have a chart or other art that would help explain the issue, please include it in your submission or forward it to us.

The best way to get a feel for the style and tone we want is to read articles published in The Texas Lawbook.

Format

Articles must be between 750 and 2,500 words. That’s about two to seven pages, if you follow the formatting instructions below:

  • No footnotes or endnotes.
  • You are encouraged to place citations and hyperlinks within the text.
  • Text should be single-spaced, with one-inch margins.
  • Use 14-point, Cambria font throughout.
  • Please list no more than two authors for the byline. You may include additional contributors to the article, but those names will be published at the bottom of the article.

Submission

  • Please submit using a Word-compatible file.
  • Provide a brief bio and photo of each author at the end of the article.
  • To submit, send an e-mail to mark.curriden@texaslawbook.net with your file attached.

Publication

We will review your article and let you know if we decide to publish the article. If so, our staff will copyedit the article to conform to our standards.

Legal responsibilities

The author assumes full legal responsibility for the content of the article, including the duty that the article’s content:

  • is truthful, accurate and non-defamatory;
  • does not violate any applicable law; and
  • does not infringe on the copyrights, trademarks or other legal rights of a third party.

The Lawbook assumes full legal responsibility for any changes to the content or presentation by the Lawbook team that makes the article untruthful, inaccurate, defamatory, illegal or infringing on the rights of others.

Authors must review and accept all terms of the article submission guidelines prior to the article’s publication. By submitting an article, an author accepts all the terms of the guidelines.

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Features

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Charles Schwab
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Desktop Metal
DIRTT
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EVgo
FBFK
Foley
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Golar LNG
Haynes and Boone
Hunton AK
Hygo Energy
InterContinental Exchange
Jackson Walker
Jones Day
Kirkland
Latham
Locke Lord
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McDermott
New Fortress
Norton Rose Fulbright
ORIX Capital Partners
Petco
Pioneer Natural Resources
Porter Hedges
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Shearman & Sterling
Sheppard Mullin
Simpson Thacher
Skadden
Specialty Welding
Switchback II
Thompson Coburn
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US Attorney's Office EDTX
V&E
Victory Park Capital
White & Case
Winstead

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Denis Braham
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Heather L. Brown
Brett Busby
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George Christian
Kevin Chumney
Lauren Corbeil
Steve Cox
Wade Crosnoe
Kevin Crews
Amy Curtis
Tess Dennis
Nick Dhesi
Sarah Dunn
Richard Frye
John Furlow
Michael Gibson
John Goodgame
Lisa Hearn
Robert Hughes
John Jackson
Monte James
Bryan Jones
Robert Kimball
Paul Knowlton
Dilen Kumar
Ramey Layne
Jessica Lewis
Doug Lionberger
Brice Lipman
Matt Lyons
Ryan Maierson
John McGowan
Morgan McPheeters
Matt Nadworny
David Oelman
Eric Otness
Joe Perillo
Aiesha Redmond
Alex Rose
Jeff Schlegel
Gregg Schmitt
Shamoil Shipchandler
Gerson Smoger
Lande Spottswood
David Staas
David Stone
Ram Sunkara
Rosalyn Tippett
Natalie Vesti
Mackenzie Wallace 
Kimberly Warnica
Donald Wilcox
Nicole Williams
Nathan Wolcott
Abbey Zuech

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We’ve been hard at work improving the way you experience the best law news in Texas. Today we are happy to launch our new and improved website. For more on what that means for you, check out this post from founder Mark Curriden.