The University of Chicago Undergraduate Law Review is now accepting submissions for its 2012-2013 Autumn/Winter journal. Blog submissions are always welcome. 

Submitting an article pitch
Pitch submission guidelines:
1. State your topic and which UCULR category it falls under (International Law, Domestic Law, Careers).
2. Summarize your topic in 150 words or less.
3. List the sources you intend to use, such as case law, a newspaper article, a paper in an academic journal, a book, or a government report. You must cite at least one case. The sources you include in your pitch are not binding, but help better define the direction of your proposed articles.

Submitting a blog pitch or post
Blog submission guidelines:
Blog posts should be between 400-1000 words and do not require case law citations. Blogging is the best forum for discussing legal or political opinions, covering events, profiling law schools and summer programs, providing advice for law school and internship applicants, or exploring interdisciplinary subjects. Unlike articles, blog posts do not require a pitch for submission. To avoid accidental deletion, we strongly encourage all bloggers to save their posts in a separate document before submitting it here.

Blog guidelines:
1. Though blog posts are less formal than articles, it’s best to err on the side of formality.
2. Blog posts should be written in an Op-Ed style, and use the third-person tense unless absolutely necessary. Examples of excellent Op-Ed columnists include Gail Collins, David Brooks, and Nicholas Kristoff, all of the New York Times. Krugman’s column is a strong example of using statistical data to support claims.
3. Please use statistical data or concrete, established sources to back up claims like “most Ukrainians believe” or “the majority of citizens disagree.” Pew Research Center and Gallup are two examples of such sources. Professional or academic research studies also work well. To hyperlink to a source in Microsoft Word, highlight the given phrase and click on “insert” (top bar) and scroll down to “hyperlink” (near the bottom). Great things to hyperlink include direct quotes, facts, and statistics.

Great Sources:
http://www.law.cornell.edu/
http://www.scotusblog.com/
http://www.jetlaw.org/
http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/charters/constitution.html
http://www.howappealing.law.com
http://www.supremecourt.gov/
http://www.oedb.org/library/college-basics/research-beyond-google/
http://www.becker-posner-blog.com/
http://www.concurringopinions.com/

Once you’ve written your blog post or pitch…
Please direct article pitches to our Editorial Board at uculreditors@gmail.com.
Please direct blog posts or pitches to our Blog Editors at uculrlawblog@gmail.com.

You may also submit your pitch or post via the form below:

Our editors will get back to you within one week of submission.