Nancy Leong

Please feel free to share any of this with students or other mentees if you think it will be helpful!

Let me know if you have any questions or other feedback for me, and good luck to everyone with the submissions process! 🤞

YouTube video by Nancy Leong Navigating the Winter/Spring 2026 Law Review Submission Cycle

And finally, for those who just want the highlights, I've made a 25 min YouTube video that covers some of these topics at a high level! You can watch it here:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=a6-R...

I've also included four of my own cover letters -- for articles that placed in Georgetown, Cornell, and Minnesota (2x) -- as well as a redline of the abstract and introduction to one of my own articles where I unpack how I structure these elements.

Topics I cover include:
1. Writing a good article
2. Word count
3. Submission timing
4. Scholastica
5. Formatting
6. Titles
7. The abstract, TOC, introduction, and cover letter.
8. CVs
9. Where to submit
10. Expediting
11. Negotiating an offer
12. How to publicize your work!

The guide draws on my experience navigating the law review submission process over 40 times, beginning more than two decades ago as a law student and continuing to the present day in my role as a law professor and research dean.

A Short Guide to Publishing a Law Review Article This Guide offers information and advice about the process of submitting a law review article article to student-edited law journals, with a heavy emphasis on the logistical and strategic elements of ...

Hello current and aspiring legal academics! I know a lot of us are submitting law review articles soon.

Ahead of the upcoming submission cycle, I've put together a 38-page guide organized around 15 pieces of advice for navigating the process:

legal-academic-resources.sellfy.store/p/a-short-gu...

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