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The National Law Journal Editorial Calendar

Thank you for your interest in contributing to The National Law Journal. We welcome articles written by attorneys on their areas of expertise.

Below is an editorial calendar and to the right are links to the NLJ's specifications for submitted bylined articles.

The calendar shows the special sections for this year. Each section focuses on a particular substantive area of the law or law firm management issues. We tend to assign articles roughly two months in advance of a section's publication date.

If you are interested in submitting an article for a particular special section, please e-mail the appropriate lead editor by clicking that person's name. It is very important to clear a topic with the lead editor before submitting an article. It is also important that you read our special section specifications and become familiar with them.

If you are interested in writing for a special section but are uncertain about the precise article topic, e-mail the lead editor for that section. We would be happy to discuss some article ideas with you. Please also note that we usually cannot accommodate articles on topics that don't fit into the categories listed on the calendar.

If you are interested in submitting an opinion piece, a book review or a letter to the editor, follow the appropriate link in the box to the right.

January 2010
	Special Features	Editorial Contact	Submission Deadline
4	Pro Bono Awards	Michael Moline
11	Labor & Employment In-House Counsel	Ruth Singleton Ruth Singleton
18	Regulatory Report	Elizabeth Engdahl
25	Intellectual Property Law	Ruth Singleton

February 2010
	Special Features	Editorial Contact	Submission Deadline
1	The Modern Jury	Michael Moline
8	Energy In-House Counsel	Ruth Singleton Ruth Singleton
15	Corporate Restructuring & Bankruptcy	Michael Moline
22	Law Schools	Ruth Singleton

March 2010
	Special Features	Editorial Contact	Submission Deadline
1	Verdicts	Michael Moline	No article submissions
8	White Collar Crime In-House Counsel	Ruth Singleton Ruth Singleton	February 8 February 22
15	Food & Drug Practice	Elizabeth Engdahl	February 8
22	Electronic Discovery	Ruth Singleton	February 15
29	The Decade's Most Influential Lawyers	Leigh Jones	February 26

April 2010
	Special Features	Editorial Contact	Submission Deadline
5	Appellate Hot List	Michael Moline	February 26
12	Complex Litigation In-House Counsel	Ruth Singleton Ruth Singleton	March 8 March 29
19	Labor & Employment	Ruth Singleton	March 15
26	Law Firm Recruiting	Leigh Jones	March 22

May 2010
	Special Features	Editorial Contact	Submission Deadline
3	Law Firm Administration	Ruth Singleton	March 29
10	West Coast Report In-House Counsel	Michael Moline Ruth Singleton	No article submissions April 26
17	Intellectual Property Law	Ruth Singleton	April 12
24	Litigation Boutiques	Michael Moline	April 19
31	International Arbitration	Ruth Singleton	April 26

June 2010
	Special Features	Editorial Contact	Submission Deadline
7	Champions & Visionaries: LT Awards	Elizabeth Engdahl	No article submissions
14	Lawyers Representing Law Firms In-House Counsel	Ruth Singleton Ruth Singleton	May 10 May 31
21	Winning	Michael Moline	No article submissions
28	Litigation Management for General Counsel Washington's Most Influential Women	Ruth Singleton Elizabeth Engdahl	May 24 No article submissions

July 2010
	Special Features	Editorial Contact	Submission Deadline
5	Law Firm Business Intelligence	Ruth Singleton	May 31
12	Midsize Hot List In-House Counsel	Leigh Jones Ruth Singleton	No article submissions June 28
19	White Collar Crime	Ruth Singleton	June 14
26	Health Care Law	Michael Moline	June 21

August 2010
	Special Features	Editorial Contact	Submission Deadline
2	Supreme Court Review	Michael Moline	No article submissions
9	Midwest Report In-House Counsel	Elizabeth Engdahl Ruth Singleton	No article submissions July 26
16	Intellectual Property Law	Ruth Singleton	July 12
23	Electronic Discovery	Ruth Singleton	July 19
30	Survey of Law Firm Economics	Leigh Jones	No article submissions

September 2010
	Special Features	Editorial Contact	Submission Deadline
6	Law Schools	Leigh Jones	August 3
13	Who Represents Corporate America Small Firm, Big Companies In-House Counsel	Ruth Singleton Ruth Singleton	No article submissions No article submissions August 30
20	D.C. and the Americas: Cross Border Issues		No article submissions
27	Labor & Employment	Ruth Singleton	August 23

October 2010
	Special Features	Editorial Contact	Closing Dates:
4	Plaintiffs' Hot List	Michael Moline	No article submissions
11	Diversity In-House Counsel	Ruth Singleton Ruth Singleton	No article submissions September 27
18	Intellectual Property Law	Ruth Singleton	September 13
25	Energy	Michael Moline	September 20

November 2010
	Special Features	Editorial Contact	Closing Dates:
1	Antitrust	Elizabeth Engdahl	September 27
8	NLJ 250: Annual Survey of the Nation's Largest Law Firms In-House Counsel	Leigh Jones Ruth Singleton	No article submissions October 25
15	Corporate Governance Asia Practice	Ruth Singleton Michael Moline	October 11 October 11
22	Alternate Dispute Resolution	Ruth Singleton	October 18
29	Corporate Restructuring & Bankruptcy	Michael Moline	October 25

December 2010
	Special Features	Editorial Contact	Closing Dates:
6	Billing Survey: Survey of billing rates for attorneys	Ruth Singleton	No article submissions
13	Intellectual Property Law In-House Counsel	Ruth Singleton Ruth Singleton	November 8 November 22
20	Electronic Discovery	Michael Moline	November 15
27	Year in Review		No article submissions