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The New Hampshire Bar News is published 12 times a year and is the official publication of the NH Bar Association. Bar News aims to provide Bar members with timely information about the Bar, its members and the practice of law in New Hampshire, and to promote an exchange of ideas about issues facing the legal community.

Bar News welcomes articles from members and non-members alike. Authors are given a by-line and a brief biographical paragraph at the end of the article. Authors maintain full but non-exclusive rights to the submitted material. However, by submitting material to Bar News, authors grant license to the NH Bar Association to publish content – in whole or in part – in both printed and online versions of the Bar News. You may send material to Bar News Managing Editor Craig Sander.

The Board is mindful of the publication's role in promoting civility, professionalism and other objectives of New Hampshire's unified Bar, as established in the Association's Constitution and by its Board of Governors. Submissions which include personal attacks, contain language which may be deemed defamatory, or are inconsistent with or irrelevant to the purpose of the publication, will not be published.

The NH Bar Association uses a modified version of the Associated Press Style Guide. Articles will be edited to that standard.

All Writers Should...

Incorporate citations into the article. (Footnotes will be removed from the print version.)

Submit materials in an editable document format. (Not PDF)

Double-space manuscripts, and use Times New Roman or Courier New font.

Insert breaks between paragraphs with the return key.

Single-space after each sentence.

Include a brief - 35-word - biographical paragraph.

Write informally and direct it to a general legal audience.

Provide guidance and inform rather than opinionate (except for opinion articles or 'Morning Mail').

Bar News Practice-Area Articles

We welcome but do not require advance queries on your article. Scheduled practice areas on our calendar allow for advance planning. Advance notice of topics helps us avoid duplications, but if you have a great article already done, send it to us!

We are sorry that we cannot always publish all of the articles we receive. Some practice-area articles will appear in the online-only version of Bar News.

Articles are edited for style and length. Editors consult with authors regarding revisions.

Articles should be no longer than 1,200 words.

Letters to the Editor/Opinion Articles

Opinion articles longer than 850 words are discouraged, and are less likely to be published without substantial editing.

Reviews (Books, Technology, Services, etc.)

We welcome reviews of software, new technologies relevant to the legal profession, books, services, and other products and services that may be of use to members of the legal community.

Reviews should be limited to 600 words. Submit with biographical information and digital (JPG) headshot.

For advertising information, contact Donna M. Parker, Advertising Manager/Production Coordinator.

Mail submissions to:

Managing Editor,
NH Bar News
2 Pillsbury Street, Suite 300
Concord, NH 03301

Bar Journal Submission Guidelines

Word count of between 3,000 to 6,000 words (not counting endnotes)

Submit materials in an editable document format. (Not PDF)

Double-space manuscripts, and use Times New Roman or Courier New font.

Insert breaks between paragraphs with the return key.

Single-space after each sentence.

Include a brief - 35-word - biographical paragraph.

Endnotes are preferred to footnotes.

Submission should include your name on each page, your firm name, and any special expertise you may have in the area about which you’re writing.

For advertising information, see our media kits or contact Donna M. Parker, Advertising Manager/Production Coordinator.

New Hampshire Bar Association
2 Pillsbury Street, Suite 300, Concord NH 03301
phone: (603) 224-6942 fax: (603) 224-2910
email: NHBAinfo@nhbar.org
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