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Nancy Leong @nancyleong.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

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! 🤞

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Nancy Leong @nancyleong.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

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...

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Navigating the Winter/Spring 2026 Law Review Submission Cycle

YouTube video by Nancy Leong

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Nancy Leong @nancyleong.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

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.

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Nancy Leong @nancyleong.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

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!

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Nancy Leong @nancyleong.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

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.

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Nancy Leong @nancyleong.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

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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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 ...

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Minnesota Star Tribune @startribune.com · 24/01/2026

Here's a time-lapse from yesterday as thousands of people marched through downtown Minneapolis to protest ICE. 📷️: Sydney Lewis/The Minnesota Star Tribune

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