Article Submission Process, Editorial Guidelines and Republishing Rights

Today’s General Counsel is a leading content resource for general counsel, in-house attorneys, legal operations professionals, and other corporate legal decision-makers. Through our website, newsletters, and a bi-monthly digital magazine, we provide practical insights, informed perspectives, and thought leadership on the issues shaping today’s legal departments and the businesses they serve.

Submission Process

We welcome article submissions from senior-level legal experts about topics including (but not limited to) regulation, litigation, compliance, legal operations, cybersecurity, and legal technology.

All articles should directly address the Today’s General Counsel audience of in-house legal professionals.

The process starts with a proposal to our editors. If your proposal is accepted, an editor will get in touch and give you a deadline.  Contributors are expected to collaborate openly with our editorial team through rounds of feedback and revision.

• Limit article length to 700–1,100 words.
• Deliver original, non-repurposed thought leadership insights without promoting specific products or services.
• Offer clear, actionable insights tailored for general counsel and in-house legal leaders.
• Write in an approachable, conversational tone, avoiding dense legal jargon.
• Suggest a headline of no more than 10 words.
• Cap author attribution at a maximum of two contributors per article.
• Submit a three- to five-sentence bio for each author. If you wish to include each author’s email address and/or LinkedIn handle, please provide it.
• Format text in a single font size throughout, including headlines and subheadings. Do not use the headings setting in Word or other word processing programs. Do not use colored text.
• Do not use bold or italics for emphasis.
• Align text to the left; do not justify text, vary margins, or use outline formatting.
• Embed hyperlinks directly within the article text. We don’t use footnotes, endnotes, or academic citations.
• Italicize legal case names in their common form (e.g., Roe v. Wade) and hyperlink the title to a public record, omitting formal citation numbers.
• Omit copyright (©) and trademark (™/®) symbols when referencing companies, brands, or products.
• Submit draft files in Word format using the naming convention: AuthorName_ArticleTitle.docx.
• Do not submit articles on corporate letterhead or include document logos.
• Submit all charts, diagrams, or graphics as standalone JPG or EPS files alongside your article draft.

Use of Generative AI

As a forward-thinking company, we embrace generative AI to sharpen our thought leadership, but we hold firm that true accountability rests with people. We require our contributors to take ownership of their work by disclosing if and how AI tools were used upon submission.

While our team uses AI to help streamline tasks such as research, editing tasks, and graphic design, the technology never has the final say. Our experienced human editors actively review, fact-check, and refine every piece, taking full personal responsibility for maintaining our high standards of editorial integrity and accuracy. You can read our AI policy here.

Disclaimers on Legal Advice

Today’s General Counsel articles should not be construed as legal advice. The authors speak for themselves and not necessarily for their firms or companies. Further disclaimers will not be included with individual articles.

Today’s General Counsel retains rights to the edited article as published, with magazine logo, headline and sub-heads, and all elements of graphic presentation. Authors and other third parties are free to republish articles appearing in Today’s General Counsel on their respective websites. These third parties must give credit to Today’s General Counsel, provide a link to the original article on todaysgeneralcounsel.com, and feature a supplied image of the Today’s General Counsel logo on the page with the article.

We look forward to working with you and giving you a platform to share your knowledge and expertise. If you have any questions, please contact us.

To submit an article proposal, click here.