Submissions for our journal are currently closed
NULR Online is currently closed for submissions. Thank you!
For Authors
Northwestern University Law Review Online (NULRO) publishes timely, more accessible scholarly pieces that are intended for a wider audience than most traditional journal articles. As such, NULRO prefers pieces between 4,000 to 9,000 words, and will only consider unsolicited submissions that are less than 10,000 words, inclusive of footnotes. We aim to publish a wide range of content, including short essays, responses to articles, debates, and other forms of legal scholarship. We welcome submissions from professors, judges, practitioners, and law students. Selected submissions will be published on the Law Review’s website and are carried on Westlaw and LexisNexis.
How to Submit
NULRO accepts submissions for a period in both the Fall and the Spring. Authors are encouraged to submit through the online submissions service Scholastica.
If you have questions regarding NULRO, you may contact Esra Park, Online Editor-in-Chief, at nulr.online@nlaw.northwestern.edu for more information.
Selection Process
The typical review process for successful essays proceeds in four stages: First, essays are reviewed by the Online Editor-in-Chief for compliance with the Law Review’s publication guidelines. Next, a member of the Online Board reviews the piece and conducts a preemption check. Last, the entire Online Board reads the piece and discusses in a full table read. The Online Board extends offers upon a supermajority vote. Authors will have 72 hours to consider their offer.
Due to the volume of submissions, we cannot give feedback on rejected submissions.