JD Underground

Read Post
Fri, 26 Sep 2025 10:32:45 -0700
2tierreality from private IP, post #18859364

React 
 Like 
 Love 
 Haha 
 Wow 
 Sad 
 Angry  
/all
Journal Article

Anyone ever write a legal journal article while practicing?

I have two good topics I want to write about, both of which "solve" a problem that exists in the field of trusts and estates.

I'm need to figure how long it's going to take, and then sort out the time budget and my estimated completion date.

I am toying with the idea of just taking two weeks off, one for research and one for writing, and trying to knock it all out at once, ADHD hyperfocus style.

#Education #LawFirm 


Fri, 26 Sep 2025 11:13:18 -0700
Andy from private IP
Reply #12219563

React 
 Like 
 Love 
 Haha 
 Wow 
 Sad 
 Angry  
Just self-publish it, nobody reads journals anymore, lol.


Fri, 26 Sep 2025 13:53:27 -0700
2tierreality from private IP
Reply #11255627

React 
 Like 
 Love 
 Haha 
 Wow 
 Sad 
 Angry  
@AndyTest I have a transparent motive. I am hoping to position myself for ACTEC
fellowship, and while having a published article isn't a requirement, it's one of the paths to get there.


Fri, 26 Sep 2025 16:59:05 -0700
whiteguyinchina from private IP
Reply #18910380

React 
 Like 
 Love 
 Haha 
 Wow 
 Sad 
 Angry   👍 
What is your question? I was neighbors with a dude who worked for a scientific journal mill. Like a global company. They would essentially circle jerk
scientific research in order to bump up people's reputations. He said it's basically pay to publish.

So I imagine the situation is the same for legal journals. You probably do not want to be published in a serious academic journal because that is a time sink
and you would be competing with the esteemed Brian Leiter esq for Teresa.

You probably don't want to be published in a junk journal either. Or do you care or does it matter? 

So i would look at journals where the fellows in actec submitted their stuff and i guess reach out to the editors with a synopsis of the proposed article to
gage their Interest. Maybe ask what their submission fee is lol.

I hope that is marginally helpful.




Fri, 26 Sep 2025 23:38:19 -0700
2tierreality from private IP
Reply #10977963

React 
 Like 
 Love 
 Haha 
 Wow 
 Sad 
 Angry  
@whiteguyinchinaTest I am fishing for war stories. I was hoping someone
else on here has done this before and would provide some "do it" or "don't do it" type of advice.


Sat, 27 Sep 2025 17:07:24 -0700
TribalBarConnection from private IP
Reply #10799247

React 
 Like 
 Love 
 Haha 
 Wow 
 Sad 
 Angry  
I have written to put it politely, a shit ton, if you are willing to accept me as a co-author I would be willing to help you. Here's my list of publications:.https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/cf_dev/AbsByAuth.cfm?per_id=5103592


Sat, 27 Sep 2025 17:08:43 -0700
TribalBarConnection from private IP
Reply #11037255

React 
 Like 
 Love 
 Haha 
 Wow 
 Sad 
 Angry   👍 
As for tips, spend some time researching the law first. Make sure you are right pt at least your position is arguable. My writing process is chaotic but I
usually do an outline first and just fill out those sections from there. Like filling out a cookie tray. 


Sat, 27 Sep 2025 17:51:01 -0700
zerosugar from private IP
Reply #14440476

React 
 Like 
 Love 
 Haha 
 Wow 
 Sad 
 Angry  
Have you ever thought to get Medium or Substack account? 


Sat, 27 Sep 2025 17:58:34 -0700
TribalBarConnection from private IP
Reply #17734657

React 
 Like 
 Love 
 Haha 
 Wow 
 Sad 
 Angry  
@zerosugarTest he needs this published in either a law review or depending on
the length, a bar journal article if the goal is to help his career. The idea of solving a problem is good but length matters for something like this. 


Sun, 28 Sep 2025 07:46:18 -0700
shithead from private IP
Reply #11960514

React 
 Like 
 Love 
 Haha 
 Wow 
 Sad 
 Angry  
Law review is the last place I'd look to publish to help my career at this point. I need to attract laypeople clients, not impress brokeass pointy-headed
doucheknuckles like Nancy Leong. I cultivate a few journalist acquaintances who quote me, and write an occasional article for general readership, but law
review? That ship sailed in 2006.


 @18910380 2604:2d80:ea8e:4700:f005:3623:d6a2:b2fd 👍 @11037255 2604:2d80:ea8e:4700:4a4:fff:fee3:edd1 👍
Replies require login.