The Law Review seeks to publish original legal scholarship of regional, national, and international importance, with a special focus on issues impacting the legal landscape in Minnesota. We accept works not only for their value in ongoing academic debate, but also for their practical usefulness to the legal profession.
Requirements
We request that all manuscripts submitted for consideration be double spaced, with citations placed in footnotes that conform to The Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation (Columbia L. Rev. Ass’n et al. eds., 21st ed. 2020) [“The Bluebook“]. In matters not addressed by The Bluebook, submissions should conform to The Chicago Manual of Style (17th ed. 2017). Please submit manuscripts in Word format, rather than as a PDF.
Manuscripts should relate to Mitchell Hamline’s mission to inform and engage the legal community about issues impacting the legal landscape in Minnesota. The Law Review will consider manuscripts that discuss Minnesota directly, as well as writings that discuss national or international topics that have a clear impact on the communities in Minnesota.
Ways to Contribute
The Law Review accepts longform articles and essays for publication in the Mitchell Hamline Law Review annual volume. We also accept shorter articles and blog posts for publication on our website. Completed manuscripts for longform articles, essays, or blog posts may be submitted to Submissions.LawReview@mitchellhamline.edu.
Longform Articles are original work offering a unique perspective on relevant legal issues, recent court decisions, an unsettled area of law, or other pressing legal topics. Articles submitted to the Law Review cannot be previously published and must adhere to The Bluebook. Articles are typically between 8,500 and 20,000 words (including footnotes) and must rely on academic-quality sources.
Essays are original work similar to longform articles but are narrower in scope and therefore shorter. Essays similarly cannot be previously published, must adhere to The Bluebook, and must rely on academic-quality sources. Essays are typically between 5,000 and 8,500 words (including footnotes).
Amicus Curiae blog posts/short-form articles are typically between 500 and 5,000 words in length (including footnotes) and address timely issues or current events in the law. Longer articles that do not meet the requirements for longform articles or essays may be considered for publication as a series of posts through Amicus Curiae, at the discretion of the Law Review.
Who Can Contribute
The Law Review welcomes manuscripts from practitioners, professors, and Mitchell Hamline students. Students from other law schools are welcome to submit their writing, but these submissions will only be considered in extraordinary circumstances.
Our Publication Cycle
The Law Review accepts submissions year round. We anticipate publishing a fall, winter, and spring issue in Vol. 51, with general submission cutoffs of August 1, 2024; October 1, 2024; and January 1, 2025. Submissions received after January 1, 2025, will likely be slotted for Vol. 52.
Editing
The Law Review reserves discretion to edit submissions in accordance with The Bluebook and The Chicago Manual of Style. We will use our best efforts to ensure that the piece, as published, accurately represents the author’s views. While the author has the final say over the substance of the work, the Law Review retains final say over the work’s technical aspects, including typography, grammar, and style.
Withdrawal
If you wish to withdraw your manuscript from consideration, please email Submissions.LawReview@mitchellhamline.edu. Please use “Withdraw” as the subject of your email, and include your full name and the title of your manuscript in the body of the email.
AI Policy
The Law Review does not accept submissions that have been generated, in whole or in part, by artificial intelligence (“AI”) and reserves the right to cancel publication of a submission if it determines the piece contains AI-generated content.