Corporate Counsel Now is the voice of the in-house bar. Written for in-house counsel, by in-house counsel, CCN delivers timely news and practical advice from legal experts to the Association of Corporate Counsel’s global membership of nearly 50,000 lawyers and beyond.
Formerly the ACC Docket, which had been in publication for nearly 40 years, previously in print with an online companion site, CCN is a fully digital publication delivered via weekly e-newsletter. Subscribe today!
Author Requirements
In-house counsel and legal operations professionals can write for Corporate Counsel Now, and may co-author with external counsel, experts in various fields, students, etc. ACC membership is not required. Submissions must be the original work of the author(s) and not previously published or simultaneously pitched to other publications. Self-promotional articles are not accepted.
How to Contribute
Corporate Counsel Now accepts proposals for features, how-to and news articles, and profiles. CCN maintains coverage across practice areas of interest to in-house counsel but prioritizes specific themes throughout the year. See the Editorial Themes and Call for Submissions for suggested topics.
Features
A successful feature article provides practical information for the day-to-day practice of in-house counsel. The content should be relevant to in-house counsel practicing around the world. It should also be applicable whether it is read immediately upon publication or six months later (i.e., evergreen advice). Feature articles should be no longer than 2,000 words and include a Cheat Sheet of four high-level bullet points capturing the article’s main themes.
Submit feature article proposals through Corporate Counsel Now’s Article Submission Form.
Short-form Articles
Short-form articles are 500 to 750 words and range from suggestions for maintaining a work-life balance to reactions or legal interpretations of recent news. If it is interesting to in-house counsel, CCN wants to hear about it.
Submit short-form articles proposals through Corporate Counsel Now’s Article Submission Form.
Profiles
Have an interesting story to share or know someone who does? Corporate Counsel Now publishes interviews and profiles of legal leaders. Additionally, the Day in the Life column showcases the personal and professional events of an in-house counsel’s typical day, hour by hour.
Submit profile proposals through Corporate Counsel Now’s Article Submission Form.
Submissions Process
To submit a proposal to Corporate Counsel Now, whether a feature article, news article, or profile opportunity, please use the Article Submission Form. Submissions may include a draft article or a summary of your potential topic.
ACC’s editorial team will evaluate the draft proposal and determine if it meets the publication’s standards. After the article proposal is submitted, ACC’s editorial team will review it and provide feedback on placement within two to four weeks.
See our FAQs for more information.
FAQs
1. What is the Corporate Counsel Now’s voice/tone?
Corporate Counsel Now is not a scholarly journal. Content featured in CCN should strike a serious yet casual tone, conveying the information in a digestible manner. Articles should be in-house oriented, culturally sensitive, with an experienced and confident voice.
2. What types of articles does the Corporate Counsel Now publish?
See article types above.
3. How do I submit a proposal?
To submit a proposal to Corporate Counsel Now, whether a feature article, news article, or profile opportunity, please use the Article Submission Form. Submissions may include a draft article or a summary of your potential topic. Feedback on short-form articles and profile proposals will be provided within one week of submission. Feedback on feature articles will be provided within two to four weeks of submission.
4. What should a proposal for an article contain?
A proposal should summarize the central idea behind the article, why this issue is important to in-house counsel, and briefly describe solutions or advice regarding the issue.
Article proposals are recommended for first-time contributors. If you are familiar with CCN and its editorial themes and process, full-length drafts are acceptable.
5. Once I’ve submitted a proposal for an article, when will I find out if it's been accepted?
After the article proposal is submitted, the ACC editorial team will review it and provide feedback within two to four weeks.
6. Can I rewrite and resubmit my proposal if it is rejected?
Yes. After you receive feedback on your proposal, you can resubmit your proposal.
7. What happens after my proposal has been accepted?
The editorial team will work with you on a publication schedule to go through rounds of edits and finalize the article. Once you sign off on your final draft, our production schedule does not allow further review. At this point, our editors may do some minor copy-editing, but there will be no substantive edits. Finally, we publish your article. To note, we require all Corporate Counsel Now authors to assign copyright to ACC.