Who’s Calling for Papers?
Law students—here is a chance to get your writing in front of a national legal audience. The Practising Law Institute (“PLI”) has announced its second annual call for law student papers.¹ The selected article(s) will be published in the PLI Chronicle, PLI’s open-access periodical on PLI PLUS.²
The reach is large in scope … PLI’s audience includes more than 450,000 legal professionals, including 95% of Am. Law 100 firms and more than 900 nonprofit and public interest organizations. That is, a published piece puts your name in front of the practitioners, public interest leaders, and educators shaping the profession.
This Year’s Topic: Access to Justice: Impactful Approaches
PLI wants student perspectives on access to justice initiatives—possible topics include but are not limited to:
- Efforts by your law school community to address access to justice and provide civil legal services to low-income individuals;
- The intersection of legal education and access to justice;
- Resources for law students interested in access to justice work or careers;
- How access to justice initiatives are using emerging AI technologies; or
- Which access to justice initiatives look most effective from a law student’s point of view.
Submission Requirements
- Eligibility: Students currently enrolled in law school.
- Materials: Your article, a brief résumé or CV, your law school name, and your expected graduation year.
- Length: 2,500 words maximum.
- Format: Microsoft Word.
- Citations: No footnotes, but hyperlinks to outside sources are welcome.
- Generative AI Policy: Submissions must reflect your own original thinking and writing and may not be drafted using generative AI.
- Submit to: plipress@pli.edu
Deadline: Friday, Oct. 30, 2026
Questions?
Research & Writing Questions—If you’re thinking about submitting and would like to discuss research techniques, paper topics, or sources, please see me, Professor Reynolds, Research & Student Services Librarian, in office L168 or e-mail me at trevor.reynolds@richmond.edu.
Submission Questions—If you have questions related to the submission of the paper or anything else pertaining to PLI’s database, please contact Tommy White, Digital Resources Librarian, at tommy.white@richmond.edu.
Notes
- PLI’s Call for Papers.
- For more on the PLI Chronicle and PLI’s law student resources, visit the PLI Law School Hub.
