2013 Editors’ Symposium

Thursday, September 26, 2013

The Westin Chicago

Chicago, IL

How-to-Session for New Editors

Presented By:

Brad Babbitt, CMC MemberBrant Martin, CMC MemberLance Ream, CMC Member

Your New Role

• Find Authors• Edit Content• Obtain Author Agreements• Assist Staff in Posting/Publication

Resources: People

• Committee Leadership• Former Editors• Section Staff• CMC Members• Members of Your Committee

Resources: Information

• CMC Publications Guidelines• Editor Resource Center• Past Newsletters• Existing Website

Components

• Announcements• Message From The Chairs• News & Developments• Articles• CLE Materials• Links to Other Sources

Process

• Edit Content Per Guidelines• Obtain Author Agreement Form• Best Practices For Working With Your Staff Editor

Newsletter Requirements

• 4 original Articles, minimum• 2 News & Developments, minimum• Indicate order of articles.• Author Agreements Required For All Content• Submit Content In One Email• Repurposed Articles: Only From Section Committees

News & Developments

• 100–750 words• Short headlines: 60 Characters Or Less• No Author Agreement Required• Quarterly committees: 4 per month• Semiannual Committees: 2 per month

Articles

• 750–2,500 words• Short headlines: 60 characters or less• Author Agreement Required• Citations in text; no endnotes or footnotes.• Author bio: name, title, firm, location, firm bio page only• No author photos• Quarterly Committee: 2 per month• Semiannual Committees: 1 per month

Finding Authors

• Law School Expert Directories or Websites• Legal Blogs and Websites • Seminars and Workshops • Committee and Sub-Committee Co-chairs

• Monthly Committee Conferences• Solicit: Website, Newsletter, List-Serve Notices• Section YLLP participants

• Same Content – Variety Of Formats• CLE Presentation Materials• Newsletter Article• Website Article• News & Developments – Link to Article• Sound Advice Podcast• List-Serve Notice by Email• Social Media Posts

360 Degree Content

Questions?