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Bar Journal

Deep insight into the issues that matter.

The Bar Journal brings MSBA members analysis and insight into the topics that matter most to Maryland’s legal community. Published on a quarterly basis, it leverages the MSBA’s deep and extensive network of experts, from a wide variety of practice areas and backgrounds, to make sure members understand critical issues.

 
 

Latest Issue: Volume 5, Issue 1

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What you can expect…

  • Legal Summit Draws Hundreds to the Beach
  • Debtors’ Prisons: New Law Will Prevent Debt-Related Incarceration
  • 2023 Legislative Roundup
  • Artificial Intelligence: How Will It Affect the Law and Legal Education
  • Market Forces and the Law
  • And much more!

Web extras
Look for the active links throughout the magazine to let you know when companion digital content is available online.

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Subscriptions & Advertising

 

The Maryland Bar Journal welcomes articles on topics of interest to Maryland attorneys. All manuscripts must be original work, submitted for approval by the Special Committee on Editorial Advisory, and must conform to the Maryland Bar Journal style guidelines, which are available from the MSBA headquarters. The Special Committee reserves the right to reject any manuscript submitted for publication.

 

  • Subscriptions: MSBA members receive the Maryland Bar Journal as $20 of their dues payment goes to publication. Non-members may subscribe for $42 per year.
  • Advertising: Advertising rates will be furnished upon request. All advertising is subject to approval by the Editorial Advisory Board. Contact us for more information.
  • Back Issues: Limited back issues are available for purchase, call or email to check on availability.

 

Executive Director: Victor Velazquez
Editor: Andrea Solan

 

Interested in writing for the Bar Journal?

The MSBA is excited to have its members share their knowledge and expertise through a variety of vehicles, including articles for the Bar Journal. Our Editorial Advisory Board has selected the following themes and deadlines for upcoming issues of the Bar Journal:

Vol. 4, Issue III: The Impact of Supreme Court Decisions on the Practice of Law
Content deadline: January 15, 2023. Publication: April 2023

Vol. 5, Issue 1: Technology & the Law
Content deadline: April 30, 2023. Publication: August 2023

Vol. 5, Issue 2: Market Forces & the Law
Content Deadline: August 30, 2023. Publication: December 2023

In addition to themed articles, we also accept articles on recent court decisions, practical “nuts and bolts” articles, legal book reviews, and more. MSBA members can now submit their ideas for articles through a single portal all year round. Click below to learn more.

Editorial Guidelines

 

  • All writing submitted to the Maryland Bar Journal is subject to the approval of the Special Committee on Editorial Advisory and will be edited for accuracy, conciseness, length, English grammar and usage, and conformity to the Editorial Guidelines. If, in the judgement of the Special Committee, significant editing is required that may affect the substance of an article, the author will be consulted before publication.
  • The Maryland Bar Journal seeks original works and will not ordinarily consider publishing an article that has appeared elsewhere. Material published in the Maryland Bar Journal may thereafter be reprinted with the Special Committee’s approval and appropriate credit. Unsolicited manuscripts are limited to one submission per year per author.

  • Articles must be submitted electronically to the Content Submission Portal at https://www.msba.org/content-portal/, in Word or Google document format. Questions can be directed to editor Andrea Solan, andreas@msba.org.

  • Articles should not exceed 2,500 words unless the editor assigns or agrees in advance to a longer length. The title, author’s name, and byline information should appear on the first page.

 

For additional information about Bar Journal, contact our team:

MSBA Headquarters
info@msba.org
(410) 685-7878