In This Issue:
Identity Crisis: Under-Utilization Affecting the Paralegal Profession
The Many Faces of Paralegal Students
Changes in Legal Field Cause Surge in Jobs for the IT Paralegal
Firing Harry for Becoming Sally
The Internship
Regulation Roundup
Case Law Update
...and more!
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In-depth feature articles on timely topics such as Paralegal Roles and Choosing Vendors.
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Publishing Information
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2012 Advertising Rate Card
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2013-2014 Themes (PDF)
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Department Schedule
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Article Guidelines
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Feature Articles: We welcome feature articles at any time. Feature articles may be about any topic of interest to, or educational value to, paralegals in the pursuit of their profession, i.e. career issues, time management, how to balance work and family, articles about your area of legal practice expertise including military paralegals.
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Publication Guidelines: NFPA accepts well-written articles for the National Paralegal Reporter (ISSN 1058-482X) which is published six times a year. Magazines are mailed on the 15th of the month preceding publication. Dec/Jan is mailed Nov. 15. These guidelines are provided to all authors to ensure consistency of articles.
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Cover Articles: 1,500 – 2,000 words
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Feature Articles: 1,000 – 1,500 words
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Department Articles: up to 1,000 words, unless specifically requested by publisher/editor or previous agreement between author and publisher/ editor
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Article Deadlines: Article due dates are the 20th day of the third month prior to publication. (e.g. March 20th for the June issue) If you have questions or want to request an extension, please call 816-942-1600 or email editor@paralegals.org.
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Authors: NFPA will accept articles written by any individual. Articles must be nonadvertising in content and written using the Associated Press guidelines.
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Format: All articles must be provided (with all formatting intact) in WordPerfect or Word. Authors should also provide a bio and a high-resolution photo whenever possible. Text to be printed in bold or italics must be noted in the original document.
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Publishing Policy: Articles printed in the National Paralegal Reporter express the opinions of the individual authors and do not necessarily represent the formal position of NFPA.
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Review: All articles/materials are subject to editorial review and revision.
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Reprints: NFPA reserves the right to reprint articles, with proper credit given.
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Copies: If an article is published, the author can receive three copies at no charge.
modified 1/3/2013