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Law Students! Call for Papers

TOPIC: Access to Justice: Impactful Approaches

Practising Law Institute (PLI) is pleased to announce our second annual call for law student papers. The selected article(s) will be published in the PLI Chronicle our open access periodical.

Writing a PLI Chronicle article gives law students a direct line to PLI’s extensive audience of more than 450,000 legal professionals, including 95% of Am Law 100 firms, over 900 nonprofit and public interest organizations, as well as educators, government experts, and other thought leaders. This is a great opportunity for students looking to amplify their voice and connect with the minds that shape today’s legal landscape.

For this call for papers, the PLI Chronicle is seeking submissions that explore student perspectives on access to justice initiatives.

Potential topics include, but are not limited to:

  • Impactful efforts by your law school community to address access to justice issues and provide civil legal services to low-income individuals
  • The intersection of legal education and access to justice efforts
  • Resources for law students who are interested in access to justice initiatives or related careers
  • How access to justice initiatives are utilizing emerging AI technologies
  • What access to justice initiatives appear most effective from your view as a law student

SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS

  • Eligibility: Students currently enrolled in law school
  • Required materials: Article, brief résumé or CV, law school name, and expected graduation year
  • Word limit: 2,500 words
  • File format: Microsoft Word
  • Citation Format: No footnotes, but hyperlinks to outside sources are welcome.
  • Generative AI Policy: Submissions must reflect the student’s original thinking and writing and may not be drafted using generative AI
  • How to Submit: Email plipress@pli.edu

DEADLINE: October 23, 2026

ABOUT THE PLI CHRONICLE

The PLI Chronicle is an open access periodical available exclusively on PLI PLUS, the award-winning legal research platform of PLI Press. It offers concise, original insights from legal practitioners, scholars, and industry experts. Published in monthly issues, it features focused, timely pieces on practice-area developments, emerging trends, technology, professional development, and the business of law.

For more information About PLI and to learn more about PLI’s law student resources, visit PLI’s Law School Hub at PLI.edu/law-school.

New Edition: Social Media and the Law 

Social Media and the Law (2026 Edition) examines the use of social media in various legal contexts, such as privacy, civil litigation, employment, criminal activity and prosecution, intellectual property, defamation, advertising, and regulated industries. This treatise discusses relevant legislation, court opinions, usage trends, and industry responses.  

Highlights of this new edition include:  

  • Chapter 6, Employment and Workplace Issues, covers an additional finding from the National Labor Relations Board in which a plaintiff’s social media posts regarding her workplace conditions were considered concerted activity and therefore covered by Section 7 of the NLRA 
  • Chapter 9, Crimes, Prosecution, and Evidence, addresses the signing of the TAKE IT DOWN Act (Tools to Address Known Exploitation by Immobilizing Technological Deepfakes on Websites and Networks Act) into law, covering the requirements of social media sites and apps to establish notice and removal procedures. This chapter also covers a recent federal district court decision that suggests using AI for legal communicans may waive attorney-client privilege and expose those communications in litigation 

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Treatise Update: Employment Discrimination: A Practitioner’s Deskbook

Employment Discrimination: A Practitioner’s Deskbook is a comprehensive guide-source for employment practitioners and anyone interested in managing workplace risk when confronted with employment discrimination and harassment claims. As social change movements continue to shape society and, by extension, the workplace, this treatise serves as a valuable resource and reference for employment law practitioners and individuals interested in helping their organizations effectively navigate employment discrimination-related investigations, mediations, litigations, and jury trials.

This book was recently updated to address:

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Treatise Update: Cyber Insurance Claims, Case Law, and Risk Management 

Cyber Insurance Claims, Case Law, and Risk Management provides a comprehensive analysis of the shifting and escalating cyber claim landscape as it pertains to insurance coverage and overall risk management. Featuring in-depth case and insurance policy analysis and discussion of loss mitigation steps, along with chapter summaries that can serve as quick reference checklists for practitioners, this treatise focuses on the relationships between insurance on the one hand and attack vectors and resulting liability on the other, so that risk management options can be considered.  

Highlights of the new supplement include: 

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New Skills Book: Unprecedented: Designing a Human-Centered Law Firm When Everything Is Changing 

Unprecedented: Designing a Human-Centered Law Firm When Everything Is Changing focuses on the ways in which law firms can reinvent themselves amid seismic change in the legal industry. Themes are examined through the lens of a fictional law firm, as it conducts a week-long retreat designed to confront disruptive forces such as generative AI, client power shifts, hybrid work, and outdated economic models.  

The story reveals the messy human realities of change: fear, resistance, hope, and the courage to design something better. Along the way, readers gain insight into design thinking, change management, lawyer development, client centric service delivery, and alternative pricing—presented not as abstract theory but as lived experience inside a firm fighting for its future. 

Reading like a page-turner, each chapter is filled with practical tools such as reflection questions, frameworks, agendas, and exercises—such as an empathy workshop and empathy interviews, providing readers with a model they can adapt to their own organizations. The result is an engaging, accessible blueprint for law firm leaders, legal innovators, academics, and other legal professionals who want to shape the next era of practice rather than be shaped by it. 

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Treatise Update: Commercial Ground Leases 

Commercial Ground Leases (Fourth Edition) provides readers with a definitive guide to drafting, negotiating, and finalizing equitable, error-free leasing documents for both landlord and tenant. Full of numerous appendices, including forms of letter of intent, leasehold mortgagee protection clauses, intercreditor agreements, fee and leasehold deed of trust provisions, estoppel certificate and guaranty, and a complete ground lease with many alternative clauses, this treatise’s adaptable, time-saving language makes it an invaluable resource.  

Highlights of the updated information include:  

  • Chapter 23, Multiparcel Development, presents new material on deal structure—particularly a development agreement for the entire property, defining several parcels for sequential development and allowing the developer to lease each parcel over a time schedule (Section 23:2) 

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New Edition: Sports Law 

Sports Law: A Practical Guide to Protecting the Interests of Athletes (Second Edition) provides lawyers, player agents, financial advisors, athletic directors, and other members of athletes’ advisory teams with the tools and understanding they need to protect their clients’ interests before, during, and after their professional careers. Packed with practice tips, sample documents and agreements, and unique insights, it is an essential resource for anyone who counsels or represents athletes.  

The newest edition dives into the latest changes in the NIL landscape (Chapter 11), stemming from the new model of college athletics, influenced by market forces, institutional compensation strategies, and judicial oversight. Author Luke Fedlam, a partner at Amundsen Davis, LLC and co-Chair of their Entertainment, Sports and Media Law Service Group, injects the book with insight on various topics such as marketing agreements (Chapter 6), intellectual property protection (Chapter 10), real estate development (Chapter 13), and the world of esports (Chapter 15).  

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New Edition: Federal Bail and Detention Handbook 2026 

Federal Bail and Detention Handbook covers the Bail Reform Act of 1984, including relevant statutory language, legislative history and appellate case law, and “Practice Pointers” for defense counsel and government attorneys to utilize. This treatise examines each step of the process, such as requirements at the initial appearance; factors courts consider in determining whether bail should be granted; conditions that may properly be attached to a release on bail; proper procedures to be taken when there is a failure to appear; and appeal of orders of release and detention. 

Highlights of the new edition include the following new case discussions:  

  • A Sixth Circuit panel’s decision to uphold a district court’s consideration of the current climate of political violence when determining the circumstances of a charged crime (Chapter 4, Factors the Court Considers) 
  • The Tenth Circuit’s decision that a district judge’s order overrides a magistrate judge’s order, and subsequently that a court of appeals may not use a magistrate judge’s order to supplement an inadequate district judge’s order, specifically if the two orders differ on detention and release (Chapter 7, Orders of Release and Detention) 

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New Skills Book! Beyond the Courtroom: Proven Strategies from the Legal Field for Leadership, Emotional Intelligence, and Well-Being in the Modern Workplace 

Beyond the Courtroom: Proven Strategies from the Legal Field for Leadership, Emotional Intelligence, and Well-Being in the Modern Workplace serves as a practical, evidence-based leadership book designed to provide readers with universal strategies for stronger leadership, management, emotional intelligence, communication, and well-being, across all professions. Grounded in decades of coaching and industry experience, the book is a field manual on leading teams through high-stakes matters, communicating with clarity, managing burnout, navigating conflict, and building trust in fast-moving, high-pressure environments. Each chapter provides readers with Key Takeaways and Action Items to make learning immediately actionable, and each part concludes with case studies and facilitation guides for group discussion and enrichment 

The book is organized into four sections: 

  • Part 1: Leadership  covers such topics as  providing stability during uncertain times (Chapter 10), how to break a cycle of toxic leadership (Chapter 11), leading during technological change (Chapter 9), among others.  
  • Part 2: Management highlights managing new associates (Chapter 15), creating a foundation for feedback (Chapter 19), and the helpful nature of performance reviews (Chapter 25). 
  • Part 3: Emotional Intelligence and Communication discusses the importance of praise (Chapter 29), de-escalation measures (Chapter 31), and how to navigate political and social tensions within the legal profession (Chapter 33). 
  • Part 4: Well-Being and Inclusion features how to prioritize balance at work (Chapter 36), tips to prepare for law school (Chapter 39), and “life after law” regarding career transitions (Chapter 43) 

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New Treatise! Noncompete Agreements and Related Restrictive Covenants 

Noncompete Agreements and Related Restrictive Covenants is an essential guide to navigating the legal patchwork of restrictive covenant laws. This newly published, digital only treatise provides a comprehensive review of the laws of restrictive covenants, broken down state-by-state. Written by and designed for practicing lawyers, each chapter spotlights a single state and includes key information on a range of topics.  

Topics include:  

  • Enforcement of restrictive covenants 
  • Special issues for specific occupations 
  • Litigation considerations, strategies, and remedies, such as Nebraska’s 

PLI PLUS subscribers can access this title through their subscription.