Write for Us

We publish plain-English legal writing from lawyers, law students, academics, and careful generalists who can make a hard subject clear. If you can explain a doctrine or a case so that a smart non-lawyer understands it, and back every claim with a source, we want to read your pitch.

What we look for

• One clear subject per piece: a case, a statute, a doctrine, or a procedural rule.
• Plain English. Short sentences. No jargon you do not immediately explain.
• Every legal claim tied to a primary source we can link: the opinion, the code, the agency page.
• An even hand on contested questions. Present the arguments, do not campaign.
• Original work that is not published elsewhere.

What we do not run

• Marketing copy, thinly disguised ads, or pieces written to advertise a product or firm.
• Anything that reads as legal advice for a specific situation.
• Hot takes without sources, or summaries lifted from other outlets.

How to pitch

Send a short note with your proposed topic, a sentence on the angle, and a link to something you have written, to editor@godwinslaw.org. If it is a fit, we will reply with word count and a deadline. We edit for clarity and check every citation before anything runs.