ACC Top Ten Editorial Guidelines

OVERVIEW

An ACC Top Ten article may be ten considerations, points, tips, or precautions about a legal topic or issue, or an action-oriented ten steps to take when dealing with a particular issue.

SAMPLE TOP TEN

Top Ten Steps in Conducting an Effective IP Audit

http://www.acc.com/legalresources/publications/topten/conducting-an-effective-ip-audit.cfm

Decoding Investments in India: Top 10 considerations to bear in mind while investing in India

http://www.acc.com/legalresources/publications/topten/decoding-investments-in-india.cfm

GENERAL INFORMANTION

Length: approximately 4 pages of single-spaced text (about 1500 words) �

Audience: in-house counsel who are not laymen, but probably not experts on the �particular topic. �

Tone: casual; no footnotes/endnotes necessary �

Each Top Ten should contain pertinent information about the specific content

Definitions, statutes or court rulings on seminal cases

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relating to the topic are all �acceptable content. �

Charts, graphs or hyperlinks to resources that the author believes will be helpful to the �reader are welcome. If necessary, the hyperlink may be of a webpage in a language different than English

�NECESSARY CONTENT �

Each Top Ten should contain: �

A title that accurately describes the content of your article �

An introduction �

Ten “points,” “tips,” or “dos/don’ts” for each numbered heading (numbered 1 – 10) �

A conclusion �

Additional resources (if available and on point) �

We will also need you to send us:

Author’s name (NOTE: ACC accepts publication submissions from members free of charge. If, however, an attorney at a law firm is to be included on the byline, ACC requires that the resource be sponsored by that attorney’s firm.) �

Author’s email address or hyperlink to the author’s bio (on firm website, LinkedIn, Martindale, etc.) �

Firm’s logo (preferably in .gif or .jpg format, disregard if you are an individual member author) �All of these will be posted prominently at the top of your Top Ten unless you request

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otherwise. �

On-theme and on-time �resources can be promoted through various different channels like the ACC Docket, the ACC blog, eGroups, the ACC Monthly Member Update, and/or additional resource listings. �

QUESTIONS? �

Legal Resources Department �legalresources@acc.com �+1 202-293-4103 ext. 456 �