Submission Guidelines

E-News

• Publications committee meets second week of the month
• Citation
  • Hyperlink
• Length
  • Max 500 words
• Topics/Relevance
  • Strong preference for CA privacy law related topics
  • To avoid overlap/redundancy, please discuss with the section Vice Chair by either email or by attending the monthly publication meeting. For an invitation to the monthly meeting, please email the Chair at privacypublications.cla@gmail.com
• Tone
  • Use active voice
  • Neutral tone that conveys the highlights of the topic and potential implications of the case, event, enforcement action, etc.
  • Accessible to audiences without a legal degree such as I.T., policymakers, legislators, etc.
• Format
  • Single spaced
  • Font: Times Roman Numeral, 12 pt
• Abbreviations – spell out the meaning of the abbreviation when it first appears in the article

MCLE Submission Guidelines

• Qualifications as a writer
  • Member of the CLA Privacy Law Section An attorney if discussing a legal matter
  • An expert who is not an attorney can also qualify if they are speaking to a topic that is relevant to the practice of law
    • For example, case management or document management experts
• Topics/ Relevance
  • Article must discuss the relevance of the privacy law topic to California lawyers and their practice.
  • Articles should consider the discuss privacy law, ethical issue or management advice.
• Tone
  • Use active voice
  • Neutral tone that conveys the highlights of the topic and potential implications of the case, event, enforcement action, etc.
  • For a legal audience looking to understand the legal implications of topics and recent developments.
• Length
  • Approximately 1,700 – 2,000 word or 4-5 pages single spaced
  • Citations do not factor into the word count/ page limit
• Citation
  • Use primary or secondary sources
  • Endnote citations in Bluebook format
• MCLE credits for writer
  • For preparing the article and quiz, the author may receive MCLE credits

• Creating Questions and Answers
  • Generate two separate word documents:
    • Document with the true/ false questions as they will appear to quiz taker
      • Document name format: Quiz_[Name of Article]_[Last Name Author]
      • Example: Quiz_CCPA Today_Smith
    • Document with the corresponding explanations and answers
      • Document name format: Answer Key_[Name of Article]_[Last Name Author]
      • Example: Answer Key_CCPA Today_Smith

• Guidelines for formatting questions
  • Style and formatting
    • All questions will be true/ false format
    • Each true/ false must be numbered
  • Content
    • 20 true/ false questions
    • The information used to generate the true or false questions must be available in the accompanying article.
    • True/ false questions should assess readers’ understanding of the core concepts or important take-aways from the accompanying article.

• Do not formulate “got-you” questions based on semantics or slight change of phrases/ words.

• Guidelines for formulating answers and explanations
  • Style and formatting
    • Each answer should be the same number as its corresponding true/ false question.
    • The correct answer should come first followed by the explanation.
  • Content
    • Brief 1-2 sentence explanation of the reason for the answer.

Example

Sample true/ false statement:

1.  The enforcement of the California Consumer Privacy Protection Act is not shared with the state’s Attorney General.

Sample answer and explanation:

1. False. The enforcement of the California Consumer Privacy Protection is shared between the state’s Attorney General and the California Privacy Protection Agency.