http://lawreview.law.pitt.edu/ojs/lawreviewonline <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Pittsburgh Law Review Online (</span><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">PLRO</span></em><span style="font-weight: 400;">) serves as a supplement to the Pittsburgh Law Review print edition. </span><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">PLRO</span></em><span style="font-weight: 400;"> provides a platform for publishing shorter scholarly works that further the dialogue around the print edition (responses), provide timely commentary on current events in the law (essays), and address regional issues (commentaries). Submissions to the Pittsburgh Law Review Online should comply with the standards of the print edition, including the use of footnotes.&nbsp;</span></p> <ul> <li class="show" style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Responses- Short pieces (2,000 - 4,000 words) responding to articles in the current or recent editions of the Pittsburgh Law Review print edition. In addition, </span><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">PLRO </span></em><span style="font-weight: 400;">encourages replies from the print edition authors (1,500 - 3,000 words).&nbsp;</span></li> <li class="show" style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Essays- Shorter than a typical law review article (12 double-spaced page maximum), </span><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">PLRO </span></em><span style="font-weight: 400;">seeks substantive and topical pieces that will be published on an expedited schedule.&nbsp;</span></li> <li class="show" style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Commentaries- </span><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">PLRO </span></em><span style="font-weight: 400;">accepts brief commentaries on cases and policies that impact the Pennsylvania and the Pittsburgh region. Commentaries are typically between 5-8 double-spaced pages and serve as a practical tool or guide for practitioners.&nbsp;</span></li> </ul> en-US