NJ Esq
Posted by jessdrkn on June 2, 2009
Location: Red Bank, New Jersey
Focus: Legal community, specifically independent lawyers, small practices, new lawyers
Launched: February 2009
Employees/Writers: Three reporters, two editors, a publisher, Web master, sales staff, art director. Launched with nine out-of-work employees of New Jersey state bar association’s New Jersey Lawyer newspaper when it closed, according to NJBiz. Heavy solicitation for “collaborator” (contributed) material
Funding: subscription service ($100 year); print edition sales; advertising
Site: njesq.net
From About Us page:
NJEsq is a new publication group in adjective only: Its staff is experienced, its approach time-tested. And it has no intention to sit still. Its partnerships with county bar associations, law schools - and collaborators like you – ensure that as the law changes, as the profession changes, we will be there, slightly ahead of the curve.
Sample stories: “Bill Mathesius is not Sonia Sotomayor’s biggest fan”; “NJ liquor laws for the 21st century”
Frequency: Weekly
