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CONNECTICUT LAWYER ADVERTISING OPPORTUNITIES

The Connecticut Lawyer is best for your company if you want to reach qualified potential customers on a timely, consistent basis with high visibility.

About the Magazine

The Connecticut Lawyer is an award-winning monthly magazine chock full of substantive law articles, legislative updates, digests of court opinions, an events calendar, ethics opinions, and much more - what 11,000+ lawyers read and need to enhance their law practice. Because it contains timely, relevant information, the Connecticut Lawyer remains in law offices and is read by office managers, paralegals, legal secretaries and other staff.

The Connecticut Lawyer is the official magazine of the Connecticut Bar Association and is published nine times a year. It is the 2001 recipient of the Luminary Award for Publication Excellence presented by West Publishing and the National Association of Bar Executives Communications Section.

The current issue of the Connecticut Lawyer appears each month on the CBA web site, www.ctbar.org with active links to e-mail and web site addresses that appear in your ad.

All display advertisers who contract for three issues receive a FREE ad in the CBA's online Business Listings with a link to your web site and/or e-mail address - a $250.00 value.

About Our Readers

All Connecticut Bar Association members subscribe to the Connecticut Lawyer for a circulation of more than 11,000. This group of influential women and men represents large, small and mid-size firms in every part of the state, and includes corporate and government lawyers and members of the judiciary.

With your display ad, you'll find the Connecticut Lawyer a cost-effective way to reach this well-educated, sophisticated and affluent audience.

Connecticut Lawyer Display Advertising Rates

Black & White

1x 3x 6x 9x
Full $1,500 $1,350 $1200 $1050
1/2 900 810 720 630
1/3 675 608 540 473
1/4 630 567 504 441
1/9 450 405 360 315

Color

1x 3x 6x 9x
Full $2,100 $1,890 $1,680 $1,470
1/2 1,260 1,134 1,008 882
1/3 945 851 756 662
1/4 882 794 706 617
1/9 630 567 504 441

Covers

Black & White

1x 3x 6x 9x
IFC $2,100 $1,890 $1,680 $1,470
IBC 2,100 1,890 1,680 1,470
OBC 2,000 1,800 1,600 1,400

Color

1x 3x 6x 9x
IFC $2,400 $2,160 $1,920 $1,680
IBC 2,400 2,160 1,920 1,680
OBC 2,600 2,340 2,080 1,820

*$300 per additional PMS color.

Mechanical Requirements
Trim Size 8 3/8" x 10 7/8"
Full Bleed
(no additional charge)
8 5/8" x 11 1/8"
IFC, IBC, OBC 7 3/8" x 9 7/8"
Full Page 7 3/8" x 9 7/8"
1/2 Vertical 3 11/16" x 9 7/8"
1/2 Horizontal 7 3/8" x 4 15/16"
1/3 Vertical (1) 2 1/4" x 9 7/8"
1/3 Vertical (2) 4 8/10" x 4 15/16"
1/3 Horizontal 7 3/8" x 3 1/4"
1/4 Horizontal 4 8/10" x 3 11/16"
1/9 Vertical 2 1/4" x 3 1/4"
1/9 Horizontal 4 8/10" x 16/10"

Digital File Preparation Directions

Please follow these guidelines to ensure proper output of your ad.

Media we support: 3.5 " floppy, CD, Zip 100 MB

Accepted file formats:

  • PDF (Portable Document Format)

  • TIFF (Tagged Image File Format)

  • EPS (Encapsulated Postscript)

Be sure all images are of sufficient resolution for output.
(Minimum 150 line screen or 300 dpi)

When preparing your PDF file:

  • Embed all fonts before exporting to PDF.

When preparing your TIFF file:

  • Be sure the file is saved in the proper color format that you are paying for.

When preparing your EPS file:

  • Files need to be created in Illustrator 9.0 or later in order to preserve text and spot colors. If files are saved in Illustrator 8.0 or earlier, you will need to convert text to outlines.

  • Be sure to include linked files and document fonts if text is not converted to outlines.

  • Be sure the file is saved in the proper color format that you are paying for.

Please remember to include color or black and white, actual size, laser proofs of your ad. We cannot guarantee accuracy if you do not include laser proofs.

If you need technical assistance, or if you would like to know if a file format not listed above is acceptable, please call (860)612-2015


Terms and Conditions

Contract space must be used within one year from the first insertion. An advertiser or agency may cancel an order for advertising in writing only. If the advertiser or agency cancels, the advertiser will pay the publisher a short rate equal to the difference between the rate earned under the contract and the rate applicable to the actual frequency of publication.

The publisher reserves the right to repeat the last standing ad or to charge for space reserved if acceptable copy is not received by the deadline.

The publisher reserves the right to refuse any advertising and shall not be liable for damages if for any reason an advertisement is not published. The publisher is not responsible for any errors in key numbers or other type set by the publisher.

Agency Commission: 15% of gross to recognized agencies if paid within 30 days of invoicing.

Preferred Position: 20% premium - subject to availability (insertion orders must specify premium position charge).

Preprinted Inserts: Rates available upon request.

Ad Prep: Charges will be billed to advertiser at cost, and are not commissionable. Desktop publishing available at $25/hour.

Terms: Net 30 days. Payment with order required of new advertisers.

Ad Rates: Advertising rates are for space only and are based on receipt of acceptable materials sized to our mechanical specifications. Alterations will be charged to the advertiser at cost.

Issue and Space Reservation Dates (where indicated on sheet)

Issue 2008/2009 Insertion Orders and Ad Copy
July 2008 May 23
August/September 2008 July 25
October 2008 August 22
November 2008 September 26
December 2008/January 2009 October 24
February 2009 December 23
March 2009 January 20
April 2009 February 23
May/June 2009 March 13

For More Information

Please call (860)612-2016 or e-mail advertise@ctbar.org.

Classified Rates
Ads must be prepaid

- First 30 words = $75.00; each additional word = $1.25 (Telephone numbers counted as one word)

- Copy deadline same as insertion order deadline.

- Copy for ads must conform to current advertising regulations, be prepaid and submitted in writing.

- Place a help wanted or office space/share classified ad on the CBA's Legal Career Center web page for 30 days at the same rate.

- Call (860)612-2028 or e-mail classifiedsonline@ctbar.org





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