LibGuides: Tax Research Guide: Citing and Writing

Citing Legal Resources Using Standard Legal Citation

Basic Legal Citation: What and Why?
Learn about the Bluebook and its newer competitors. Explains the theory behind legal citation and how to read citations.
Citing Judicial Opinions....in Brief (LII Basic Legal Citation tutorial)
Introduction to Basic Legal Citation (Legal Information Institute)
Online guide which incorporates the Bluebook as well as ALWD Guide.
The Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation (Babson Res KF245 .B58 2015)
Contains rules and examples of legal citation. Traditionally the most used system of legal citation
ALWD Guide to Legal Citation
Not available at Babson. Introduced in 2000, this guide has become more popular and a bigger challenger to the Bluebook's dominance.
Reading Legal Citations (Boston College Law Library)

Law School Basics by David Hricik
ISBN: 1889057061
Publication Date: 2016-07-19
Includes chapters on legal research and legal writing.
The Lawyer's Guide to Writing Well by Tom Goldstein; Jethro K. Lieberman
ISBN: 0520288432
Publication Date: 2016-01-08
Point Taken by Ross Guberman
ISBN: 0190268581
Publication Date: 2015-09-01
Step by step guide to write like the world's best judges.
Point Made by Ross Guberman
ISBN: 0199943850
Publication Date: 2014-04-04
Step by step guide to writing like the world's best lawyers.

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The Nature of Writing
A free writing guide for anyone who needs a little help with their writing from an English professor at Concordia University.