LibGuides: US Legal Research: Writing and Citing

Legal Research and Writing

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.

Information for Submitting Articles to Law Reviews & Journals (SSRN)
From SSRN (Social Science Research Network)
Really Basic Rules for Writing Good Papers in Law School (SSRN)
This extremely brief guide is intended to help students write good papers in law school. It covers paper structure, substance, and style. (Requires sign up for free account to SSRN)

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.
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.
Bluebook Table II: Foreign Jurisdictions
Citing Judicial Opinions....in Brief (LII Basic Legal Citation video tutorial)
Introduction to Basic Legal Citation (Legal Information Institute)
Online guide which incorporates the Bluebook as well as ALWD Guide.
Reading Legal Citations (Boston College Law Library)