New Ohio Citation Manual: At a Glance Guide Plus Free Class

C|M|LAW legal writing professors Carol Broering-Jacobs and Jaime Bouvier put together an At a Glance Guide, which can help you quickly determine the proper citation and style under the Ohio Supreme Court’s new Supreme Court of Ohio Writing Manual (effective Jan. 1, 2012).  The At a Glance Guide can be found on the library’s  Ohio Courts Guide: Citation Formats for Ohio.  Attendees at the January 25  Tour Through the Supreme Court of Ohio’s New Citation Rules & Style Guide received the At a Glance Guide, as well as a very informative lecture on the guide, complete with audience participation in correcting a brief and real life examples of citation and style debacles.

If you missed the January 25 presentation, Professor Broering-Jacobs and Professor Bouvier will conduct another  Tour Through the Supreme Court of Ohio’s New Citation Rules & Style Guide on Wed, 02/08/2012 – 5:00pm – 6:30pm, in C|M|LAW’s Moot Court Room.  CLE credit is available.

Students would be wise to attend the presentation, as they may be using the new citation format at their clerking jobs this summer.  The Ohio Supreme Court recommends that attorneys use the citation format and style guide set out in the  Supreme Court of Ohio Writing Manual when submitting briefs to an Ohio state court.  Proper citations and style instill professionalism and  trustworthiness in your writing and often make it easier to read.

For a brief summary of  significant changes to the manual effective Jan. 1, 2012, see our prior post.