One easy way to construct a citation for a document you’re writing, whether it’s a brief or a seminar paper, is to use the Copy with Reference tool in WestlawNext. If you’re in a case, for example, just highlight the …
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Sometimes when you’re quoting a case or other source, you want to leave out some words. This is called an omission, and the Bluebook rule for it is 5.3. According to this rule, you should ask yourself whether the beginning …
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Last night, we held our Research Certificate Seminar on Bluebooking and Zotero and had a great turnout. One topic we discussed was using the tables in the Bluebook. Most Bluebook tables are located in the second half of the Bluebook, …
Have you used LexisNexis for Microsoft Office? If not, you should give it a try. Lexis for Microsoft Office can help streamline research and drafting within the Microsoft Office applications you are probably already using. The integration of comprehensive drafting …
Sometimes it’s hard to judge whether you’re a competent legal researcher, or whether there are still areas that you need to work on before you get out into practice. It’s sometimes even a little tricky to say exactly what are …
