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First Year Law Student Guide: Legal Writing & Citation
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Legal Writing
All titles are in
the Stacks
unless otherwise indicated.
See Also: West Academic Study Aids Legal Writing Titles
Online Resources for the UCLA Law Community. Visit the
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Legal Writing and Analysis in a Nutshell
by
Lynn Bahrych; Jeanne Merino; Beth McLellan
Call Number: KF250 .B37 2017 (Location: Reserve)
ISBN: 9781634602815
Publication Date: 2017-02-17
The Legal Scholar's Guidebook
by
Elizabeth E. Berenguer
Call Number: KF250 .B47 2020
ISBN: 9781543813050
Publication Date: 2020-02-03
Effective Legal Writing for Law Students and Lawyers
by
Gertrude Block
Call Number: KF250 .B56 1999
ISBN: 1566627931
Aspen Handbook for Legal Writers: A Practical Reference
by
Deborah E. Bouchoux
Call Number: KF250 .B68 2009
ISBN: 0735568561
The Lawyer's Essential Guide to Writing
by
Marie P. Buckley; Ilissa K. Povich
Call Number: KF250 .B83 2011
ISBN: 1616329653
Legal Method and Writing
by
Charles R. Calleros
Call Number: KF250 .C35 2011
ISBN: 0735585121
Clear and Effective Legal Writing
by
Veda Charrow, et al.
Call Number: KF250 .C43 2007
ISBN: 0735552290
The Complete Legal Writer
by
Alexa Z. Chew; Katie Rose Guest Pryal
Call Number: KF250 .C46 2016
ISBN: 1611638127
Publication Date: 2016-01-06
Just Writing: Grammar, Punctuation, and Style for the Legal Writer
by
Anne Enquist and Laurel Currie Oates
Call Number: KF250 .E57 2005 (Location: Reserve)
ISBN: 0735549559
Scholarly Writing for Law Students: seminar papers, law review notes, and law review competition papers
by
Elizabeth Fajans; Mary Falk
Call Number: KF250 .F35 2017 (Location: Reserve)
ISBN: 9781683282075
Publication Date: 2017-03-24
The Lawyer's Guide to Writing Well
by
Tom Goldstein; Jethro K. Lieberman
Call Number: KF250 .G65 2016
ISBN: 0520288432
Publication Date: 2016-01-08
Legal Writing in Plain English, Second Edition
by
Bryan A. Garner
Call Number: KF250 .G373 2013
ISBN: 0226283933
Publication Date: 2013-08-26
Legal Drafting in a Nutshell
by
George Kuney; Donna Looper
Call Number: KF250 .H343 2021
ISBN: 1684675286
Publication Date: 2020-12-21
Legal Writing (Examples & Explanations Series)
by
Terrill Pollman; Judith M. Stinson; Elizabeth Pollman
Call Number: KF250 .L398 2019
ISBN: 145489122X
Publication Date: 2019-02-25
Objective Legal Writing and Analysis
by
Michael D. Murray & Christy Hallam DeSanctis
Call Number: KF250 .M87 2006a
ISBN: 1587789760
Adversarial Legal Writing and Oral Argument
by
Michael D. Murray & Christy Hallam DeSanctis
Call Number: KF250 .M88 2006
ISBN: 1587788993
Legal Reasoning and Legal Writing
by
Ellie Margolis; Kathryn M. Stanchi; Richard K. Neumann
Call Number: KF250 .N48 2021 (Location: Reserve)
ISBN: 9781543810851
Publication Date: 2021-02-23
The Legal Writing Handbook: Analysis, Research, and Writing
by
Laurel Currie Oates, et al.
Call Number: KF250 .O18 2002
ISBN: 0735524874
Legal writing: getting it right and getting it written
by
Mary Barnard Ray and Jill J. Ramsfield
Call Number: KF250 .R39 2010
ISBN: 0314262776
Legal Literacy and Communication skills: working with law and lawyers
by
Jennifer Murphy Romig; Mark Edwin Burge
Call Number: KF250 .R66 2020 (Location: Reserve & online)
ISBN: 9781531012618
Publication Date: 2020-01-01
Legal Writing by Design: a guide to great briefs and memos
by
Teresa J. Reid Rambo; Leanne J. Pflaum
Call Number: KF250 .R355 2013
ISBN: 1594608598
Publication Date: 2013-07-23
Writing and Analysis in the Law
by
Helene S. Shapo, et al.
Call Number: KF250 .S5 2008 (Location: Reserve)
ISBN: 1599414244
Legal writing and other lawyering skills
by
Nancy L. Schultz, Louis J. Sirico, Jr.
Call Number: KF250 .S38 2010
ISBN: 0735594023
Academic Legal Writing: law review articles, student notes, seminar papers, and getting on law review
by
Eugene Volokh
Call Number: KF250 .V65 2016 (Location: Reserve)
ISBN: 1634598881
Publication Date: 2016-02-22
Plain English for Lawyers
by
Richard C. Wydick; Amy E. Sloan
Call Number: KF250 .W9 2019 (Location: Reserve)
ISBN: 153100699X
Publication Date: 2019-02-01
Legal Reasoning, Writing, and Persuasive Argument
by
Robin Wellford
Call Number: KF250 .W436 2006
ISBN: 0820564753
Publication Date: 2006-01-01
Effective Lawyering: a checklist approach to legal writing and oral argument
by
Austen L. Parrish; Dennis T. Yokoyama
Call Number: KF250 P38 2012
ISBN: 1611630126
Publication Date: 2012-01-01
The Winning Brief: 100 Tips for Persuasive Briefing in Trial and the Appellate Courts
by
Bryan Garner
Call Number: KF251 .G37 2014 (Location: Reference Reading Room)
ISBN: 0199378355
Publication Date: 2014-05-01
Point Made: how to write like the nation's top advocates
by
Ross Guberman
Call Number: KF251 .G83 2014 (Location: Reserves)
ISBN: 0199943850
Publication Date: 2014-04-04
Just Briefs
by
Laurel Currie Oates; Anne Enquist; Connie Krontz
Call Number: KF251 .O18 2013 (Location: Reserve)
ISBN: 1454805544
Publication Date: 2013-01-10
Introduction to Advocacy: research, writing, and argument
by
The Board of Student Advisors, Harvard Law School
Call Number: KF281 .A2 I54 2013 (Location: Reserves)
ISBN: 1609303083
Publication Date: 2013-06-10
Writing Essay Exams to Succeed in Law School (not just to survive)
by
John C. Dernbach
Call Number: KF283 .D47 2014
ISBN: 1454841621
Publication Date: 2014-04-02
Persuasion: getting to the other side
by
Joseph William Singer
Call Number: KF380 .S54 2020
ISBN: 9781531012250
Publication Date: 2019-11-04
A Short and Happy Guide to Legal Writing
by
Deborah L. Borman
Call Number: Online Resource through West Study Aids Package (Law School Only)
ISBN: 1634599187
Publication Date: 2019-01-28
Legal Writing Handbook for Clinical Students
by
Nan L. Haynes
Call Number: Online Resource available through CALI
Publication Date: 2023
Online Citation Help
Introduction to Basic Legal Citation (CALI-eLangdell) by Peter W. Martin
Now also available for Kindle, iPad and other devices.
Cite Checking Resources LibGuide
Legal Citation & Legal Style/Usage
All titles are in
the Stacks
unless otherwise indicated.
Black's Law Dictionary
by
A. Bryan Garner (Editor-In-Chief)
Call Number: KF156 .B53 2014 (Location: Reference, Reserve & Main Reading Room)
ISBN: 0314613005
Publication Date: 2014-05-01
Lay Words for Lawyers
by
William Drennan
Call Number: KF156 .D74 2015
ISBN: 1627229175
Publication Date: 2014-12-01
Garner's Dictionary of Legal Usage
by
Bryan Garner
Call Number: KF156 .G367 2011 (Location: Reserve)
ISBN: 0195384202
Publication Date: 2011-07-01
Mellinkoff's Dictionary of American Legal Usage
by
David Mellinkoff
Call Number: KF156 .M45 1992 (Location: Reference, Reserve & Main Reading Room)
ISBN: 0314000682
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law
by
Merriam-Webster, Inc. Staff (Created by)
Call Number: KF156 .M47 2016
ISBN: 0877797358
Publication Date: 2016-04-01
ALWD Guide to Legal Citation
by
Carolyn V. Williams; Association of Legal Writing Directors Staff (Contribution by)
Call Number: KF245 .A45 2021 (Location: Reference Desk & Reserve)
ISBN: 9781543807776
Publication Date: 2021-05-05
Understanding and Mastering the Bluebook: a guide for students and practitioners
by
Linda J. Barris
Call Number: KF245 .B37 2020 (Location: Reference Reading Room)
ISBN: 9781531019150
Publication Date: 2020-08-01
The Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation
Call Number: KF245 .B58 (Location: Reserve & Reference Desk)
Cite Checker: your guide to using The Bluebook
by
Deborah E. Bouchoux
Call Number: KF245 .B685 2016
ISBN: 1454820527
Publication Date: 2016-01-15
User's Guide to the "Bluebook"
by
Alan L. Dworsky; David Tomenes
Call Number: KF245 .D85 2015 (Location: Reference Reading Room)
ISBN: 0837740177
Publication Date: 2015-08-01
Legal Citation in a Nutshell
by
Larry Teply
Call Number: KF245 .T47 2021 (Location: Reserve)
ISBN: 1647087481
Publication Date: 2021-10-11
Universal Citation Guide
by
American Association of Law Libraries, Digital Access to Legal Information Committee Staff (Contribution by)
Call Number: KF245 .U57 2014
ISBN: 0837739586
Publication Date: 2014-01-01
Prince's Dictionary of Legal Citations
by
Mary Miles Prince
Call Number: KF246 .P73 2011 (Location: Reference Desk)
ISBN: 0837739101
The Grammar and Writing Handbook for Lawyers
by
Lenné Eidson Espenschied
Call Number: KF250 .E84 2011
ISBN: 1616328827
Publication Date: 2012-04-16
The Elements of Legal Style
by
Bryan A. Garner
Call Number: KF250 .G37 2002 (Location: Reference Desk)
ISBN: 0195141628
The Redbook: A Manual on Legal Style
by
Bryan Garner
Call Number: KF250 .G375 2018 (Location: Reserve)
ISBN: 1642421006
Publication Date: 2018-06-27
The Modern Rules of Style
by
Paul Marx
Call Number: KF250 .M37 2007
ISBN: 1590318056
Manual of Style for Contract Drafting
by
Kenneth A. Adams
Call Number: KF807 .A33 2013
ISBN: 1614388032
Publication Date: 2013-12-06
Law Review/Moot Court Competition
All titles are in
the Stacks
unless otherwise indicated.
The Legal Scholar's Guidebook
by
Elizabeth E. Berenguer
Call Number: KF250 .B47 2020
ISBN: 9781543813050
Publication Date: 2020-02-03
Make Law Review
by
Cliff Ennico
Call Number: KF250 .E56 2009 (Location: Reserve)
ISBN: 1607144948
Publication Date: 2009-10-06
Scholarly Writing for Law Students: seminar papers, law review notes, and law review competition papers
by
Elizabeth Fajans; Mary Falk
Call Number: KF250 .F35 2017 (Location: Reserve)
ISBN: 9781683282075
Publication Date: 2017-03-24
Making law review: the expert’s guide to mastering the write-on competition
by
Wes Henricksen
Call Number: KF250 .H46 2008 (Location: Reserve)
ISBN: 1594605203
Making Law Review: a guide to the write-on competition
by
Wes Henricksen
Call Number: KF250 .H46 2017
ISBN: 1611636582
Publication Date: 2017-02-27
Demystifying law review : a short guide to help you make law review, succeed as a new staff editor, publish your law review comment, and secure a top editorial board position
by
Jarecki, John P
Call Number: KF250 .J37 2023 (Location: Reserve)
ISBN: 9798376579749
Publication Date: 2023
The Scribes Manual for Law Review Editors
by
Darby Dickerson (Editor); Brooke Bowman (Editor)
Call Number: KF272 .S27 2022
ISBN: 1531022715
Publication Date: 2022-08-01
Law School Competitions in a Nutshell
by
Larry L. Teply
Call Number: KF279 .T46 2003 (Location: Reserve)
ISBN: 0314256911
The Little Black Book: A Do-It-Yourself Guide for Law Student Competitions
by
Barbara K. Bucholtz
Call Number: KF8918 .B83 2002
ISBN: 0890895120
Championship Mock Trial
by
David David; Justin B. Bernstein
Call Number: KF8918 .N45 2022
ISBN: 1639050922
Publication Date: 2022-07-01
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