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Electronic Source Citation: H.Net
The Manual supplements the uniform citation system for Florida legal documents,
Rule 9.800, Florida Rules of Appellate Procedure, and the standard
citation authority for American legal journals, The Bluebook: A Uniform System
of Citation (16th edition).
Smith: Research Guide
This on line tutorial will take you through the basic steps of performing legal research, from identifying the sources of law to properly citing the authorities you find. There are links to the ever increasing number of free legal research tools available on the World Wide Web, as well as links to the major fee based services.
Merriam-Webster Online: Dictionary
Grammar Usage and Style: Various Links
Legal Writing Institute
A "a non-profit organization dedicated to improving legal writing by providing a forum for discussion and scholarship about legal writing, analysis, and research." Holds an annual summer conference. Journal, newsletter, conference bibliographies, and a brochure on plagiarism
JURIST--the Legal Education Network: Subject Guide for Legal Research & Writing
Cornell Legal Research Encyclopedia
Cornell Law School, Legal Information Institute
University of Washington School of Law,
Prepared by Cheryl Nyberg & Nancy McMurrer with updates by Scott Matheson
This website includes various resources including: legal writing guides, legal thesauri and dictionaries, legal citations, general writing resources, grammar and usage guides.
On the Art of Writing (Video)
A series of video taped interviews with judges and other prominent legal writers by Bryan Garner discussing various aspects of legal writing and research.
The (New) Legal Writer: is a blog with a "collection of resources for lawyers who write."
Legalwriting.net: is a blog by the author of Writing for the Legal Audience and Better Legal Writing.
Guide to Grammar and Writing
Articles, clauses, commas, confused words, modifiers, paragraphs, parallel construction, phrases, plurals, possessives, pronouns, punctuation, sentences, and subject-verb agreement; with interactive quizzes.
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