Law Student Writing Resources: Online Resources

Guide from the Law Library at Boston University, with detailed information about the process of researching and writing law review notes and seminar papers.

Research guide from the Law Library at Boston University, covering the fundamentals of legal citation using the Bluebook.

An online guide to citation called “Introduction to Basic Legal Citation.” Includes a section called “How to Cite…” with lists of materials such as books, court rules, electronic sources, etc.

The purpose of this guide is to introduce The Bluebook and basic concepts of legal citation to new law students.

Research guide containing tutorials on how to read and construct Bluebook citations.

By Ben Fernandez from the University of Florida Levin College of Law.
Date Written: December 5, 2022

With your ONU credentials, you can access a number of Legal Writing e-books online and offline by downloading the Lexis Digital Library app.

Research guide containing basic information on using the Bluebook.

Guide from the University of Washington with general information on the process of researching and writing.

Extension that allows you to collect, manage, and cite your research sources right from your browser

In this video, Director of the Law Library, Dustin Johnston-Green, shows you how to use the References tab in Microsoft Word to generate a table of authorities.

In this video, Director of the Law Library, Dustin Johnston-Green, will show you how to use headings in Microsoft Word to automatically generate a Table of Contents for your brief.

In this video, Director of the Law Library, Dustin Johnston-Green, discusses how to use section breaks to set up multiple numbering conventions in a single Microsoft Word document. This includes using roman numerals and standard numbers.