Writing Resources
Academic Legal Writing by Call Number: KF 250.V6 2016ISBN: 9781634598880Publication Date: 2016-02-19
Aspen Handbook for Legal Writers : A Practical Reference by Call Number: KF250 .B68 2017 - Law ReserveISBN: 9781454885184Publication Date: 2017-02-24
The Chicago Manual of Style, 17th Edition by Call Number: Z 253.U69 2010—Law ReferenceISBN: 9780226287058Publication Date: 2017-09-05The Elements of Style, Fourth Edition by
Call Number: PE 1408.S772 2000—Law Reference, Law Reserve, and Law NorthISBN: 9798848365924Publication Date: 2022-08-25
Legal writing In Plain English : A Text with Exercises by Call Number: KF250 .G373 2013 - Law ReserveISBN: 9780226283937Publication Date: 2013-08-26
Scholarly Writing for Law Students by Call Number: KF 250.F35 2017—Law Reserve and Law ReferenceISBN: 9781683282075Publication Date: 2017-03-24
The Redbook: A Manual on Legal Style, 3rd ed. by Call Number: KF 250.G375 2013—Law ReferenceISBN: 9780314289018Publication Date: 2013-07-11
- Boston University: Researching Your Note or Seminar PaperGuide from the Law Library at Boston University, with detailed information about the process of researching and writing law review notes and seminar papers.
- Lexis Digital Library - Legal WritingWith your ONU credentials, you can access a number of Legal Writing e-books online and offline by downloading the Lexis Digital Library app.
- NYU: Researching and Writing a Law Review Note or Seminar PaperGuide from the law library at NYU that includes links to articles and book chapters to aid in researching and writing for law reviews.
- Perma.ccPerma.cc is a hyperlink preservation tool that addresses the problem of broken hyperlinks in law review article citations. Perma.cc creates permanent, archived versions of webpages with a permalink (i.e. permanent URL). If a page is taken down or the link is otherwise broken, the page can still be accessed using the link created with Perma.cc.
- University of Washington Law Review Writing LibGuideGuide from the University of Washington's law school with details on preemption checks, researching your topic, choosing where to submit for publication and more.
- William A. Wise Law Library at CU Boulder Page on OutliningThe Outlining tab on this research guide details several ways to organize your paper, depending on the type of issue(s) you plan to discuss and provides examples.
- Writing a Student Article by Eugene VolokhThis 307-page volume details strategies for writing a publishable academic legal paper and even includes a sample student article.
Helpful Tools
- Surviving the Seminar PaperWriting a seminar paper is just as much about managing the research and writing process as it is about the research and writing. This worksheet includes practical suggestions to help you manage the seminar paper process.
- Seminar Paper Pre-Meeting FormStudents should use this form to organize their thoughts before meeting with their TA and/or a Reference Librarian.