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Legal Research and Writing Guides

bibliography of books about legal research held in the UEA library(Sarah Elsegood, law librarian)
research guides (general)
research guides (specific subjects)
citation guides and checker
current awareness

legal writing

plagiarism




Research guides (general)

Guidance on the Research and Writing Process The Norwich Law School, UEA

E.B. Williams Law Library Georgetown University, US

Guide to Canadian Legal Research C. Best, University of British Columbia

Guide to Legal Research Bora Laskin Library, University of Toronto

Legal Research Materials Queen's University, Canada

Australian Legal Research Guide I  Murdoch University Library, Australia

Australian Research Guide II University of Queensland Library, Australia

 

Research guides (specific subjects)

International Intellectual Property University of Chicago, US

Citation guides and checker

Neutral Case Citations and Citing of Internet Resources Bodleian Library, Oxford, UK

Oxford Standard Citation of Legal Authorities UK guide

Introduction to Basic Legal Citation  P. Martin, ILL, US guide (The Bluebook)

Citation Checker

Current awareness

Law Discussion Lists and Alerting Services Bodleian Library, Oxford, UK

Legal writing style

Guidance on the Research and Writing Process The Norwich Law School, UEA

Legal Writing Center University of British Columbia, Canada

Brief guidance on legal writing University of Newcastle

Common Errors of Expression and Ways of Avoiding Them J. Clarke, ANU, Australia.

Gender Free Legal Writing British Columbia Legal Institute

Good Legal Writing: of Orwell and Window Panes P. Samuelson (1984) 46 U Pitt LR 149

Legal Writing  B. Grant, Newcastle University, UK (a complete guide)

The Legal Writing Teaching Assistant: The Law Student's Guide to Good Legal Writing M. Grinker, Kentlaw, US (grammar, punctuation and style)

Specific issues

Is None Singular or Plural

Less or Fewer?

Quotation Marks and Italics

Plagiarism

Formatting and Documenting Material in a Course Essay T. Krise/ L. Stirton

How to avoid plagiarism  J. Smith

How not to plagiarize M. Proctor

All my own work? Plagiarism and How to Avoid It University of Brighton Guide and supplement to UKCLE guide to plagiarism for law lecturers

 

 

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