Places to look for guidance in the Bluebook. Place in BB or Rule Short description Front inside cover Quick reference to law review citation Back inside cover Quick reference to court documents Back cover Concise table of contents Table of contents Detailed table of contents Index Helpful for searching for specific matters Tables 1 to […]
Syllabus The syllabus indicates: “As a seminar course, there will be no final examination. Instead, you will be evaluated on thesis statement & outline/preliminary source listing (5%), first draft (25%), final draft (45%), and class participation (25%). Your score for class participation will take into consideration a number of factors, including: regularity and quality of preparation and discussion; […]
Fajans & Falk (F&F) chapter 6 has excellent materials on providing proper attribution. You should refer to them (and this page, which reiterates and expands on F&F’s suggestions) again and again. Use authority, good authority Give citations for pretty much everything. Simply put, every assertion of fact or law in your paper should have a footnote, […]
Today’s students tend to do everything electronically. I’d suggest using electronic tools to organize your research. But don’t forget about the paper. Use the cloud Work in the cloud. Use free tools such as Evernote or MS OneNote. Both are free and both can work in the cloud. Most students also have the educational edition of Microsoft Office, which includes […]
