Cite Checker: A Hands-on Guide to Learning Citation Form (West Legal Studies) (The West Legal Studies Series) - Softcover

Bouchoux, Deborah

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0766818934 ISBN 13: 9780766818934

Publisher: Cengage Learning, 1980

Synopsis

This practical book is the most comprehensive guide to legal citations for legal practitioners. It explains the rules established in "The Bluebook" and provides a complete and thorough overview of citation from exclusively for practitioners. The chapters are arranged in a building block approach, and examples and answer keys are provided so that readers can verify their progress and proficiency enabling them to master cite checking one step at a time.

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Review

Chapter 1: Introduction to Cite-Checking, Chapter 2: The Bluebook Trap: Typeface Conventions, Chapter 3: Citation Form for Cases, Chapter 4: Citation Form for Statutes, Uniform Acts, Court Rules, and Constitutions, Chapter 5: Secondary Sources, Chapter 6: Legislative Materials, Administrative Materials, Electronic, Chapter 7: Punctuation, Quotations, Omissions, Alterations, and Parentheticals, Chapter 8: Short Forms, Signals, and Capitalization, Chapter 9: Putting It Together, Chapter 10: The Final Review, Brief One, Brief Two, Memorandum, Answer Keys, Index.

Synopsis

Cite Checker is a guide for practitioners in a legal environment responsible for the preparation of court documents and legal memoranda. Cite checking is a challenging task, primarily due to the format for legal citations required by law.

Edition details

• Publisher: Cengage Learning
• Publication date: 1980
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0766818934
• ISBN 13: 9780766818934
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 144