UofL Writing Center
- University Writing CenterMake an appointment or check out FAQs to help make your writing stronger.
Writing Guides
- Seminar PapersUofL Law Library guide to researching and writing a seminar or other research paper.
The Elements of Legal Style by Call Number: KF250.G37 2002ISBN: 9780195141627Publication Date: 2002Explains the full range of what legal writers need to know: mechanics, word choice, structure, rhetoric, and special conventions.
Point Taken by Call Number: KF251.G83 2015ISBN: 0190268581Publication Date: 2015Delves into the work of the best judicial opinion-writers and offers a step-by-step method based on practical examples.
The Redbook by Call Number: KF250 .G375 2018ISBN: 1642421006Publication Date: 2018Shelf range: Reserve Section
The go-to source for all questions of legal style.
Scholarly Writing for Law Students by Call Number: KF250 .F35 2017 (Reserves Section)ISBN: 1683282078Publication Date: 2017Teaches law students how to write scholarly papers for seminars, law reviews, and law-review competitions.
Spelling & Usage
- GrammarlyOnline spelling and grammar checker.
[Free with premium service available.] - Oxford Dictionaries Quick Search appFree access to the full American English or British & World English dictionaries. Search for words and find reliable definitions easily.
- Oxford English Dictionary OnlineThe OED is an authoritative guide to the meaning, history, and pronunciation of 600,000 words— past and present—from across the English-speaking world.
Advocacy Words, a Thesaurus by Call Number: K50.D74 2013ISBN: 9781627222242Publication Date: 2013Words are arranged alphabetically in two groups: favorable-critical (Part One) and critical-favorable (Part Two).
Black's Law Dictionary by Call Number: KF156 .B53 2019ISBN: 9781539229759Publication Date: 2019Shelf range: Reference
Garner's Dictionary of Legal Usage by Call Number: KF156.G367 2011 (Reference)ISBN: 9780195384208Publication Date: 2011Thoroughly discusses and analyzes modern legal vocabulary and style.
Citation
- Basic Legal CitationLegal Information Institute's "Introduction to Basic Legal Citation" by Peter W. Martin
- The Indigo Book: A manual of legal citationAn open source citation manual, designed to provide a compatible implementation of a uniform system of citation.
ALWD Guide to Legal Citation by Call Number: KF245.A45 2017ISBN: 9781454887768Publication Date: 2017Shelf range: Reserve Section
Legal reference citation manual
The Bluebook : A Uniform System of Citation by Call Number: KF245 .B58ISBN: 9780615361161Shelf range: Reserve Section
Authoritative guidance to legal citation.
Understanding and Mastering the Bluebook by Call Number: KF245 .B37 2015ISBN: 1611637740Publication Date: 2015Shelf range: Reserve Section
Teaches how to understand and master the essential Bluebook rules for legal practitioners.
Citation Tools
- EndNoteGuide to using EndNote citation management software.
[Free for UofL students, faculty, and staff.] - Juris-MOnline legal citation software that can be used in combination with Zotero. For more about using Juris-M see Georgetown Law Library's tutorial.
[Free.] - ZoteroOnline citation software that can be used in combination with Juris-M for legal citations.
[Free.]
Document Storage
- CardBoxUnlimited cloud storage & a collaborative workspace.
[Free for UofL students, faculty & staff.] - Microsoft Office 365Select OneDrive to access cloud storage & collaborative workspace.
[Free for UofL students, faculty & staff.] - BoxCloud storage, accessible from any device.
[Free up to 10 GB, with premium service available.] - DropboxCloud storage for photos, documents, and videos. Accessible from any device and allows for easy sharing.
[Free up to 2 GB, with premium service available.] - Google DriveA suite of products to create, edit, store, and collaborate on various types of documents online. [Free]