Podcast Episode 170: Let’s Talk About the Bluebook!

Welcome back to the Law School Toolbox podcast! Today we’re talking about the Bluebook. You might be wondering, can there actually be an entire episode of this podcast just about the Bluebook? Oh, yes, there can be.

In this episode, we discuss:

• What the Bluebook is and why proper citations matter
• How to cite a case – we walk through a case citation and talk about all the rules that are triggered
• Why you don’t want to leave points on the table in your legal writing citation work
• Ways to get organized so that figuring out the right way to cite sources is faster and easier
• Why it is absolutely necessary to set aside time for figuring out all of your citations and then more time for proofreading just citations
• Beware the short cites – in particular when rearranging sections in your brief or memo

Thanks for listening!

RESOURCES:

• Why Citations are Important and Should Not be Ignored
• Buying the Bluebook: Spiral-Bound or Online?
• What Signals are Your Signals Sending?
• The Anatomy of a Case Citation
• Warby Parker
• Bluebook Oddities: 10 Unlikely Citations
• How to Get Answers from the Bluebook

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