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1L Success Guide Legal Process: Legal Citation Guides and Abbreviations

Legal Writing

Part of doing legal research is citing your authorities properly and tracking down items with unfamiliar citations. This research guide lists citation manuals and dictionaries of legal abbreviations to help you with these tasks.

Online Exercises

Dictionaries and Indexes

International Citations

The Cardiff Index to Legal Abbreviations (Cardiff University) provides the full title from abbreviations for legal publications.

It covers case reporters and legal periodicals from the British Isles, the Commonwealth, and the United States, including those covering international and comparative law.

A Bluebook Guide for Law Students

A Bluebook Guide for Law Students, by Scott Akehurst-Moore (Suffolk University Law School) provides commentary, models, and tips on the Bluebook (19th Ed.).