Understanding and Mastering The Bluebook: A Guide for Students and Practitioners

Understanding and Mastering The Bluebook: A Guide for Students and Practitioners

<i>The Bluebook</i> provides the rules for legal citation, but can be intimidating and frustrating to use. With its simple building-block approach, this popular survival manual teaches how to understand and master the essential rules for legal practitioners. Rules are fully described and illustrated using:<br><br><ul><br> <li>Clear explanations and illustrations of the basic components of legal citations;</li><br> <li>Step-by-step instructions for building citations to the most common authorities cited by legal practitioners;</li><br> <li>Detailed guidance for citing legal materials to both print and electronic sources;</li><br> <li>Examples, comparison charts, illustrations, and bullet-point explanations designed for quick mastery of basic <i>Bluebook</i> citation rules;</li><br> <li>Tips, hints, and cautions to help users avoid common citation errors;</li><br> <li>Cross references to the controlling <i>Bluebook</i> rules; and</li><br> <li>A user-friendly format gathering <i>The Bluebook</i>'s scattered rules for each authority into one place.</li><br></ul><br><br>The third edition of <i>Understanding and Mastering</i> The Bluebook is thoroughly revised and updated to the 20th edition of <i>The Bluebook</i>, and is an indispensable tool for anyone who is new to legal citation or whose skills need refreshing.<br><br>For readers interested in further practicing their citation skills, Linda Barris created <i>Mastering</i> The Bluebook <i>Interactive Exercises</i>, an online learning tool that coordinates with both <i>Understanding and Mastering</i> The Bluebook, <i>Third Edition</i> and <i>The Bluebook, 20th Edition</i>. <b>Each copy of <i>Understanding and Mastering</i> The Bluebook, <i>Third Edition</i> includes a discount code for 20% off the purchase of <i>Mastering</i> The Bluebook <i>Interactive Exercises</i>.</b>