Resources for Legal Analysis, Writing, and Research
Legal Writing
Online Legal Writing Exercises (Chicago-Kent School of Law)
Legal Writing in Plain English (Bryan Garner)
Legal Writing in Plain English Exercises (Bryan Garner)
the (new) legal writer (a blog of resources for and about legal writing)
legalwriting.net (a blog and resources)
LawProse Video Archive (Bryan Garner's collection of judge interviews discussing writing skills)
Legal Research
Legal Research Guides (Georgetown Law Library)
Legal Research Tutorials (Georgetown Law Library)
Berring on Legal Research Podcasts
FindLaw for Legal Professionals (choose "Legal Professionals" tab)
Legal Research Links (Prof. Colleen Barger)
Inter Alia: Internet Research Weblog
THOMAS: Library of Congress Online
Questia (great online general library; requires paid membership)
Legal Citation Tools
Introduction to Basic Legal Citation (Prof. Peter Martin)
Interactive Citation Workstation (requires Lexis ID)
CiteStation (requires Westlaw ID)
ICW Bluebook Introductory PowerPoint (ppt file)
ICW Bluebook Video Tutorial (avi file)
Persuasion
Visual Rhetoric (Painting with Print by Ruth Anne Robbins)
Letter from a Birminghm Jail with Rhetorical Analysis
American Rhetoric (a collection of speeches, movie clips, audio files)
State Appellate Court Arguments Online (some in both audio and video formats)
Oyez: Supreme Court Media (arguments and briefs online)
Tech Tools & Gadgets for Legal Writers
GoogleDocs (requires a free Google account that can be linked to a non-Gmail address)
Buzzword (fewer bells and whistles than GoogleDocs, but better commenting features)
Free Conference Call (to link up collaborators on projects)
Skype (free voice and video calls)
CALI Instapoll (requires CALI access)
AgreeADate (free online scheduling software for conference calls and/or meetings)
Remember the Milk (to-do list with amazing capacity to keep you organized)
JOTT (free software that will add to your to-do list or calendar when you call an 800 number)
Fundamentals of Writing
Purdue Online Writing Lab (with tips for resumes, letters and tips on avoiding plagiarism)
McGraw-Hill Online Learning Center (diagnostics, instructional PowerPoints, exercises)
Bedford-St. Martin's Exercise Central (diagnostics, tutorials, exercises)
Grammar Girl's Quick & Dirty Tips for Better Writing (podcasts with transcripts)
Online Reference Tools (dictionary, thesaurus, encyclopedia, translator)
Wikipedia (publicly written encyclopedia; good for basic information but not citation)
BabelFish (online foreign language translator)
Success in Law School
Law School: Materials for Success (Prof. Barbara Glesner-Fines)
Learning Law: General Resources for the Study of Law (Prof. Barbara Glesner-Fines)
One-L Help (Prof. Colleen Barger)
Writing for Fun & Profit (and, you know, course credit)
Writing Competitions: here, here, and here
Legal Research Topics (American Constitution Society)
Academic Legal Writing Resources (Prof. Eugene Volokh)
Writing for and Publishing in Law Reviews (University of Washington Law Library)
Preemption Checking Your Topic (Syracuse University Law Library)
Legal Writing on the Bar Exam
Past Essay Questions & Answers, NY Bar Exam
Finding a Legal Job
Touro Law Center Career Services Office
Self-Assessment Materials for a Successsful Job Search (Harvard Law School)
Open Letter to Law Students About Finding a Job (National Association for Law Placement)
Networking (Harvard Law School)
Career Planning for 1L's Month-by-Month (Chicago-Kent College of Law)
Resume Writing (Stetson College of Law)
Resumes & Cover Letters (Chicago-Kent College of Law)
Cover Letters (U. of Pittsburgh Law School)
Preparing for the Interview (FindLaw)
Thank You Letters (U. of Pittsburgh Law School)
Writing Samples (Chicago-Kent College of Law)
Student Professionalism in the Job Search (National Association for Law Placement)
Judicial Clerkship Resources (National Association for Law Placement)
Non-traditional Legal Jobs Report
Alternative Jobs for Lawyers (National Association of Law Placement)
Legal Blogs
The Conglomerate: Business * Law * Economics * Society
Silly Stuff
The Law School Trip by Andrew McClurg