RAWBlog/RAWDATA

Legal Research Links

Citation Links

Findlaw

Legal Blogs

Model Papers

Law.com

RAWBLOG Archives

Am. Const. Society

 

RAWDATA WRITING LINKS

Friedman’s writing links

RAWDATA Sample Memos

RAWDATA’s Legal Writing Conventions

GRAMMAR & STYLE

The OWL at Purdue

Strunk, Elements of Style (1st ed. 1918)

University of Ottawa’s electronic grammar course

Grammar Bytes

Grammar Slammer

Garner, Exercises from Legal Writing in Plain English

Eugene Volokh’s substitutes for legalese

Handbook of Rhetorical Devices

Marc Grinker, The Law Student’s Guide to Good Writing

The Jargon Buster (grammar terms explained)

The American Heritage Book of English Usage

Jack Lynch, Guide to Grammar and Style

Diana Hacker’s “Language Debates”

Common Errors in English

Garbl’s Style Manual

REFERENCE

Jurist’s Legal dictionary

Law.com’s Legal Dictionary

Findlaw’s Legal dictionary

Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary

The Columbia Guide to Standard American English

Roget's Thesaurus

OTHER WRITING SITES

U.S. Supreme Court Briefs

The SEC’s Plain English Handbook (pdf)

George Orwell, “Politics and the English Language” (1946)

Legal Briefs Online

Michigan Bar Association’s Legal Writing Columns

Howard University, Professor Gregory Berry

How to Write a Good Appellate Brief

Malcolm Gibson’s Wonderful World of Editing

Resources for students writing notes for law journals

Advice on Drafting Legal Documents

ESL Writing Resources

Columbia Journalism Review’s Language Corner