There are many systems of legal citation, beyond The Bluebook and ALWD . While the systems are fairly similar, transitioning from one to another may be challenging. Maybe you learned how to cite with ALWD during your 1L year and then became a research assistant for a professor who needs citations conforming to The Bluebook . Maybe you learned how to use The Bluebook , but at your summer firm, you need to use Ohio’s citation method, as described in the Supreme Court of Ohio’s Writing Manual: a Guide to Citations, Style, and Judicial Opinion Writing . Here are a few tools to help you navigate this transition: Peter W. Martin, Introduction to Basic Legal Citation (online ed. 2015). This ebook includes examples from ALWD , The Bluebook , and some state court citation styles. It concludes with cross reference tables addressing ALWD and The Bluebook as well as a state citation chart. The Association of Legal Writing Directors (ALWD) offers correlation tables
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