Do you need a jump start on your seminar paper this semester? The Moritz Law Library has created a list of resources relevant to this process, including books on academic legal writing, scholarly research tools, and more.
Here are a few research tips for academic legal writing:
Here are a few research tips for academic legal writing:
- Sign up for a research consultation with a reference librarian to find out about specialized sources, helpful databases, and research strategies, all specific to your topic.
- Explore the wide range of databases available through the OSU Libraries, and use the catalog to expand your research beyond online-only materials.
- Check out the Law Library’s specialized research guides on topics such as Election Law and Foreign and International Legal Research. Law libraries across the country produce research guides on almost any legal topic. Most can be found with a quick Google search.
- Keep track of your research process so that you don’t repeat steps and so that you can cite sources properly.
- Synthesize sources. Academic legal writing draws on many supporting sources rather than only a few.
- As you read law review articles, take note of the range and frequency of citations as a model for your own work.