Veda R. Charrow et al., Clear and Effective Legal Writing (4^th ed. 2007).   Reserve KF250 .C42x 2007.

Bryan A. Garner, A Dictionary of Modern Legal Usage (2d ed. 1995).  Reference KF156 .G367 1995.  The first (1987) edition is on LexisNexis;  Legal > Reference > Law > A Dictionary of Modern Legal Usage.  

Bryan A. Garner, Elements of Legal Style (2002) Law Library KF250 .G37 2002 [not on Reserve].

Bryan A. Garner, The Redbook: A Manual on Legal Style (2d ed. 2006). Reserve KF250.G375x 2006.

Texas Law Review, Manual on Usage & Style (1995).  Reserve KF250 .M36x 1995.

Elizabeth Fajans & Mary R. Falk, Scholarly Writing for Law Students: Seminar Papers, Law Review Notes, and Law Review Competition (3d ed. 2005). Reserve KF250 .V35 2005.

Eugene Volokh, Academic Legal Writing: Law Review Articles, Student Notes, Seminar Papers, and Getting on Law Review (3d ed. 2007).  Reserve KF250 .V65 2007.

Veda R. Charrow et al., Clear and Effective Legal Writing (4^th ed. 2007).  Reserve KF250 .C42x 2007.  [Two sample office memos, pp. 249-65; sample memo of points and authorities, pp. 268-80; sample appellate brief, pp. 315-45.]

Bradley G. Clary & Pamela Lysaght, Successful Legal Analysis and Writing: The Fundamentals (2d ed. 2006).  Reserve KF250 .C53x 2006.  [Sample office memo, pp. 155-60; sample motion documents, pp. 183-95; sample appellate brief, pp. 205-24.]

Linda H. Edwards, Legal Writing: Process, Analysis, and Organization (3d ed. 2006). Reserve KF250 .E39x 2006.  [Sample office memo, pp. 395-400; sample trial brief, pp. 401-406; sample appellate brief, pp. 407-16.]

Elizabeth Fajans et al., Writing for Law Practice (2004). Reserve KF250 .F35x 2004. [Two sample office memos, pp. 515-27;  sample memo in support of motion, pp. 529-37; sample appellate brief, pp. 539-56.]

Helene S. Shapo et al., Writing and Analysis in the Law (rev. 4^th ed. 2003).  Reserve KF250 .S5 2003. [Two sample office memos, pp. 406-16;  sample memo in support of motion, pp. 417-25; sample appellate brief, pp. 426-44.]

Black's Law Dictionary (8th ed. 2004). (also on Westlaw as the BLACKS database).  Reference Office KF156 .B53 2004; Reserve KF156 .B53 2004

Jonathan S. Lynton, Ballentine’s Legal Dictionary and Thesaurus. Reference Office KF156 .L95 1995.  Legal > Reference > Law > Ballentine's Law Dictionary, 3rd Edition.

David Mellinkoff, Mellinkoff’s Dictionary of American Legal Usage (1992).  Reference Office KF156 .M45 1992.

Kenneth R. Redden and W. Beyer Gerry, The Modern Dictionary for the Legal Profession (3d ed. 2001). Reference Office KF156 .R42 2001.  Also on LexisNexis-- Legal > Reference > Law > Modern Dictionary for the Legal Profession.

To find additional legal dictionaries, search MNCAT by the keywords law and (terminology or dictionary).

William C. Burton, Burton's Legal Thesaurus (4^th ed. 2007). Reference Office KF156 .B856 2007.

William Drennan, Advocacy Words: A Thesaurus (2005).  K50 .D74 2005 [Not on Reserve.]

Jonathan S. Lynton, Ballentine’s Legal Dictionary and Thesaurus. Reference Office KF156 .L95 1995.  Also on LexisNexis:  Legal > Reference > Law > Ballentine's Law Dictionary, 3rd Edition.

The Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation (18th ed.)   Multiple copies on Reserve and in the Reference Office.  KF245 .B58.  

Alan L. Dworsky, User’s Guide to the Bluebook (2006).  Reference Office KF245 .D853 2006; Reserve KF245 .D853 2006.  

Mary Miles Prince, Bieber's Dictionary of Legal Abbreviations: A Reference Guide for Attorneys, Legal Secretaries, Paralegals, and Law Students (5th ed. 2001).  Stacks, Reference Office KF246 .B46 2001.  Also on LexisNexis; Legal > Reference > Law > Bieber's Dictionary of Legal Abbreviations.

Citation Formats Committee of the American Association of Law Libraries, Universal Citation Guide (2d ed. 2004).  Reference Office KF245 .A44x 2004.

Association of Legal Writing Directors & Darby Dickerson, ALWD Citation Manual: A Professional System of Citation (3d ed. 2006).  Stacks and Reserve , KF245 .A45 2006.

TaxCite: A Federal Tax Citation and Reference Manual. KF245.T39 1995 at Reference Area & Reference Office.

U.S. Dept. of Justice, Tax Division, Citation and Style Manual. KF250.U58 1997 in the regular stacks.

The Inter-American Citator: A Guide to Uniform Citation of Inter-American Sources for Writers & Practitioners, 37 U. Miami Inter-Am. Law Rev. 339-85 (2006).  Covers citation formats for legal materials (constitutions, codes, legislation, gazettes, court reports, law reviews, and other publications) from most Latin American countries.

American Psychological Association, Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (2001).  Reference Office BF76.7 .P83 2001.   

Joseph Gibaldi, MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers (6th ed. 2003).  Wilson Library Reference (Desk) LB2369 .G53 2003.

For quick reference, you may want to use Charles Lipson, Cite Right: A Quick Guide to Citation Styles--MLA, APA, Chicago, the Sciences, Professions, and More (2006).  Wilson Library Reference (Desk) PN171.F56 L55 2006.

The New Roget's Thesaurus of the English Language in Dictionary Form (ref. 1978 ed.).  Reference PE1591.L49x 1978. 

Roget’s International Thesaurus (4^th ed. 1977).  Reference, Reserve PE1591 .R64x 1984.

Rosalie Maggio, The Bias-Free Word Finder: A Dictionary of Nondiscriminatory Language (1992).  PE1460 .M26 1992.  

Webster’s Third New International Dictionary of the English Language (1993).  Reference PE1625 .W36.

Webster’s New Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language (1983). Reference PE1625 .W4 1983.

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