Welcome back to the Law School Toolbox podcast! Today, we're talking about getting comfortable with the Bluebook and writing citations. This is an important skill to develop if you're planning on doing legal writing or working on a law journal.

In this episode we discuss:

What is the Bluebook and why can it be intimidating to students?
How the Bluebook is organized
Paper version vs. online version of the Bluebook
Writing and editing citations
The five most common types of citations
When you can use "short cites" and when you have to use the full citations
Citations mistakes to watch out for

Resources:

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(https://lawschooltoolbox.com/episode-304-introduction-to-the-bluebook/)

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304: Introduction to the Bluebook