LexisNexis guides: legal referencing / Anita Stuhmcke.

Chatswood, N.S.W. : LexisNexis Butterworths, 2019.

5th ed.

89338

Citation of legal authorities.

Legal research.

1. Introduction to legal referencing and this guide

2. Non-legal styles of referencing

3. Legal referencing

4. The fundamentals of legal referencing and writing

5. Improving your legal writing and referencing

6. Case law

7. Statutes and non-judicial sources of law

8. Books, looseleaf services, legal encyclopaedias and legal dictionaries

9. Journal articles

10. How to cite non-legal materials

11. Parliamentary debates, reports and bills

12. How to cite legal materials located electronically

13. United Kingdom, Canada and United States

14. Referencing in exams

15. Referencing software

16. Where to find help.

Correct legal referencing is an essential skill for students, academics and other legal writers. In this indispensable guide, the author explains the 'hows and whys' of good legal referencing and writing. In this fifth edition, the author discusses how to cite legal and non-legal sources. The citation requirements of the fourth edition of the Australian Guide to Legal Citation are clearly explained. Additionally, 'how to' examples are provided together with a discussion of citation management systems. Written to engage students as well as practitioners and other legal writers, this book supports early and ongoing learning on the importance of accurate legal referencing. The author discusses techniques to improve legal writing and referencing, providing many clear examples and exercises, with answers, to assist writers to identify and avoid plagiarism in legal or other writing. Legal Referencing is an excellent ongoing resource for use throughout law studies and beyond. Features: Supports understanding of referencing style. Extensive coverage of plagiarism - how to identify it, and how to avoid it. User-friendly, practical and accurate style. Provides clarity for students new to legal writing Facilitates compliance with scholastic requirements. An invaluable guide for students of law and other disciplines required to engage with the legal writing. - Publisher's website.

Includes index.

Previous ed. 2011.

Legal referencing

9780409350692

xi, 232 p. ; 22 cm