Academic Legal Writing: Law Review Articles, Student Notes, Seminar Papers, and Getting on Law Review

by Eugene Volokh

Designed to help law students write and publish articles, Academic Legal Writing provides detailed instructions for every aspect of the law school writing, research, and publication process. Topics covered include law review articles and student notes, seminar term papers, how to shift from research to writing, cite-checking others' work, publishing, and publicizing written works. With supporting documents available on http://volokh.com/writing, the book helps law students and everyone else involved in academic legal writing: professors save time and effort communicating basic points to students; law schools satisfy the American Bar Association's second- and third-year writing requirements; and law reviews receive better notes from their staff.

Genres: Law, Writing, Legal, Nonfiction, Reference

262 pages, Paperback

First published May 3, 2003

About the author

Professor Eugene Volokh (Ukrainian: Євге́н Володимирович Волох Yevhen Volodymyrovych Volokh, Russian: Евге́ний Влади́мирович Во́лох Yevgeniy Vladimirovich Volokh) is the Gary T. Schwartz Professor of Law at the UCLA School of Law and an academic affiliate of the law firm Mayer Brown. He publishes the blog "The Volokh Conspiracy" which he founded in 2002.

Volokh is a specialist in constitutional law, widely acknowledged as one of the country's preeminent experts on the First Amendment. He served as clerk for Judge Alex Kozinski on the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals and then for Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor.

Reviews

[Emre vs. · Rating 3 out of 5]

Hukuk alanında akademik metin çalışmaları gerçekleştiren öğrenciler, avukatlar ve akademisyenler için en temel çıkarımdan en komplike örneklere varıncaya dek ayrıntılı bir kitap, Sayın Uzun'un çevirisi de oldukça tatmin edici. Ancak bu tip konularda biraz hakimiyeti olan Sosyal Bilimler alanında çalışanlar için yer yer sayfaların atlanması mümkün olabilir.

[Gabriel Conroy · Rating 3 out of 5]

I guess it's okay if you're a law student who wants to write a law review article.

[Phillip · Rating 5 out of 5]

Designed to help law students write and publish articles, this text provides detailed instructions for every aspect of legal writing, research, and publication process. Highly recommended!

[Zakariya Zhimi Jihane Sadiq · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very good book

[B · Rating 4 out of 5]

Some of this is really obvious, and a little of it I already know I disagree with as a matter of style. But I probably should have looked at this a while ago.

Volokh's use of hypotheticals and examples is pretty striking.

It's not always the most fun read but I wonder if it's the most fund something like could be.

[carrie · Rating 2 out of 5]

Sigh. Yes, this is what I'm reading. I try to hide the cover when I'm on the bus.

[Becca · Rating 5 out of 5]

Super helpful. I'm even excited to start my law review comment now. I think I'll buy it so I can reference it for the rest of the semester.

[Erika · Rating 2 out of 5]

Skimmed on general principles. Apparently I've been doing it right.

[Lora Barnhart Driscoll · Rating 5 out of 5]

What a page turner! The ending comes from out of nowhere!

In all seriousness, anyone who is embarking on writing an academic law article needs this book.