LAW Writing For and Publishing In Law Journals
Resources to assist law students and new faculty members with writing notes, comments or articles for law journals, information on factors editors use to select articles for publication, and sources used to choose which law reviews to submit to.
Student Writing Competitions
There are several writing competitions for law students in Canada and the United States. The Canadian Bar Association has a comprehensive list of writing competitions and calls for papers.
Selective Articles at the University of Calgary
- Pamela Samuelson, "Good Legal Writing: of Orwell and Window Panes" (1984)On Hein Online; authentication with University of Calgary ID required for off-campus access
- Eugene Volokh, "Writing a Student Article" (1988)On Hein Online; authentication with University of Calgary ID required for off-campus access
- Heather Meeker, "Stalking the Golden Topic: A Guide to Locating and Selecting topics for Legal Research Papers" (1996)On Hein Online; authentication with University of Calgary ID required for off-campus access
- Christian C. Day, "In Search of the Read Footnote: Techniques for Writing Legal Scholarship and Having it Published" (2000)On Hein Online; authentication with University of Calgary ID required for off-campus access
- David B. McGinty, "Writing for a Student-Edited U.S. Law Review: a Guide for Non-U.S. and ESL Legal Scholars" (2004)On Hein Online; authentication with University of Calgary ID required for off-campus access
- Ruthann Robson, "Law Students as Legal Scholars: an Essay/Review of Scholarly Writing for Law Students and Academic Legal Writing" (2004)On Hein Online; authentication with University of Calgary Id required for off-campus access
Selective Books Available at the University of Calgary
Scholarly Writing for Law Students by Call Number: KF250 .F35 2017 (Law Library - 1st Floor)ISBN: 9780314207203Publication Date: 2017
Beyond the First Draft by Call Number: K94 .M35 2014 (Law Library - 1st floor)ISBN: 9781594609985Publication Date: 2014
Scholarly Writing: ideas, examples, and execution (2nd ed.) by Call Number: KF250 .C528 2012ISBN: 9781611630176Publication Date: 2012
Academic Legal Writing by Call Number: Online (Click on title to access e-book)ISBN: 1599417502Publication Date: 2010
Researching and Writing in Law (2nded.) by Call Number: KF240 .H884 2006 (Law Library - 1st floor)ISBN: 0455222789Publication Date: 2006
