[blindLaw] Citations & Formatting of Legal Writing in Law School & Beyond

[James Fetter]

This is all correct. I would only add that there is nothing whatsoever wrong with having a paralegal or other administrative support staff assist with formatting while in practice. For starters, this is part of their job. And there’s no need to do everything yourself to prove a point, particularly when it may take significantly longer for you to hunt for and fix problems that  a competent administrative assistant, who bills at a much lower rate, could handle in a few minutes.
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> On Aug 18, 2024, at 2:48 PM, Nikki Singh via BlindLaw <blindlaw at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Hi! Second all this. Citation and formatting is very important and will
> matter significantly once you are filing real pleadings in court. The
> appropriate accommodation in the classroom setting is a reader to review
> formatting to catch issues with odd spacing, inconsistent fonts, proper
> spatial organization of the footer, etc. once you have tried your best to
> draft the pleading yourself, with or without a template. You should not ask
> nor get a waiver to put citation, formatting, word count limits, and the
> like aside. Actual courts will not give you that accommodation and will
> instead expect you to adhere to civil, local and chambers rules.
> 
> 
> Sincerely,
> 
> Nikki
> 
>> On Sun, Aug 18, 2024 at 1:10 PM Lauren Bishop via BlindLaw <
>> blindlaw at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> 
>> Hello,
>> The online version of the blue book is amazing. Also legal citatation is
>> easy once you get the hang of it. No one in your classes will know how to
>> format the documents, so templates will be provided. You can request those
>> in MS word format. If you use the command Jaws key plus f, you will hear
>> the font and formatting of the text your cursor is over. I also asked to
>> have someone look at my formatting to make sure nothing crazy happened. A
>> waver of the formatting was offered for my classes, but formatting is
>> essential, so I didn’t accept the accommodation.
>> Sent from my iPhone
>> 
>>> On Aug 18, 2024, at 12:26 PM, Rebecca Arrowood via BlindLaw <
>> blindlaw at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Good morning, I would definitely pay to do the subscription to get the
>> blue book online access
>>> 
>>> Best,
>>> Rebecca Arrowood
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> On Aug 17, 2024, at 10:07 PM, Natasha Ishaq via BlindLaw <
>> blindlaw at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> Hi All,
>>>> 
>>>> I’ve started law school and we have been introduced to the Bluebook and
>> the
>>>> importance of correct formatting when it comes to legal writing. This is
>>>> something we will be doign extensively in our skills courses this
>> semester
>>>> and beyond.
>>>> 
>>>> I was curious if anyone here faced accessibility barriers with citations
>>>> and formatting and how you navigated through such challenges?
>>>> 
>>>> Thank you!
>>>> 
>>>> Best,
>>>> Natasha
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