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

[Natasha Ishaq]

Thank you all for the insight and advice! Much appreciated

Thanks,
Natasha Ishaq


On Sun, Aug 18, 2024 at 3:16 PM James Fetter via BlindLaw <
blindlaw at nfbnet.org> wrote:

> 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.
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> > 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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