David E. Sorkin sork.com

Lawyering Skills
(legal writing, research, and analysis)

Lawyering Skills II:
Spring 2000 syllabus, assignments, mailing list, links

Lawyering Skills I:
Spring 1999 syllabus, course policies, memo and research assignments
Fall 1998 syllabus and materials
Format for legal memoranda / Citation guide / Constructing legal rules

General information:
My home page
Biographical data
Office hours and contact information
The John Marshall Law School
Lawyering Skills Program
Other legal writing course web sites
          Guides and tutorials:
IRAC Essentials (Joyce Deatrick Klouda)
Selecting Authority (Barbara Blumenfeld)
Plagiarism Workshop (Matthew C. Mirow)
Sources: Use & Acknowledgement (Dartmouth)
Introduction to Legal Citation (Peter W. Martin)
Writing a Student Article (Eugene Volokh)
Writing a Law Review Note (Michael Geist)
How to Shepardize

Links: Federal: Illinois:
Lexis
Westlaw
FindLaw
Law Reviews
JMLS Library
Hieros Gamos
National Jurist
      Jurist
law.com
illinois.law.com
Law News
FindLaw Legal News
Law Lists
Legal Writing Institute
      Cases
Court rules
Statutes
Bills
House
Senate
ABA
      Cases
Court rules
Statutes
General Assembly
State agencies
ISBA
CBA
ABA Legal Writing Page
Plain Language Action Network
Student Writing Contests
Writing Contests for Law Students

 
2000/03/22