Research Guides: Appellate Advocacy & Moot Court: Brief Writing

Appellate Brief Examples

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Check out the Interactive Citation Workstation from Lexis, available from the drop-down menu at the upper left corner of Lexis Advance. Here you can practice using the Bluebook for various citation forms.

Our guides to cite-checking for journal members have information about Bluebook formating:

These library guides provide detailed information about the Bluebook and its use:

The winning brief : 100 tips for persuasive briefing in trial and appellate courts by Bryan A. Garner
Call Number: KF 251 .G37 2004
ISBN: 019517075X
Publication Date: 2004
Location: 5th Floor
Pleasing the court : writing ethical and effective briefs by Judith D. Fischer
Call Number: KF 250 .F58 2005
ISBN: 1594608962
Publication Date: 2005
Location: 5th Floor
Just briefs by Laurel Currie Oates, Anne Enquist, Connie Krontz
Call Number: KF251 .O18 2008
ISBN: 0735562318
Publication Date: 2008
Location: 5th Floor
Legal writing by design : a guide to great briefs and memos by Teresa J. Reid Rambo and Leanne J. Pflaum
Call Number: KF 250 .R36 2001
ISBN: 089089910X
Publication Date: 2001
Location: 5th Floor
Writing to win : the legal writer by Steven D. Stark
Call Number: KF250 .S8 1999
ISBN: 0385495927
Publication Date: 1999
Location: 5th Floor