Paper Writing

The LRC provides resources and services that can assist at all stages of writing an academic paper.

• The LRC's Guide to Paper Writing for Seminars and Student Comments has a comprehensive descriptions of the paper writing process and resources and suggestions for each step. The LRC also has a specific guide to Preemption Checking.
• The LRC's Research Guides (LibGuides) provide research tips and source suggestions on a many topics.
• LRC reference librarians provide Research Trainings throughout the year in Legal Writing and Research and upper divsision seminar classes on a variety of general and specific topics.
• Writing Resources:
  • Legal Writing Specialist
  • Legal Writing Resources
  • Formatting Academic Papers
  • Academic Integrity Workshop
  • SafeAssign at the LRC
• Publishing Resources:
  • How Can I Get Published? (PDF, 16KB)
  • Submitting Student Papers for Publication
  • Submission of Law Student Articles for Publication
  • Non-journal Writing Competitions