The Center for Computer-Assisted Legal Instruction

CALI Lesson Detail

Darby Dickerson
Vice President and Dean, and Professor of Law
Stetson University College of Law

Brooke Bowman
Instructor of Legal Research and Writing
Stetson University College of Law

Approximate completion time between two and five hours..


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ALWD Citation Form

This lesson will help you master legal citation using the ALWD Citation Manual: A Professional System of Citation (Third Edition). Throughout this lesson, you will be asked to read specific portions of the ALWD Citation Manual. You then will be asked to complete interactive exercises that will test your understanding of and ability to apply the various citation rules. Topics covered include typeface, spacing abbreviations, capitalization, ordinal numbers, pinpoint pages and section numbers, full and short citation formats, cases, statutes, books, legal periodicals, introductory signals, and quotations. You may complete the entire lesson at one time or complete segments as you cover various parts of the Manual in class or on your own.


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