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In its first edition, The ALWD Citation Manual revolutionized the teaching of legal citation and became the most popular new law school book in Aspen history. Now upholding the new standard of one consistent system of citation for all forms of legal writing, this revised edition offers even more assistance to students and professors. This remarkable coursebook earned its phenomenal popularity by clarifying and simplifying the citation process: written, designed, and edited by professionals, The ALWD Citation Manual draws on the expertise of Darby Dickerson, And The Association of Legal Writing Directors by presenting one consistent and logical system of citation for use with any type of legal document, The Manual avoids the confusion that results from employing discrete citation systems its accessible and attractive format features a sensible organization, two-color design to flag key points, quick guides called Fast Formats for double checking citations, sidebars provide pertinent information to help the user avoid common problems, and diagrams and charts to make informatoin available at a glance complete coverage includes citation basics, citation for primary and secondary sources, citation of electronic sources (LEXIS, Westlaw, Internet, and Loislaw), incorporating citations into documents, how to properly quote material and edit quotes, and helpful appendices a Teacher's Manual and PowerPoint CD facilitate instruction, with ideas for class presentation, ALWD-Bluebook conversion charts, and exercises Completely updated for its Second Edition, The ALWD Citation Manual now features: new rules concerning use of numbers and capitalization of specific words citation format for jury instructions and ethics opinions updated formats for World Wide websites the addition to See Also and Accord Signals expanded appendices, with federal taxation materials and more abbreviations for legal periodicals significant improvements To The content and presentation of the ALWD website

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• Part 1 Covers general terms and procedures, including information on local citation formats and on how word processors can affect citations
• Part 2 Citation Basics, addresses those key concepts used when citing most types of legal sources. The author encourages students should read Part Two before attempting to cite any particular source
• Part 3 Provides citation formats for print versions of various primary and secondary sources. These rules are used to determine how to cite a specific source, such as a case or legal periodical
• Part 4 Describes the citation of electronic materials, including sources available on LEXIS, Westlaw, and the Internet. This part also contains information about the relatively new concept of neutral citation formats
• Part 5 Incorporating Citations into Documents, explains how to insert citations into various kinds of documents such as memos, or law-review articles. It also addresses other important concepts used when writing documents that contains legal citations, such as when and how to use introductory signals and how to use parenthetical explanations
• Part 6 Discusses how to quote material and how to properly reflect alterations to and omissions from quoted material
• Part 7 Consists of various appendices, including one on court-specific formats and another that lists commonly used abbreviations. In addition, a full-text sample of a legal memorandum demonstrates how to insert citations