A publication of the Association of Legal Writing Directors

Guide to Legal Citation

In the seventh edition, every sentence that has a corresponding rule in the 21st edition of The Bluebook is followed by an endnote reference to Appendix 8 in the Guide, which provides the rule citation for The Bluebook.  For users of previous editions of the Guide, the documents linked below show which rules in the Guide correspond to those in The Bluebook and vice versa. 

pdfALWD Guide, 6th edition rule correlations to The Bluebook, 20th edition206.64 KB

pdfThe Bluebook, 20th edition rule correlations to ALWD Guide, 6th edition193.16 KB

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