While preparing a recent piece for publication (that should send you all into a frenzy!), I've done a complete 180 on my thoughts about citations. Don't want to bother with an esoteric Blue Book citation? Leave it for the editors. Feeling tired and don't want to look up another article to find support for a statement. Leave it for the...

Eugene Volokh wants advice on marketing his newest creation, Academic Legal Writing: Student Notes and Seminar Papers. You can get a sneak peek here! As I have previously mentioned, I found Prof. Volokh's writing advice immensely helpful with my own work....

Eugene Volokh (of the Conspiracy) has written a fantastic primer on writing student notes and research papers. There is, of course, the perennially recommended Stalking the Golden Topic (1996 Utah L. Rev. 917), but that article is primarily geared to those who are stuck at the first step. Volokh's guide helps you work through refining your topic and structuring and...