The ASC has legal citation help here: https://resources.nu.edu/legalwriting/citations
The Library has access to the California Style Manual, located in our HeinOnline database, or directly here.
Westlaw Campus Research and Nexis Uni provide users a 'Copy with Reference' feature that allows users to select a legal citation style.
Westlaw Campus Research
To 'Copy with Reference' within Westlaw, select the text you wish to cite. A 'Copy with Reference' window will appear. Click on the drop down arrow to view and select your citation style. Once you select your style, Westlaw will copy the highlighted section with the citation. Paste into your document.
Westlaw provides the following citation styles.
- ALWD Guide to Legal Citation (Association of Legal Writing Directors)
- Standard (Bluebook) [Default]
- Westlaw
- Various State Jurisdictions
Nexis Uni
To 'Copy with Reference' within Nexis Uni, select the text you wish to cite. A 'Copy (Advanced)' window will appear. Click on the 'Copy (Advanced)' link to view and select your citation style. Once you select your style, Nexis Uni will generate a link with the citation in the preview screen. Copy and paste into your document.
Nexis Uni provides the following citation styles:
- ALWD Guide to Legal Citation (Association of Legal Writing Directors)
- Standard (Bluebook)
- Various State Jurisdictions
