'In addition to providing a better experience for Bluebook users, we're hopeful that the new format will allow us to update Bluebook rules more frequently,' said Hughes. Purvis '08, and Executive Editor John Hughes '08 worked with their counterparts at the other law reviews to lay the groundwork for the new site, and nearly all of the Journal’s student editors participated in editing the site. Yale Law Journal staff played a critical role in creating the electronic edition of The Bluebook, which went live Feb. It provides full access to the visually impaired and will substantially increase the ease of access for lawyers, paralegals, law students, and others.” “The site includes tools that allow practitioners and students to share jurisdiction- or publication-specific citation rules.

“The online format responds to requests from customers for a Bluebook that is easier to search, use, and teach,” said Justin Slaughter '08, Managing Editor of The Yale Law Journal.

A joint venture of The Yale Law Journal, the Columbia Law Review, the Harvard Law Review, and the University of Pennsylvania Law Review, it is the best-selling law-related book in the world. The Bluebook is a style guide for legal citation in the United States that is used by lawyers, scholars, judges, law students, paralegals, and others involved in the legal profession. Editors of The Yale Law Journal have announced that The Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation is now available online.

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