Level Up Series: Advanced Cite-checking with Deborah Bouchoux, Esq.

Level Up Series: Advanced Cite-checking

This Cite-Checking seminar taught by Deborah Bouchoux, Esq. presupposes familiarity with core Bluebook principles and is intended to cover topics not typically covered in the Introduction to Cite-Checking seminar.

The seminar is two hours in length, and will cover the following:

• The first one-half hour will be a review and refresher of basic citation principles.
• During the next one-half hour, some new topics will be covered, including the use of parentheticals, preparing tables of authorities, and citing to court documents.
• During the second and final hour, attendees will work on some citation exercises and correct errors in a court brief. Attendees will then receive an answer key for the exercises and work together on cite-checking and correcting the court brief.

About Deborah Bouchoux, Esq.

Ms. Bouchoux has been in private practice as a licensed attorney and has had experience in legal education for 25+ years. She has specialized in corporate and intellectual property law. Additionally, she has served for years as in-house counsel in northern Virginia for a high-tech company. Ms. Bouchoux is well-known as a speaker on a variety of legal topics and has spoken at private law firms, Fortune 500 companies, for the National Capital Area Paralegal Association, and various government agencies and independent organizations, including the U.S. Department of Justice, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, the Financial Institution Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“FINRA”), and the U.S. Tax Court. She is also a long-term adjunct faculty member of Georgetown University and has taught at various universities, including The George Washington University and the University of San Diego. Ms. Bouchoux is the author of various books and publications: Business Organizations Law in Focus; Fundamentals of Business Organizations for Paralegals; Business Organizations for Paralegals; Intellectual Property: The Law of Trademarks, Copyrights, Patents, and Trade Secrets; Protecting Your Company’s Intellectual Property; Concise Guide to Legal Research and Writing, Legal Research Explained; The Aspen Handbook for Legal Writers; and several other textbooks adopted by universities across the nation.

Note:  This webinar will be recorded by VPG as On-Demand courses as VPG obtained approval from the speaker.   Recording by participants and others is strictly prohibited as this is copyrighted material to our speaker.