Legal citations follow a rigid format that tells you exactly who said what, where it was published, and when.
Without proper citations, neither the court nor lawyers can cite a published work. Big reason that practitioner publishing, whether blogs, white papers or articles are not cited.
Here’s an example of a citation for a law review article: Jane Smith, The Future of Employment Arbitration, 95 Yale L.J. 230, 245 (2023). Author, title, volume, journal, page, …