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So you want to leave Jurism and return to Zotero
For legal academics, the Jurism branch of Zotero has been a splendid gift for years. It allowed cases and legislation to be accommodated in Zotero, making legal research far smoother. (Though, I confess, I never managed to optimise the legal side of Jurism as much as I had hoped – I often ended up manually referencing cases and legislation and using cross-references as required.) For the last few years, though, Jurism has not been updated or supported (since 2023) and there’s no real sign that it will change. On the other hand, Zotero has been getting regular updates, improvements and support for newer machines and Word/OS versions. So what should we do…
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Reference management
Do you spend hours fussing with footnotes or battling with bibliographies? Does the thought of resubmitting that article fill you with fear, because the house style is different? Are you spending valuable funds on research assistance to fix footnotes? There is a better way: reference management systems can transform your research. Introducing: Zotero Zotero is my preferred reference management system. It is easy to use, integrates well with other software like Word, and can be adapted to your individual referencing needs. The best bit: it is free. It can be downloaded here. For legal academics, there is an extension of Zotero called Juris-M. This offers additional functionality if you often…


