Legal proofreading and citation checking

About this practice suite

This suite prepares candidates for legal proofreading and citation checking selection in the legal, compliance, courts, and governance sector with 5 skill areas: data checking and clerical accuracy, error detection, attention and concentration, verbal reasoning and critical thinking. Every question was written by Novus editors for this suite — none are taken from live or leaked exams — and the full bank holds 52 scored questions across three modes, plus 8 reserve questions used to vary repeat attempts. Answer keys never ship to the browser: your answers are scored server-side, and results stay on your device.

Skills this suite practises

• Data checking and clerical accuracy — Matching, filing, coding, record checking, and identifying discrepancies.
• Error detection — Comparing strings, records, transactions, forms, and data for mistakes.
• Attention and concentration — Sustained focus, selective attention, and accuracy under time pressure.
• Verbal reasoning — Drawing conclusions from written information without relying on outside assumptions.
• Critical thinking — Evaluating evidence, assumptions, arguments, credibility, and alternative explanations.

Sample questions from the guided bank

Two of the 10 guided-practice questions, shown exactly as they appear in a session. Answers and explanations are not printed here — keys stay on the server — so open guided practice to answer them and see how you did.

1. Sentence: ‘The Plaintiff filed it’s motion on March 3, 2024.’ Best error?

   • A. Possessive ‘its’ is misspelled as ‘it’s’
   • B. Wrong party name capitalization only
   • C. Impossible date
   • D. Missing comma after Plaintiff only

2. A brief cites Smith v. Jones, 123 F.3d 456 (9th Cir. 2019) in text but the table of authorities lists 123 F.3d 465. Best?

   • A. Ignore tables of authorities
   • B. Change both to invented pages
   • C. Reconcile the pinpoint/reporter page mismatch before filing
   • D. Delete all citations

Practice modes and timing

Guided practice is untimed-feeling and instructional; the mini-test is a short timed check; the full simulation mirrors a complete sitting. All three draw on separate question sets, so moving up a mode never repeats what you practised.

Study outline

Read the study outline for this suite’s skills, timings, and recommended lessons on one printable page, or download its standalone HTML file. The printable page can also be saved as a PDF from your browser.