| The following "how to" explanatory
texts and subject-matter survey texts have been carefully selected to provide
first year law students with authoritative support materials.
- Willamette College of Law Library Staff
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Board of Student Advisors, Harvard Law School. Introduction to Advocacy:
Research, Writing and Argument, Ch. 5. 7th ed. Westbury,
N.Y., Foundation Press, 2002. LAW RESERVE KF 281.A2I57 Charrow,
Veda R.; Erhardt, Myra K.; & Charrow, Robert P. Clear & Effective
Legal Writing, Ch. 15. 4th ed. Boston, Little Brown &
Co., 2007. LAW RESERVE KF 250.C45 Re, Edward D. &
Re, Joseph R. Brief Writing & Oral Argument, Ch. 7.
9th ed. N.Y., Oceana, 2005. KF 251.R4
Shapo, Helene; Walter, Marilyn R. & Fajans,
Elizabeth. Writing and Analysis in the Law,
Ch. 18. Rev. 5th ed. N.Y., Foundation
Press, 2008. LAW RESERVE KF 250.S5
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Association of Legal Writing Directors & Dickerson,
Darby. ALWD Citation Manual: A Professional
System of Citation. 4th ed. Gaithersburg, N.Y.,
Aspen Law and Business, 2010. LAW RESERVE KF 245.A45
The Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation.
19th ed. Cambridge, Ma., Harvard Law Review Association,
2010. LAW RESERVE KF 245.B58
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Jack H.; Kane, Mary Kay; & Miller, Arthur R. Civil Procedure.
4th ed. St. Paul, Mn., West Group, 2005. LAW RESERVE KF 8840.F72
Shreve, Gene R.; Understanding Civil Procedure,
4th ed. Newark, NJ., Lexis-Nexis 2009. LAW RESERVE KF 8840.S484
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Nygren, Carolyn J. Starting Off Right in
Law School. Durham, N.C., Carolina Academic Press,
1997. KF 273.N97
Roth, George. Slaying the Law School Dragon:
How to Survive - and Thrive - in First-Year Law School.
2nd ed. N.Y., John Wiley & Sons, 1991. KF
283.R68
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Ides, Allan. Constitutional Law - Individual
rights: Examples and Explanations. 5th ed. N.Y., Aspen,
2010. LAW RESERVE KF 4749.I34
May, Christopher. N. Constitutional Law - National
Power and Federalism: Examples and Explanations. 5th
ed. N.Y., Aspen, 2010. LAW RESERVE KF 4550.M29
Nowak, John E.
& Rotunda, Ronald D. Constitutional Law. 7th ed.
St. Paul, Mn., West Group, 2004. LAW RESERVE KF 4550.N6 |
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Blum, Brian A. Contracts: Examples and Explanations.
5th. ed. N.Y., Aspen, 2011. LAW RESERVE KF 801.B58.
Calamari, John D. & Perillo, Joseph M. The
Law of Contracts. 6th ed. St. Paul, Mn., West
Group, 2009. LAW RESERVE KF 801.C26.
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Dressler, Joshua. Understanding Criminal Law.
5th Ed. Newark, N.J., Lexis-Nexis, 2009. LAW RESERVE KF
9219.D74
LaFave, Wayne R. Criminal Law.
5th ed. St. Paul, Mn., West Group, 2010. LAW
RESERVE KF 9219.L38
Singer, Richard G. Criminal Law: Examples and
Explanations. 5th ed. N.Y., Aspen, 2010. LAW RESERVE
KF9219.3.S54
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Bloom, Robert M. Criminal Procedure: The Constitution
and the Police. 6th ed. Austin, TX, Wolters Kluwer,
2010. LAW RESERVE KF 9630.Z9 B58
Dressler, Joshua. Understanding
Criminal Procedure, 4th ed. Newark, N.J., Lexis Nexis, 2006 LAW RESERVE KF
9619.D74
LaFave, Wayne R.; Israel, Jerold H.; & King,
Nancy J. Criminal Procedure. 5th ed.
St. Paul, Mn., West Group, 2009. LAW RESERVE KF 9619.L34
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Nolan-Haley, Jacqueline M. Alternative Dispute
Resolution in a Nutshell. 3rd ed. St. Paul, Mn.,
Thomson West, 2008. LAW RESERVE KF 9084.Z9N65
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Getting to Maybe: How to Excel on Law School Exams. Durham,
N.C., Carolina Academic Press, 1999. KF 283.F57. | |
| | Board of Student
Advisors, Harvard Law School. Introduction to Advocacy: Research,
Writing and Argument, Ch. 4. 7th ed. Westbury, N.Y.,
Foundation Press, 2002. LAW RESERVE KF 281.A2I57
Shapo, Helene S.; Walter, Marilyn R.; & Fajans,
Elizabeth. Writing and Analysis in the Law,
Ch. 7. Rev. 5th ed. N.Y., Foundation
Press, 2008. LAW RESERVE KF 250.S5
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Sterba, John M. Drafting Legal Opinion
Letters, Ch. 2. 2nd ed. N.Y., John Wiley
& Sons, 1992. KF 250.D73 (latest edition online
- WestLaw)
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J. An Introduction to Law and Legal Reasoning. 3d ed. New York, Aspen,
2007. LAW REFERENCE KF 8775.B87
Vandevelde, Kenneth J. Thinking Like a
Lawyer: An Introduction to Legal Reasoning. 2nd
ed. Boulder, Westview Press, 2011 K212.V36
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Cohen, Morris L. & Olson, Kent C. Legal
Research in a Nutshell. 10th ed. St. Paul,
Mn., West Group, 2010. LAW RESERVE KF 240.C54.
Sloan, Amy E. Basic Legal Research: Tools
& Strategies. 4th ed. Austin, TX, Wolters
Kluwer, 2009. LAW RESERVE KF 240.S66
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LeClercq, Terri. Guide to Legal Writing
Style. 5th ed. Austin, TX, Wolters Kluwer., 2011.
LAW RESERVE KF 250.L3913
Wydick,
Richard C. Plain English For Lawyers. 5th ed. Durham, N.C.,
Carolina Academic Press, 2005.. LAW RESERVE KF 250.W9 |
| | | Board of Student
Advisors, Harvard Law School. Introduction to Advocacy: Research,
Writing and Argument, Ch. 6. 7th ed. Westbury, N.Y.,
Foundation Press, 2002. LAW RESERVE KF 281.A2I57
Shapo, Helene S.; Walter, Marilyn R.; & Fajans,
Elizabeth. Writing and Analysis in the Law,
Ch. 19. Rev. 5th ed. N.Y., Foundation
Press, 2008. LAW RESERVE KF 250.S5
Re, Edward D. & Re,
Joseph R. Brief Writing & Oral Argument, Chs. 9, 10.
9th ed. N.Y., Oceana, 2005. KF 251.R4 | | |
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Burke, D. Barlow. Property: Examples and Explanations,
3rd ed. Wolters Kluwer, Austin, TX 2008. LAW RESERVE KF
560.B87
Stoebuck,
William B. & Whitman, Dale A. The Law of Property, 3rd ed. St.
Paul, Mn., West Group, 2000. LAW RESERVE KF 570.C86 | |
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Diamond, John L. Understanding Torts. 4th
ed., N.Y., Lexis, 2010. LAW RESERVE KF 1250.D5
Dobbs,
Dan B. The Law of Torts. St. Paul, Mn., West Group, 2000.
LAW RESERVE KF 1250.D6
Glannon, Joseph W. The Law of Torts: Examples
and Explanations. 4th ed. Gaithersburg, Md., Aspen,
2010. LAW RESERVE KF 1250.Z9 G58.
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