| 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. 4th ed. N.Y., Foundation Press, 2003.
LAW RESERVE KF 250.S5 | | |
| Association of Legal Writing Directors &
Dickerson, Darby. ALWD Citation Manual: A Professional System of
Citation. 3rd ed. Gaithersburg, N.Y., Aspen Law and Business, 2006.
LAW RESERVE KF 245.A45 The Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation.
18th ed. Cambridge, Ma., Harvard Law Review Association, 2005. LAW RESERVE
KF 245.B58 | | | | | Friedenthal,
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, 3rd ed. Newark, NJ., Lexis-Nexis
2002. 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.
LAW RESERVE 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. LAW RESERVE KF 283.R68 |
| | | | | | Ides,
Allan. Constitutional Law - Individual rights: Examples and Explanations.
4th ed. N.Y., Aspen, 2007. LAW RESERVE KF 4749.I34 May, Christopher.
N. Constitutional Law - National Power and Federalism: Examples and Explanations.
4th ed. N.Y., Aspen, 2007. 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. 4th. ed. N.Y., Aspen, 2007. LAW RESERVE KF 801.B58. Calamari,
John D. & Perillo, Joseph M. The Law of Contracts. 5th ed. St.
Paul, Mn., West Group, 2003. LAW RESERVE KF 801.C26. |
| | | Dressler, Joshua.
Understanding Criminal Law. 4th Ed. N.Y., Lexis, 2006. LAW RESERVE KF 9219.D74 LaFave,
Wayne R. Criminal Law. 4th ed. St. Paul, Mn., West Group,
2003. LAW RESERVE KF 9219.L38 Singer, Richard G. Criminal
Law: Examples and Explanations. 4th ed. N.Y., Aspen, 2007. LAW RESERVE KF9219.3.S54 |
| | | Bloom, Robert
M. Criminal Procedure: Examples and Explanations. 4th ed. Gaithersburg,
Md., Aspen, 2004. 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. 4th ed. St. Paul, Mn., West Group, 2004.
LAW RESERVE KF 9619.L34 | | |
| Nolan-Haley, Jacqueline M. Alternative Dispute Resolution
in a Nutshell. 2nd ed. St. Paul, Mn., West Group, 2001. LAW RESERVE
KF 9084.Z9N65 | | | Fischl, Richard M. & Paul, Jeremy.
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. 4th ed. N.Y., Foundation
Press, 2003. LAW RESERVE KF 250.S5 | | | Sterba, John M. Drafting
Legal Opinion Letters, Ch. 2. 2nd ed. N.Y., John Wiley & Sons,
1992. KF 250.D73 | | | | Burton, Steven
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. Boulder,
Westview Press, 1996 K212.V36 | | |
| Cohen, Morris L. & Olson, Kent C. Legal Research
in a Nutshell. 9th ed. St. Paul, Mn., West Group, 2007.
LAW RESERVE KF 240.C54. Sloan, Amy E. Basic Legal Research:
Tools & Strategies. 3rd ed. Gaithersburg, N.Y., Aspen Law and Business,
2006. LAW RESERVE KF 240.S66 | | |
| LeClercq, Terri. Guide to Legal Writing Style. 3rd
ed. Boston, Little Brown & Co., 2004. KF 250.L375 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. 4th ed. N.Y., Foundation
Press, 2003. 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 | | |
| Burke, D. Barlow. Property: Examples and Explanations,
2nd ed. Gaithersburg, Md., Aspen, 2004. 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 | |
| | Diamond, John L. Understanding
Torts. 3rd ed., N.Y., Lexis, 2007. 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. 3rd ed. Gaithersburg, Md., Aspen, 2005. LAW RESERVE
KF 1250.Z9 G58. | | |