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J.W. Long Law Library

 

FIRST YEAR READING LIST

 

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

APPELLATE BRIEF WRITING

EXAM-TAKING

CITATION

LEGAL MEMORANDA

CIVIL PROCEDURE

LEGAL OPINION LETTERS

CLASS PREPARATION

LEGAL REASONING

CONSTITUTIONAL LAW 

LEGAL RESEARCH

CONTRACTS

LEGAL WRITING STYLE

CRIMINAL LAW

ORAL ARGUMENT

CRIMINAL PROCEDURE

PROPERTY

DISPUTE RESOLUTION

TORTS

 

 

 

 

 

APPELLATE BRIEF WRITING

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


CITATION

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

CIVIL PROCEDURE

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

CLASS PREPARATION

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


CONSTITUTIONAL LAW 

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


CONTRACTS

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.


CRIMINAL LAW

Dressler, Joshua. Understanding Criminal Law. 5th Ed. Newark, N.J., Lexis-Nexis, 2009. 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


CRIMINAL PROCEDURE

Bloom, Robert M. Criminal Procedure: The Constitution and the Police. 5th ed. Austin, TX, Wolters Kluwer, 2006. 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


DISPUTE RESOLUTION

Nolan-Haley, Jacqueline M. Alternative Dispute Resolution in a Nutshell. 3rd ed. St. Paul, Mn., Thomson West, 2008.  LAW RESERVE KF 9084.Z9N65


EXAM-TAKING

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.


LEGAL MEMORANDA

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


LEGAL OPINION LETTERS

Sterba, John M.  Drafting Legal Opinion Letters, Ch. 2.  2nd ed.  N.Y., John Wiley & Sons, 1992.  KF 250.D73


LEGAL REASONING

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


LEGAL RESEARCH

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. 4th ed.   Austin, TX, Wolters Kluwre, 2009.  LAW RESERVE KF 240.S66


LEGAL WRITING STYLE

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


 ORAL ARGUMENT

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


PROPERTY

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


TORTS

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.

 

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