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The following explanatory texts and subject-matter survey texts
have been carefully selected to provide first year law students
with authoritative support materials. Inquire at the Cirulcation
Desk for additional topical study aids including "Nutshells,"
"Examples and Explanations" and "Sum and Substance"
titles.
- Willamette College of Law Library Staff
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APPELLATE BRIEF WRITING
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EXAM-TAKING
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CITATION
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LEGAL MEMORANDA
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CIVIL PROCEDURE
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LEGAL OPINION LETTERS
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CLASS PREPARATION
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LEGAL REASONING
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CONSTITUTIONAL LAW
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LEGAL RESEARCH
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CONTRACTS
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LEGAL WRITING STYLE
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CRIMINAL LAW
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ORAL ARGUMENT
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CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
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PROPERTY
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DISPUTE RESOLUTION
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TORTS
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Board of Student Advisors, Harvard Law School. Introduction
to Advocacy: Research, Writing and Argument, Ch. 5.
7th ed. New York, NY, Foundation Press, 2002. LAW RESERVE
KF 281.A2 I57
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Charrow, Veda R.; Erhardt, Myra K.; & Charrow, Robert
P. Clear & Effective Legal Writing, Ch.
15. 4th ed. Austin; New York NY, Wolters Kluwer
Law & Business, 2007. LAW RESERVE KF 250.C45
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Re, Edward D. & Re, Joseph R. Brief Writing
& Oral Argument, Ch. 7. 9th ed.
Dobbs Ferry, NY, Oceana, 2005. KF 251.R4
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Shapo, Helene; Walter, Marilyn R. & Fajans, Elizabeth.
Writing and Analysis in the Law, Ch. 18.
Rev. 5th ed. New York, NY, 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. 3rd ed. New York, NY, Aspen Publishers,
2006. LAW RESERVE KF 245.A45
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The Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation.
18th ed. Cambridge, MA, Harvard Law Review Association, 2005.
LAW RESERVE KF 245.B58
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CIVIL PROCEDURE
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Friedenthal, Jack H.; Kane, Mary Kay; & Miller, Arthur
R. Civil Procedure. 4th ed. St. Paul, MN, Thomson
West, 2005. LAW RESERVE KF 8840.F72
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Shreve, Gene R. Understanding Civil Procedure,
3d ed. Newark, N.J., LexisNexis, 2002. LAW RESERVE KF 8840.S484
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Nygren, Carolyn J. Starting Off Right in Law
School. Durham, NC, Carolina Academic Press, 1997.
KF 273.N97
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Roth, George. Slaying the Law School Dragon:
How to Survive - and Thrive - in First-Year Law School.
2nd ed. New York, NY, John Wiley & Sons, 1991.
KF 283.R68
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Chemerinsky, Erwin. Constitutional Law: Principles
& Policies, 3d. ed. N.Y., N.Y., Aspen, 2006. LAW RESERVE
KF 4550.C427
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Nowak, John E. & Rotunda, Ronald D. Constitutional
Law. 7th ed. St. Paul, MN, Thomson West, 2004.
LAW RESERVE KF 4550.N6
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Tribe, Lawrence. American Constitutional Law. 3d.
ed. N.Y., N.Y., Foundatoin Press, 2000. LAW RESERVE KF 4550.T785
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Ferriell, Jeffrey T. Understanding Contracts. Newark,
N.J., LexisNexis, 2004. LAW RESERVE KF 801.Z9 F46
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Perillo, Joseph M. Calamari & Perillo on Contracts:
The Law of Contracts. 5th ed. St. Paul, MN, Thomson
West, 2003. LAW RESERVE KF 801.C26.
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Dressler, Joshua. Understanding Criminal Law. 4th
ed. Newark, N.J., LexisNexis, 2006. LAW RESERVE KF 9219.D74
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LaFave, Wayne R. Criminal Law. 4th
ed. St. Paul, MN, Thomson West 2003. LAW RESERVE KF
9219.L38
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Dressler, Joshua. Understanding Criminal Procedure.
4th ed. Newark, N.J., LexisNexis, 2006. LAW RESERVE KF 9619.D74
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LaFave, Wayne R.; Israel, Jerold H.; & King, Nancy
J. Criminal Procedure. 4th ed. St. Paul,
MN, Thomson West, 2004. LAW RESERVE KF 9619.L34
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Nolan-Haley, Jacqueline M. Alternative Dispute Resolution
in a Nutshell. 3d ed. St. Paul, MN, Thomson West, 2008.
LAW RESERVE KF 9084.N647
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Fischl, Richard M. & Paul, Jeremy. Getting
to Maybe: How to Excel on Law School Exams. Durham,
NC, Carolina Academic Press, 1999. KF 283.F57.
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Board of Student Advisors, Harvard Law School. Introduction
to Advocacy: Research, Writing and Argument, Ch.
4. 7th ed. New York, NY, Foundation Press,
2002. LAW RESERVE KF 281.A2 I57
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Rambo, Teresa J. Reid & Pflaum, Leanne J. Legal
Writing by Design: A Guide to Great Briefs and Memos. Durham,
NC, Carolina Academic Press, 2001. KF 250.R35.
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Shapo, Helene S.; Walter, Marilyn R.; & Fajans, Elizabeth.
Writing and Analysis in the Law, Ch. 7.
Rev. 5th ed. New York, NY, Foundation Press, 2008.
LAW RESERVE KF 250.S5
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Sterba, John M. Drafting Legal Opinion Letters,
Ch. 2. 2nd ed. New York, NY, John Wiley &
Sons, 1992. KF 250.D73
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Burton, Steven J. An Introduction to Law and Legal
Reasoning. 3d ed. New York, Aspen Publishers, 2007.
LAW REFERENCE KF 8775.B87
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Vandevelde, Kenneth J. Thinking Like a Lawyer:
An Introduction to Legal Reasoning. Boulder, CO, Westview
Press, 1996 K212.V36
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Cohen, Morris L. & Olson, Kent C. Legal Research
in a Nutshell. 9th ed. St. Paul, MN, Thomson West,
2007. LAW RESERVE KF 240.C54.
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Sloan, Amy E. Basic Legal Research: Tools &
Strategies. New York, NY, Aspen Publishers, 2006.
LAW RESERVE KF 240.S585
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LeClercq, Terri. Guide to Legal Writing Style.
3rd ed. New York, NY, Aspen Publishers, 2004. LAW RESERVE
KF 250.L3919
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Wydick, Richard C. Plain English For Lawyers.
5th ed. Durham, NC, Carolina Academic Press, 2005. LAW RESERVE
KF 250.W9
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Board of Student Advisors, Harvard Law School. Introduction
to Advocacy: Research, Writing and Argument, Ch.
6. 7th ed. New York, NY, Foundation Press,
2002. LAW RESERVE KF 281.A2 I57
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Shapo, Helene; Walter, Marilyn R. & Fajans, Elizabeth.
Writing and Analysis in the Law, Ch. 19.
Rev. 5th ed. New York, NY, Foundation Press, 2008. LAW RESERVE
KF 250.S5
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Re, Edward D. & Re, Joseph R. Brief Writing
& Oral Argument, Chs. 9, 10. 9th ed.
NY, Oceana, 2005. KF 251.R4
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Sprankling, John G. Understanding Property Law.
2d ed. Newark, N.J., Lexis Nexis, 2007. LAW RESERVE KF 561.S67
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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. Understanding Torts. 3d ed. Newark,
N.J., LexisNexis, 2007. LAW RESERVE KF1250.D5
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Dobbs, Don B. The Law of Torts. St.
Paul, MN, West Group, 2000. LAW RESERVE KF 1250.D6
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Kionka, Edward J. Torts in a Nutshell, St. Paul,
MN, Thomson West, 2005. LAW RESERVE KF 1250.Z9 K53
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