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J.W. Long Law Library

 

FIRST YEAR LAW STUDENT STUDY AIDS

The following 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.  New York, NY, Foundation Press, 2002.  KF 281.A2I57

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

Re, Edward D. & Re, Joseph R.  Brief Writing & Oral Argument, Ch. 7.  9th ed.  Dobbs Ferry, NY, Oceana, 2005.  KF 251.R4

Shapo, Helene; Walter, Marilyn R. & Fajans, Elizabeth.  Writing and Analysis in the Law, Ch. 18.  Rev. 4th ed. New York, NY, Foundation Press, 2003.  LAW RESERVE KF 250.S5

 


CITATION

 

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

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, Thomson West, 2005.  LAW RESERVE KF 8840.F72


CLASS PREPARATION

 

Nygren, Carolyn J.  Starting Off Right in Law School.  Durham, NC, 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.  New York, NY, John Wiley & Sons, 1991.  KF 283.R68

 

 


CONSTITUTIONAL LAW 

 

Nowak, John E. & Rotunda, Ronald D.  Constitutional Law.  7th ed.  St. Paul, MN, Thomson West, 2004.  LAW RESERVE KF 4550.N6

 

 


CONTRACTS

 

Perillo, Joseph M. Calamari & Perillo on Contracts: The Law of Contracts.  5th ed. St. Paul, MN, Thomson West, 2003.  LAW RESERVE KF 801.C26.


CRIMINAL LAW

 

LaFave, Wayne R.  Criminal Law.  4th ed.  St. Paul, MN, Thomson West 2003.  LAW RESERVE KF 9219.L38

 

 


CRIMINAL PROCEDURE

 

LaFave, Wayne R.; Israel, Jerold H.; & King, Nancy J.  Criminal Procedure.  4th ed.  St. Paul, MN, Thomson West, 2004.  LAW RESERVE KF 9619.L34


DISPUTE RESOLUTION

 

Nolan-Haley, Jacqueline M. Alternative Dispute Resolution in a Nutshell. 2nd ed.  St. Paul, MN, Thomson West, 2001.  LAW RESERVE KF 9084.Z9N65


EXAM-TAKING

 

Fischl, Richard M. & Paul, Jeremy.  Getting to Maybe:  How to Excel on Law School Exams.  Durham, NC, Carolina Academic Press, 1999.  283.F57.


LEGAL MEMORANDA

 

Board of Student Advisors, Harvard Law School. Introduction to Advocacy:  Research, Writing and Argument, Ch. 4.  7th ed.  New York, NY, Foundation Press, 2002.  KF 281.A2I57

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.

Shapo, Helene S.; Walter, Marilyn R.; & Fajans, Elizabeth.  Writing and Analysis in the Law, Ch. 7.  Rev. 4th ed.  New York, NY, Foundation Press, 2003.  LAW RESERVE KF 250.S5

 

 


LEGAL OPINION LETTERS

 

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

 

 


LEGAL REASONING

 

Burton, Steven J. An Introduction to Law and Legal Reasoning. 3d ed.  New York, Aspen Publishers, 2007.  LAW REFERENCE KF 8775.B87

Vandevelde, Kenneth J.  Thinking Like a Lawyer: An Introduction to Legal Reasoning.  Boulder, CO, Westview Press, 1996  K212.V36

 

 


LEGAL RESEARCH

 

Cohen, Morris L. & Olson, Kent C.  Legal Research in a Nutshell.  9th ed.  St. Paul, MN, Thomson West, 2007.  KF 240.C54.

Sloan, Amy E.  Basic Legal Research: Tools & Strategies.  New York, NY, Aspen Publishers, 2006.  LAW RESERVE KF 240.S585

 

 


LEGAL WRITING STYLE

 

LeClercq, Terri.  Guide to Legal Writing Style.  3rd ed. New York, NY, Aspen Publishers, 2004. LAW RESERVE   KF 250.L3919

Wydick, Richard C.  Plain English For Lawyers.  5th ed. Durham, NC, 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.  New York, NY, Foundation Press, 2002.  KF 281.A2I57

Shapo, Helene; Walter, Marilyn R. & Fajans, Elizabeth.  Writing and Analysis in the Law, Ch. 18.  Rev. 4th ed. New York, NY, Foundation Press, 2003.  LAW RESERVE KF 250.S5

Re, Edward D. & Re, Joseph R.  Brief Writing & Oral Argument, Chs. 9, 10.  9th ed.  NY, Oceana, 2005.  KF 251.R4

 


PROPERTY

 

Stoebuck, William B. & Whitman, Dale A. The Law of Property, 3rd ed.  St. Paul, MN, West Group, 2000.  LAW RESERVE KF 570.C86

 

 


TORTS

 

Dobbs, Don B.  The Law of Torts.  St. Paul, MN, West Group, 2000.  LAW RESERVE KF 1250.D6

Kionka, Edward J. Torts in a Nutshell, St. Paul, MN, Thomson West, 2005. LAW RESERVE KF 1250.Z9K53