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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.
- 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
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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. 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
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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. 4th ed.
New York, NY, Foundation Press, 2003. 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 |
The Bluebook: A Uniform System
of Citation. 18th ed. Cambridge, MA, Harvard Law Review Association,
2005. LAW RESERVE KF 245.B58 |
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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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 |
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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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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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LaFave, Wayne R. Criminal Law. 4th ed.
St. Paul, MN, Thomson West 2003. LAW RESERVE KF 9219.L38 |
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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. 2nd ed. St. Paul,
MN, Thomson West, 2001. LAW RESERVE KF 9084.Z9N65 |
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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. 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.
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 |
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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 |
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. 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 |
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.
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
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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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| 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
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