Study Aids are a large part of success in law school. Choosing the right study aid at the right time in the semester is critical. This page has been created to help you choose the right study aid for your current needs. Print copies of all of the most popular study aids from more than 15 publishers are available for check-out for up to two hours on the 2nd Floor of the law library.
West Study Aids package
The West Academic Study Aids Collection offers online access to hundreds of West Publishing's study aids, audiobooks and lectures, and interactive practice questions to help you succeed in law school. This online collection supplements MacMillan Law Libraries' print collection which includes titles from Lexis publishing, Wolters Kluwer Publishing, Carolina Academic Press, and others.
Titles included in the West Academic Study Aids online collection:
At the 2nd Floor Service Desk:
Nutshell Series (West) Short & Happy Series (West online only) Understandings Series (Lexis)
Mastering Series (CAP) Concepts & Insights (Foundation Press) Concise Hornbook Series (West)
West has:
Analytical Guide to Evidence - An Overview of Relevance and Hearsay: A Nine-Step Analytical Guide by Norman M. Garland.
This article is an analytical guide to the study of two major aspects of evidence: relevance and hearsay. The vehicle used by this guide is a step-by-step, nine-question analysis, applicable to any admissibility of evidence problem. This guide should help one determine whether any item of evidence is admissible under the rules of evidence pertaining to relevance and hearsay.
Lexis has:
Learn Civil Procedure from the Recognized Expert - a series of short videos by Jay Wagstaffe on learning, surviving and thriving in first-year Civil Procedure.
Bloomberg has:
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Examples & Explanations Series (Wolters Kluwer)
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Emanuel Law Outlines (Wolters Kluwer) Gilbert Law Summaries (Gilbert) Black Letter Outlines (West)
West has:
Outline Shells (Note: same as Black Letter Outlines in print)
Lexis has:
BarBri Outlines for Law School Courses:
Bloomberg has:
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Questions & Answers (CAP) Siegel's Series (Wolters Kluwer) Glannon Guides (Wolters Kluwer)
West Academic Assessment: Short Answer Questions.
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CrunchTime (Wolters Kluwer) Law in a Flash (Wolters Kluwer)
West has
Course Flowcharts - for a variety of courses:
Litigation Toolkits ("Toolkits include resources such as Practice Notes, Standard Documents, Checklists and Flowcharts.")
West Academic Assessment: Practice Essays
West has
Traditional Treatises:
Complete List of Treatises by Topic
Course Outlines for some First-year courses (Contracts, Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, and Business Organizations & Associations) and Practical Law Course Study Collections for a variety of upper-level courses. Note: these are "collection[s] of Practice Notes which provide in-depth coverage of specific legal issues written for practicing attorneys."
Lexis has
Traditional Treatises:
Westlaw Edge has
Lexis+ has:
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