The Office of Student Services maintains a small resource library of study aids and other materials for all first year classes and many additional courses as well. Students can borrow materials for a three-day period. This is a great way to preview a study aid before you buy it or do a quick review for a class.
If you are interested in borrowing an item from the resource library, please see Jenna Abhijeet in Room 310a.
Please see below for a list of subject areas and book titles:
- Bar Exam
- Civil Procedure
- Conflict of Laws
- Constitutional Law
- Contracts
- Criminal Law
- Estates and Trusts
- Evidence
- General
- Legal Writing
- Legislation
- Professional Responsibility
- Property
- Question and Answer Series
- Remedies
- Torts
- Understanding Series
Bar Exam
| Title | Author |
|---|---|
| Acing the Bar Exam | Suzanne Darrow-Kleinhaus |
| Mastering the Law School Exam | Suzanne Darrow-Kleinhaus |
| The Bar Exam: In a Nut Shell | Suzanne Darrow-Kleinhaus |
| The Essential Rules for Bar Exam Success | Friedland & Shapiro |
| You Can Pass Any Bar Exam | Edna Wells Handy |
Civil Procedure
| Title | Author |
|---|---|
| A Student's Guide to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure | Baicker-McKee, Janssen & Corr |
| A Student's Guide to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure | Baicker-McKee, Janssen & Corr |
| A Student's Guide to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure | Baicker-McKee, Janssen & Corr |
| Acing Civil Procedure | A. Benjamin Spencer |
| American Casebook Series: Civil Procedure Cases and Materials | Friedenthal, Miller, Sexton & Hershkoff |
| Civil Procedure A Modern Approach | Marcus, Redish, Sherman, Pfander |
| Civil Procedure Cases and Materials | Friedenthal, Miller, Sexton & Hershkoff |
| Civil Procedure Materials for a Basic Course | Field, Kaplan, Clermont |
| Civil Procedure Quick review | Friedenthal & Miller |
| Civil Procedure: A Contemporary Approach | A. Benjamin Spencer |
| Civil Procedure: Black Letter Outlines | Linda S. Mullenix |
| Civil Procedure: Cases, Problems and Exercises | Cross, Abramson & Deason |
| Civil Procedure: Concepts and Insight Series | Samual Issacharoff |
| Civil Procedure: Examples & Explanations | Joseph Glannon |
| Civil Procedure: Hornbook Series | Friedenthal, Kane & Miller |
| Civil Procedure: In a nut Shell | Mary Kay Kane |
| Civil Procedure: Materials for a Basic Course | Field, Kaplan, Clermont |
| Civil Procedure: Objective Exams and Analysis Exam Pro | Linda S. Mullenix |
| Civil Procedure: Sum + Substance (CD Series) | Arthur R. Miller |
| Civil Procedure: Sum + Substance Quick Review | Blaze |
| Civil Procedure: University Textbook Series | Teply & Whitten |
| Federal Civil Rules Supplement 2009-2010 | Spencer |
| Federal Civil Rules Supplement 2011-2012 | A. Benjamin Spencer |
| Federal Rules of Civil Procedure | |
| Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 2009 | Clermont |
| Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 2010 | Kevin M Clermont |
| Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 2011 | Kevin M Clermont |
| Federal Rules of Civil Procedure: 2009-2010 Educational Edition | |
| Inside Civil Procedure: What Matters and Why | Howard M. Erichson |
| Leading Cases in Civil Procedure | Linda S. Mullenix |
| Questions & Answers: Civil Procedure | Dorsaneo & Thornburg |
| Questions & Answers: Civil Procedure | Dorsaneo & Thornburg |
| Skills & Values: Civil Procedure | Dunham & Peters |
| Starting off Right in Civil Procedure | Nygren |
| Supplementary Materials on Electronic Discovery: For Use in Civil Procedure Courses | Scheindlin & Capra |
| The Glannon Guide to Civil Procedure: Learning Civil Procedure through Multiple Choice Questions and Analysis | Joseph Glannon |
| Understanding Civil Procedure | Shreve & Raven-Hansen |
| Understanding Civil Procedure | Shreve & Raven-Hansen |
Conflict of Laws
| Title | Author |
|---|---|
| Examples & Explanations: Conflict of Laws | Michael Hoffheimer |
| Understanding Conflict of Laws | Richman & Reynolds |
Constitutional Law
| Title | Author |
|---|---|
| Acing Constitutional Law | Weaver, Friedland, Hancock & Lively |
| Black Letter Outlines: Constitutional Law | Brown & Dienes |
| Constitutional Law: Black Letter Outlines | Barron & Dienes |
| Constitutional Law: Gilbert Law Summaries | Choper |
| Constitutional Law: In a Nutshell | Barron & Dienes |
| Constitutional Law: Sum + Substance Quick Review | Prygoski |
| Constitutional Law: The Commerce Clause | Coenen |
| Questions & Answers: Constitutional Law | McGreal & Eads |
| Understanding Constitutional Law | Redlich, Attanasio & Goldstein |
Contracts
| Title | Author |
|---|---|
| Calamari and Perrillo on Contracts | Joseph M. Perrillo |
| Calamari and Perrillo on Contracts | Joseph M. Perrillo |
| Cases and Problems on Contracts | Calamari, Perrillo, Bender and Brown |
| Concepts and Case Analysis in the Law of Contracts | Marvin Chirelstein |
| Contract and Related Obligation: Theory, Doctrine and Practice | Summers & Hillman |
| Contract Law and Its Application | Bussel & Rosett |
| Contract Law: Flowcharts and Cases | Doti |
| Contract Law: Selected Source Materials | Burton & Eisenberg |
| Contract Law: Selected Source Materials | Burton & Eisenberg |
| Contract Law: Selected Source Materials Annotated | Burton & Eisenberg |
| Contracts: Black Letter Outlines | Calamari & Perrillo |
| Contracts: Black Letter Outlines | Calamari & Perrillo |
| Contracts: Examples and Explanations | Brian A. Blum |
| Contracts: In a Nut Shell | Rohwer & Skrocki |
| Contracts: In a Nut Shell | Rohwer & Skrocki |
| Contracts: Sum + Substance Quick Review | Robert D. Brain |
| Contracts: Transactions and Litigation | Kuney & Llyod |
| Principles of Contract Law | Robert Hillman |
| Questions and Answers: Contracts | Keith A. Rowley |
| Selections for Contracts | Farnsworth, Young, Sanger, Cohen & Brooks |
| Skills & Values: Contracts | Woodward, Jr. & Zierdt |
| Starting off Right in Contracts | Nygren |
| Understanding Contracts | Ferriell & Navin |
| Understanding Contracts | Jeff Ferriell |
Criminal Law
| Title | Author |
|---|---|
| Criminal Law: Black Letter Outlines | Joshua Dressler |
| Criminal Law: Examples and Explanations | Singer & La Fond |
| Criminal Law: Examples and Explanations | Singer & La Fond |
| Criminal Law: Examples and Explanations | Singer & La Fond |
| Criminal Law: In a Nut Shell | Arnold H. Loewy |
| Principles of Criminal Law: Concise Hornbook Series | Wayne LaFave |
| Questions & Answers: Criminal Law | Levine & Marcus |
| The Glannon Guide to Criminal Law: Learning Criminal Law Through Multiple Choise Questions and Analysis | Laurie L Levenson |
| Understanding Criminal Law | Joshua Dressler |
| Understanding Criminal Law | Joshua Dressler |
Estates and Trusts
| Title | Author |
|---|---|
| Principles of Wills, Trusts and Estates: Concise Hornbooks | McGovern & Kurtz |
| Questions and Answers: Wills, Trusts and Estates | Featherston Jr. & Hatfield |
| Skills and Values: Trusts and Estates | Anderson & Boxx |
| Trusts and Estates: Concepts and Insight Series | Leslie & Sterk |
| Trusts: Hornbook Series Student Edition | Bogert |
| Wills, Trusts and Estates: Exam Pro Objective Materials and Analysis | Cain & Spitko |
| Wills, Trusts and Estates: Sum + Substance Quick Review Series | Pennell & Newman |
Evidence
| Title | Author |
|---|---|
| Evidence Sum & Substance Exam Pro Series | Michael Graham |
| Evidence Sum & Substance Quick Review Series | Steven Goode |
| Evidence: Black Letter Outlines | Mueller & Kirkpatrick |
| Evidence: Black Letter Outlines | Broun & Blakey |
| Federal Rules of Evidence: In A Nutshell | Michael Graham |
| Gilbert Law Summaries | Waltz & Park |
| Questions & Answers: Evidence | David P. Leonard |
| Skills and Values: Evidence | Mitchell & Barron |
| Understanding Evidence | Paul C. Giannelli |
General
| Title | Author |
|---|---|
| 1000 Days to the Bar: But the Practice of Law Begins Now | Dennis Tonsing |
| A Practical Guide to Law as a Career: So you want to be a Lawyer | LSAT Producers |
| A Student's Guide to the Internal Revenue Code | Gershon & Maine |
| Acing your First Year of Law School: The Ten steps to Success you Won't Learn in Class | Noyes & Noyes |
| An Introduction to Law: Law Study and the Lawyer's Role | Moliterno & Lederer |
| An Introduction to Statutory Interpretation and the Legislative Process | Abner J Mikva & Eric Lane |
| Bridging the Gap Between College and Law School: Strategies for Success | Stropus & Taylor |
| Cases and Material on Legislation: Statutes and the Creation of Public Policy | Eskridge Jr., Frickey & Garrett |
| Conflict of Laws: Examples and Explanations | Michael Hoffheimer |
| Corporate Law Stories | Ramseyer |
| Directory of Law Reviews | Hoffheimer |
| First Year Law School Survival | Jeff Adachi Esq. |
| Foundations of the Law: An Interdisciplinary and Jurisprudential Primer | Kuklin & Stempel |
| Guide to the Study of Law: An Introduction | L H LaRue |
| Introduction to the Study and Practice of Law: In a Nut Shell | Kenney Hegland |
| Law School 2.0: Legal Education for A Digital Age | David I.C. Thomson |
| Law School Confidential: A complete guide to the Law School Experience: By Students, For Students | Robert Miller |
| Law School Exams: Preparing and Writing to Win | Charles Calleros |
| Law School Success: A Guide to Studying Law and taking law school exams: In a Nut Shell | Ann M. Burkhart & Robert A. Stein |
| Law School Without Fear: Strategies for Success | Shapo & Shapo |
| Law School: Everything you need to know to survive and succeed in Law school-from finding the right school to finding the right job | Hirshman |
| Learning Outside the Box | Leah Christensen |
| Learning the Law: Success in Law School and Beyond | Steven J. Frank Esq. |
| Legal Reasoning and Legal Writing: Structure, Strategy and Style | Richard K. Neumann, Jr. |
| Legal Writing: In a Nutshell | Lynn Bahrych |
| Maximizing the Law School Experience: A Collection of Essays | Michael Swigert & Robert Batey |
| Philosophy of Law: AN Introduction to Jurisprudence Revised Edition | Murphy & Coleman |
| Pleading and Procedure: State and federal Cases and Materials | Hazard Jr., Tait, Fletcher & Bundy |
| Scholarly Writing for Law Students: Seminar Papers, Law Review Notes and Law Review Competition Papers | Fajans & Falk |
| Skills and Values: Evidence | John B. Mitchell & Rick T. Barron |
| Skills and Values: Legal Negotiating | Charles B. Craver |
| Skills and Values: Trusts and Estates | Roger W. Andersen & Karen Boxx |
| Starting off Right in Law School | Carolyn J. Nygren |
| Starting off Right in Law School: Teachers Manual and Case Supplement | Carolyn J. Nygren |
| The Eight Secrets of Top Exam Performance in Law School | Charles Whitebread |
| The Law School Trip: The Insides guide to Law School | Andrew J. McClure |
| The Practice of Law School: Getting in and Making the Most of your Legal Education | Carey & Adams |
| Understanding Law School | Various Authors |
| Visualizing Secured Transactions | Laura Bartell |
Legal Writing
| Title | Author |
|---|---|
| Legal Writing: In a Nutshell | Lynn Bahrych |
Legislation
| Title | Author |
|---|---|
| An Introduction to Statutory Interpretation and the Legislative Process | Mikva & Lane |
| Legislative law and Process: In a Nutshell | Jack Davies |
| Legislation and Statutory Interpretation | Eskridge, Frickey and Garrett |
| Legislation Statutory Interpretation: 20 Questions | Kent Greenwalt |
| Legislative Process | Mikva & Lane |
| Mastering Statutory Interpretation | Linda D. Jellum |
Professional Responsibility
| Title | Author |
|---|---|
| Acing Professional Responsibility | Leslie Abramson |
| Foundations of The Law and Ethics of Lawyering | Cohen & Koniak |
| Legal Ethics: In a Nutshell | Ronald Rotunda |
| Professional Responsibility and Regulation: Concepts and Insights Series | Rhode & Hazard |
| Professional Responsibility: Black Letter Outlines | Ronald Rotunda |
| Questions & Answers: Professional Responsibility | Patrick Emery Longan |
| Understanding Lawyer's Ethics | Freedman & Smith |
Property
| Title | Author |
|---|---|
| A Possessory Estates and Future Interests Primer | Wendel |
| A Short and Happy Guide to Property | Paula A. Franzese |
| Acing Property | Colleen E. Medill |
| Estates in Land and Future Interests: In a Nut Shell | Lawrence W. Waggoner |
| Exam Pro: Property | Peter T. Wendel |
| Fundamentals of Modern Property Law | Rabin, Kwall, Kwall & Arnold |
| Gilbert Law Summaries: Property | James E. Krier |
| Inside Property Law: What Matters and Why | Bogart & Makdisi |
| Landlord and Tenant Law: In a Nut Shell | David Hill |
| Moynihan's Introduction to the Law of Real Property | Sheldon Kurtz |
| Principles of Property Law | Hovenkamp& Kurtz |
| Principles of the Law of Property | Cribbet & Johnson |
| Problems and Answers: Estates in Land and Future Interests | John Makdisi |
| Property: A Contemporary Approach | Sprankling & Coletta |
| Property: Black Letter Outlines | Bernhardt & Burkhart |
| Property: Black Letter Series | Bernhardt & Burkhart |
| Property: Blond's Law Guides | Blond, Chen & Marafino |
| Property: Examples & Explanations | Burke & Stone |
| Property: Sum + Substance Quick Review | Juergensmeyer |
| Property: The Professor Series | Massey |
| Questions & Answers: Property | John Copeland Nagle |
| Questions & Answers: Property | John Copeland Nagle |
| Questions & Answers: Wills, Trusts & Estates | Featherston Jr. & Hatfield |
| Questions & Answers: Property | John Copeland Nagle |
| Real Property : Law in a Flash (Flashcards) | Fuselier |
| Real Property: Gilbert Law Summaries (CD Series) | Paula A. Franzese |
| Real Property: In a nut Shell | Bernhardt & Burkhart |
| Real Property: In a nut Shell | Bernhardt & Burkhart |
| Starting off Right In Property | Nygren |
| The Glannon Guide to Property | James Charles Smith |
| The Law of Property | Stoebuck & Whitman |
| Understanding Property Law | John G. Sprankling |
| Understanding Property Law | John G. Sprankling |
Question and Answer Series
| Title | Author |
|---|---|
| Administrative Law | Weaver & Jordan |
| Bankruptcy | Markell & Wiggins |
| Business Associations | Douglas M. Branson |
| Copyright Law | Fagundes & Lind |
| Environmental Law | Dru Stevenson |
| Family Law | Mark Strasser |
| Federal Estate and Gift Taxation | Delaney & Gagliardi |
| Federal Income Tax | David Cameron |
| Intellectual Property | Gary Myers |
| Patent Law | Cynthia M. Ho |
| Payment Systems | Maggs & Zinnecker |
| Secured Transactions | Markell & Zinnecker |
| The First Amendment | Weaver & Araiza |
| Trademark & Unfair Competition | Vincent Chiappetta |
Remedies
| Title | Author |
|---|---|
| Contract remedies: In a Nutshell | Jane Friedman |
| Law of Remedies: Damages-Equity-Restitution: Hornbook Series | Dan Dobbs |
| Principles of Remedies Law: Concise Hornbooks | Weaver, Shoben & Kelly |
| Questions & Answers: Remedies | Janutis & Thomas |
| Remedies: Black Letter Outlines | Weaver & Kelly |
| Understanding Remedies | James Fischer |
Torts
| Title | Author |
|---|---|
| A Concise Restatement of Torts | The American Law Institute |
| Acing Tort Law | Shubha Ghosh |
| Cases and Materials on Torts | Robertson, Powers Jr., Anderson, Wellborn III |
| Foundations of Tort Law | Levmore & Sharkey |
| Law of Torts: Cases and Materials | Shulman, James Jr., Gray & Gifford |
| Law of Torts: Cases and Materials | Shulman, James Jr., Gray & Gifford |
| Materials on Tort Reform | Popper |
| Principles of Tort Law: Concise Hornbooks | Shapo |
| Principles of Torts | Marshall Shapo |
| Prosser and Keeton on Torts: Hornbook Series | Dobbs, Keeton, Owen |
| Prosser, Wade and Schwartz's Torts: Cases and Materials | Schwartz, Kelly, Partlett |
| Questions & Answers: Torts | Bernstein & Leonard |
| Questions & Answers: Torts | Bernstein & Leonard |
| Starting off Right in Torts | Nygren |
| Sum + Substance Exam Pro Series: Torts | Bauman & Eades |
| The Forms and Functions of Tort Law: Concept and Insight Series | Kenneth S. Abraham |
| The Law of Torts: Examples & Explanations | Glannon |
| The Law of Torts: Hornbook Series | Dan B. Dobbs |
| Tort Law and Alternatives: Cases and Materials | Franklin, Rabin & Green |
| Torts and Compensation: Personal Accountability and Social Responsibility for Injury | Dobbs, Hayden, Bublick |
| Torts: A Contemporary Approach-Interactive Casebook Series | Duncan & Turner |
| Torts: Black Letter Series | Edward J Kionka |
| Torts: In a Nut Shell | Edward J Kionka |
| Torts: In a Nut Shell | Edward J Kionka |
| Understanding Torts | Diamond, Levine & Madden |
| Understanding Torts | Diamond, Levine & Bernstein |
Understanding Series
| Title | Author |
|---|---|
| Understanding Administrative Law | William F. Fox |
| Understanding Antitrust and Its Economic Implications | Sullivan & Harrison |
| Understanding Bankruptcy | Ferriell & Janger |
| Understanding Capital Punishment Law | Carter, Kreitzberg & Howe |
| Understanding Copyright Law | Marshall Leaffer |
| Understanding Corporate Law | Pinto & Branson |
| Understanding Corporate Taxation | Leandra Lederman |
| Understanding Criminal Procedure | Dressler & Michaels |
| Understanding Disability Law | Mark C. Weber |
| Understanding Employment Discrimination | Thomas R. Haggard |
| Understanding Employment Law | Bales, Hirsch & Secunda |
| Understanding Environmental Law | Weinberg & Reilly |
| Understanding Evidence | Paul Giannelli |
| Understanding Family Law | Gregory, Swisher & Wolf |
| Understanding Federal Courts and Jurisdiction | Mullenix, Redish & Vairo |
| Understanding Federal Income Taxation | Burke & Friel |
| Understanding Insurance Law | Jerry II & Richmond |
| Understanding International Business and Financial Transactions | Joseph A. Friedland |
| Understanding International Criminal Law | Podgor & Clark |
| Understanding International Law | Stephen McCaffrey |
| Understanding Islamic Law | Raj Bhala |
| Understanding Juvenile Law | Martin R. Gardner |
| Understanding Labor Law | Ray, Sharpe & Strassfeld |
| Understanding Local Government | Sandra M. Stevenson |
| Understanding Modern Real Estate Transactions | Alex M. Johnson Jr |
| Understanding Negotiable Instruments and Payment Systems | William H. Lawrence |
| Understanding Nonprofit and Tax Exempt Organizations | Cafardi & Cherry |
| Understanding Partnership and LLC Taxation | Jerold A. Friedland |
| Understanding Patent Law | Amy Landers |
| Understanding Products Liability Law | Keily & Ottley |
| Understanding Secured Transactions | Lawrence, Henning & Freyermuth |
| Understanding the First Amendment | Waever & Lively |
| Understanding Trademark Law | Mary La France |
| Understanding Sales and Leases of Goods | Henning & Lawrence |
| Understanding Securities Law | Marc Steinberg |
| Understanding the Law of Terrorism | Wayne McCormack |
| Understanding White Collar Crime | J. Kelly Strader |
| Understanding the Law of Zoning and Land Use Controls | Barlow Burke |