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Academic Skills: Study Aids, Exam Prep, and More

This guide contains information on resources to help you with coursework, exam preparation, and to succeed in law school.

General Resources

Linked titles are available online through West Academic Study Aids.

Basic Legal Research by Amy E. Sloan
Call Number: Reserve KF240 .S585 2015
Concise Guide to Legal Research and Writing by Deborah E. Bouchoux
Call Number: KF240 .B678 2017
Fundamentals of Legal Research by Steven Barkan; Barbara Bintliff; Mary Whisner
Call Number: KF240 .J3 2015
Impeccable Research, a Concise Guide to Mastering Legal Research Skills by Mark Osbeck
Call Number: KF240 .O82 2016
Legal Research: Examples & Explanations by Linda L. Berger; Jeanne Frazier Price
Call Number: KF240 .P65 2017
Legal Research in a Nutshell by Kent Olson
Call Number: KF240 .C54 2018
The Legal Research Survival Manual and Video Course by Robert Berring; Michael Levy
Principles of Legal Research
Call Number: Reserve KF240 .O378 2015
Researching the Law by Amy E. Sloan
Call Number: Reserve KF240 .S586 2014
Sum and Substance Audio on Legal Research by Robert Berring

Database Guides

Research Guides

Communications Law Research
by Dawn Sobol Last Updated May 13, 2019 36 views this year
Conflict of Laws
by Steve Young Last Updated Jun 18, 2019 464 views this year
District of Columbia Legal Research
by Kristina Martinez Last Updated Mar 26, 2019 2121 views this year
Federal Legislative History
by Kristina Martinez Last Updated Apr 1, 2019 114 views this year
Foreign and Comparative Law Research
by Steve Young Last Updated Jun 27, 2019 41 views this year
Free Legal Research Resources
by Dawn Sobol Last Updated Feb 27, 2019 23 views this year
Information Privacy Law
by Kristina Martinez Last Updated May 16, 2019 19 views this year
Intellectual Property Law
by Dawn Sobol Last Updated Feb 14, 2019 18 views this year
Law and Public Policy Research
by Frances Brillantine Last Updated Jun 18, 2019 45 views this year
Maryland Legal Research
by Kristina Martinez Last Updated Apr 1, 2019 81 views this year
Professional Responsibility & Legal Ethics
by Steve Young Last Updated Jul 11, 2019 200 views this year
Securities Law Research
by Steve Young Last Updated Jul 10, 2019 48 views this year
Vatican City State Legal Research Guide
by Steve Young Last Updated Jun 18, 2019 161 views this year
Virginia Legal Research
by Kristina Martinez Last Updated May 16, 2019 60 views this year

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