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Study Aids
The (Not Too Serious) Grammar, Punctuation, and Style Guide to Legal Writing by Call Number: Law 1st Floor/Reserve ; KF250 .S536ISBN: 9781531024789Publication Date: 2022-10-31
Elegant Legal Writing by Call Number: Law 1st Floor/Reference ; KF250 .M375 2024ISBN: 9780520395800Publication Date: 2024-02-06
Examples and Explanations for Legal Writing by Call Number: Law 1st Floor/Reserve ; KF250 .L398 (newer version online)ISBN: 9781543858761Publication Date: 2023
Gilbert Law Summary on Legal Research, Writing and Analysis by Call Number: Law 1st Floor/Reserve ; KF240 .H56 (newer version online)ISBN: 9798887863856Publication Date: 2024-07-12
The Handbook for the New Legal Writer by Call Number: Law 1st Floor/Reserve ; KF250 .B378 2023ISBN: 9781543858365Publication Date: 2023-03-13
Legal Drafting in a Nutshell by Call Number: Law 1st Floor/Reserve ; KF209.N8 L43 (Newer version on West Academic)ISBN: 9781684675289Publication Date: 2020-12-21
Legal Research and Writing: In Other Words Audio Series by Call Number: OnlineISBN: 9781543823929Publication Date: 2020
Legal Writing and Analysis in a Nutshell by Call Number: Law 1st Floor/Reserve ; KF209.N8 L48ISBN: 9781634602815Publication Date: 2017-02-17
Legal Writing Style (Gidi) by Call Number: Law Main Stacks ; KF250 .W42ISBN: 9781634592963Publication Date: 2018-03-28
A Short and Happy Guide to Legal Writing by Call Number: OnlineISBN: 9798887863474Publication Date: 2024-08-15
Thinking Like a Writer: A Lawyer's Guide to Effective Writing and Editing by Call Number: Reference KF250 .A76 2021ISBN: 9781402437724Publication Date: 2021-01-01
Writing Sentences That Work by Call Number: Law 1st Floor/Reserve ; K94 .B64ISBN: 9781531024314Publication Date: 2022-10-31
Your client's story : effective legal writing by Call Number: OnlineISBN: 9781543840230Publication Date: 2024
Exam Writing
Mastering the Law School Exam by Call Number: Law 1st Floor/Reserve ; KF283 .D37ISBN: 9781634592253Publication Date: 2023-01-18
How to Write Law Exams by Call Number: Law Main Stacks ; KF283 .S765 (newer version online)ISBN: 9798887865577Publication Date: 2025-03-05
The Eight Secrets of Top Exam Performance in Law School by Call Number: Law Main Stacks ; KF283 .W48ISBN: 9780314183583Publication Date: 2007-10-30
What Not to Write: Real Essays, Real Scores, Real Feedback (California Edition) by Call Number: OnlineISBN: 9781454816706Publication Date: 2010-05-17
Legal Citation Guides
Cite-Checker: Your Guide to Using the Bluebook by Call Number: Reserve and Main Stacks KF245 .B68 2016Another guide to using the Bluebook, including examples and practice exercises.
Legal Citation in a Nutshell by Call Number: Law 1st Floor/Reserve ; KF209.N8 L42 (newer version online)ISBN: 9781647087487Publication Date: 2021-10-11
Legal Writing Citation in a Nutshell by Call Number: Main Corridor East KF209.N8 L49ISBN: 9780314169389Publication Date: 2008-02-20
Understanding and Mastering the Bluebook by Call Number: Reserve, Reference, and Main Stacks KF245 .B37 2015ISBN: 9781531019167Publication Date: 2020-08-01
Users Guide to the Bluebook by Call Number: Reserve, Reference, and Main Stacks KF245 .D853 2020ISBN: 9780837741406Publication Date: 2020-01-01
Style Guides
The Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation by Call Number: Reserve, Reference, and Main Stacks KF245 .U55ISBN: 9780578666150Publication Date: 2020-05-20
California Style Manual by Call Number: Reserve, Reference, and 2nd floor/California collection KFC75 .C34 2000 (Newer version online)
Dictionaries & Thesauri
The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language by Call Number: Law 1st Floor/Reference ; PE1628 .A623 (Newer version online)ISBN: 9780618082308
Ballentine's law dictionary by Call Number: Law Main Stacks & 1st Floor/Reference ; KF156 .B3Publication Date: 1969
Black's Law Dictionary by Call Number: Law 1st Floor/Reference ; KF156 .B53 2024
Burton's Legal ThesaurusCall Number: Law 1st Floor/Reference ; KF156 .B856 (Newer version online)
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law by Call Number: Law 1st Floor/Reference ; KF156 .M47ISBN: 9780877797357Publication Date: 2016-04-01
Modern Dictionary for the Legal Profession by Call Number: Reference KF156 .R42 2021
Nolo's Plain-English Law Dictionary by Call Number: Law 1st Floor/Reference ; KF156 .N654Publication Date: 2009
Oxford English DictionaryCall Number: Law 1st Floor/Reference ; PE1625 .O87
The Wolters Kluwer Bouvier law dictionary by Call Number: Law Main Stacks ; KF156 .W65Publication Date: 2011
