LibGuides: First Year Focus on Research: Study Aids

Contracts

Books

An introduction to the law of contracts by Martin A. Frey

Law Library Reserve/KF/801/.F74/2008

Calamari and Perillo on contracts by Joseph M. Perillo. 6^th ed.

Law Library Reserve/KF/801/.C24/2009

Concepts and case analysis in the law of contracts by Martin A. Chirelstein. 6^th ed. (Prof. Butkin Recommends)

Law Library Reserve/KF/801/.C484/2010

Contracts by E. Allan Farnsworth. (Professors Arnold and Butkin recommend.)

Law Library Reserve/KF/801/.F365/2004

Contracts by Steven Emanuel.

Law Library Reserve/KF/801/.Z9/E463/2006

Contracts: examples and explanations by Brian A. Blum. (Prof. Butkin recommends)

Law Library Reserve/KF/801/.B58/2011

Contracts in a nutshell by Claude D. Rohwer. 7^th ed.

Law Library Reserve/KF/801/.Z9/S3/2010

Farnsworth on contracts by E. Allan Farnsworth. (Professors Arnold and Butkin recommend)

Law Library Reserve/KF/801/.A2/F262/2004

Questions and answers: contracts by Keith A. Rowley.

Law Library Reserve/KF/801/.Z9/R69/2006

Understanding contracts by Jeffrey Ferriell. 2^nd ed.

Law Library Reserve/KF/801/.Z9/F46/2009

Uniform commercial code 5^th ed. by James J. White and Robert S. Summers. 4 volume Practitioners edition.

Law Library Reserve/KF/890/.W452/2002

Uniform commercial code 5^th ed. by James J. White and Robert S. Summers. 1volume hornbook edition.

Law Library Reserve/KF/889.85/.W485/2000

Uniform commercial code in a nutshell 7^th ed. by Bradford Stone.

Law Library Reserve/KF/889.3/.S76/F46/2008

CD study aids

Contracts by David Epstein. 5 discs. Law school legends series.

Law Library Reserve/KF/801/.Z9/E67/2005 CD

Contracts by Douglas Whaley. 3^rd ed. 5 discs. Sum and substance audio series.

Law Library Reserve/KF/801/.Z9/W42/2007

Tips and Thoughts from an UpperClassman on Use of Study Aids

Nutshells are helpful in general. I liked to use them to get a good overview of the law and a description of the elements. Nutshells were particularly helpful for Civ. Pro and Torts. I recommend Nutshells for any course. Nutshells work well as an introduction to a new topic that is going to be discussed in class or as a quick review to jog your memory in regards to things you have already gone over.

Examples and Explanations are much more detailed than the nutshells. I recommend them for areas of law that you may need a little extra help in getting a handle on. I found them particularly helpful for Civ. Pro. I wouldn't use an E & E for general purposes. I like to use E & E''s to research and review specific issues. An E & E is a well organized and generally it is easy to locate what you need.

Crunchtime is well organized and easy to navigate. It reads almost in a conversational way and does a pretty basic straightforward breakdown of the law. Good for reviews and breaking down elements.

Understanding is very dense. I rarely used this series as a general supplement. I only recommend the Understanding if you are needing help on a particular issue and the other sources aren't cutting it. This series contains lots of information but reads more like a treatise and less like a study aid.

Q and A's are good for studying for multiple choice exams like civ. pro. I generally don't look at Q and A's until I begin studying for an exam.

Cali lessons though these are not on the library shelves, I highly recommend them. They provide a great source of practice and the explanations that they provide are great.

Sum and Substance CD series are very useful as reviews. Many students will check them out and listen to them as they drive. Each set does include an outline of the subject matter which gives some order to the topic.

Law School Legends CD sets are used in the same way as the Sum and Substance sets. Choice of which to listen to is purely a personal choice.

Torts
For torts I recommend the use of nutshells. Torts is very heavy on elements. The nutshell is helpful in that you get quick looks at how the elements work and what they are. (i.e. negligence = duty, breach, causation, and damages).

Civ Pro.
Civ Pro. is very very rule heavy. E and E's are helpful in this respect because they provide many examples of how to apply these rules. The E&E's also give good easy to read explanations of the rules. The Glannon Guide for Civ Pro is also very helpful. It breaks every rule down rule by rule and provides good explanations that are easy to read. Nutshells are also useful for Civ Pro.