This is a cross-post that also went out to the ASP listserv. However, I think this information would also be helpful to schools without an ASP professional, but would like to set up an ASP resource center in the library, within Legal Writing, or independently.
Credit for this goes to Louis Schultz of New England Law School, who started the listserv thread, and then compiled the responses in one document.
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Responses to inquiry re: academic support resource center
Resources for understanding particular subjects
* Understanding
series (Lexis)
* Examples
and Explanations (Aspen
* Emanuel (some responders were
disinclined to recommend this source to students)
* Gilberts (some responders were
disinclined to recommend this source to students)
* Crunchtime (“they have more visual
parts – flowcharts and such for the visual learners”).
* The “Acing” series (Acing Civ Pro,
Acing Evidence, Acing the Bar Exam, etc.)
* Bar/Bri books (sometimes donated by
students).
Resources for understanding law school, law exams, or legal
analysis
* Fischl
& Paul, Getting to Maybe
* Michael
Hunter Schwartz, Expert Learning for Law Students
* Ruth
Ann McKinney, Reading Like a Lawyer
* Herb
Ramy, Succeedinn Law School
* Carolyn J. Nygren, Starting Off Right In Law School (CAP)
* West
Publishing Co. “Introduction to Law Study” and “Law Examinations in a Nutshell.” Responder recommends 1971 edition.
* Foundation
Press: “Academic Legal Writing.”
* Thompson/West:
“Scholarly Writing for Law Students.”
* Leif
Carter, Reason in Law
* Ruta K. Stropus & Charlotte D.
Taylor, Bridging the Gap Between College and Law School
* Nathan L. Essex , A Teachers’
Pocket Guide to Law School
* John Dernbach, et al, PRACTICAL GUIDE TO LEGAL WRITING AND LEGAL
METHOD
Practice Questions.
* Siegel’s
Series (essays and some multiple choice)
* Q
& A (multiple choice)
* Exam
Pro (West Group) (Civ Pro and Property apparently are popular)
* Kaplan/
PMBR Finals Series
Bar Exam Resources
* Bar
exam questions, printed from state bar examiner websites.
* NCBE
Multistate Bar Exam practice questions.
* Denise
Riebe & Michael Hunter Schwartz, Pass The Bar!
* 100
Days to the Bar
Memorization
in a Flash (flash cards) (Emanuel)
Audio Sources
Success Package audio MP3 set (it was free)
* First
year program by Gilberts.
* The Sum & Substance series (CDs –
very popular)
* Law School
Legends Series (CDs)
Virtual Resources
law school on-line workshop materials
* St.
Louis U academic success online tips.
(RCF)
