LibGuides: Legal Writing: Academic Writing

Law Journal Notes and Seminar Papers

Widely recommended books for law students writing papers are:

Scholarly Writing for Law Students: Seminar Papers, Law Review Notes, and Law Review Competition Papers by Elizabeth Fajans & Mary R. Falk
Call Number: Law Library Reserve KF250 .F35 (older editions in the stacks)
This book offers helpful advice on narrowing a subject to a manageable note topic as well as navigating other stages of the research and writing process.
Academic Legal Writing: Law Review Articles, Student Notes, Seminar Papers, and Getting on Law Review by Eugene Volokh
Call Number: Law Library Reserve KF250 .V64 (older editions in stacks)
Volokh's broad coverage includes topic selection, organization, budgeting time, research, writing, citing, ethics, and more.
Effective Lawyering: A Checklist Approach to Legal Writing and Oral Argument by Austen L. Parrish & Dennis T. Yokoyama
Call Number: Law Library Stacks KF250 .P37
Chapter 7 provides a brief overview of the academic writing process, fundamentals for law review articles, tips on getting published, and a checklist to help you evaluate your writing.
Modern Legal Scholarship: A Guide to Producing and Publishing Scholarly and Professional Writing by Christine Coughlin, Sandy Patrick, Matthew Houston & Elizabeth McCurry Johnson
Call Number: Law Library Stacks KF250 .C684 2020
A guide to the scholarly writing process with tips for every step along the way.

All Books on Writing Papers and Articles
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Study Aids (Drake Law Library Guide)
Search the library's collection of study aids by class. Many are available in the stacks for one-week check out. The most current guides in the most popular series are available on reserve at the Information Desk for two-hour, in-library use.
Books on Case Briefing
Law Library books on briefing cases.
How to Brief a Case Lesson
This computerized tutorial teaches you how to brief a case.
Books on Creating Class Outlines
Click for a list of books in the library collection that discuss how to prepare effective class outlines.
Books on Exam Taking
Law Library books on answering law exam questions.
Exam Taking Skills 1
CALI podcast
Exam Taking Skills 2
CALI podcast