Welcome Law Students
Welcome to your First Year of Law School. This guide will help you find study aids that are available to law students. Some of the study aids are in-depth treatises and some are brief overviews. The library subscribes to Lexis Study Aids and West Academic Study Aids and Aspen Learning Library and Quimbee. The services give you online access to study aids on-campus and off-campus. For West Academic Study Aids you will need to use your OU 4x4 off-campus after you click on the link in the guide. If you have trouble accessing any services including Westlaw Edge, Lexis+ or Bloomberg Law, please contact a librarian. If you wish to use a print version of a study aid, you can ask the person at the Circulation Desk to get the book for you from the Law Reserve Room. The guide is a starting point. You can find the library hours on the Law Library webpage. Floor Maps are below. During finals the library hours are extended. If you have any suggestions, please contact the Reference Desk via email at Law-LibraryReference@ou.edu and let us know what you think could be added.
DVDs
Research Guides
Books to read before school begins
- Logic for Lawyers byCall Number: K 213 .A42ISBN: 1556815387Publication Date: 1997-01-01This book tackles the basics of legal reasoning in twelve chapters, including the principles of classic logic, deductive and inductive reasoning, application of the Socratic method to legal reasoning, and formal and material fallacies.
Reading Like a Lawyer by Call Number: KF 283 .M398ISBN: 1611631106Publication Date: 2012-07-24The ability to read law well is an indispensable skill that can make or break the academic career of any aspiring lawyer. Fortunately, the ability to read law well (quickly and accurately) is a skill that can be acquired through knowledge and practice. First published in 2005, Reading Like a Lawyer has become a staple on many law school reading lists for prospective and admitted students. The second edition includes the same critical reasoning and reading strategies, accompanied by hands-on practice exercises, that made the first edition such a success. It adds a chapter on a growing challenge for this generation of legal readers: how to read legal materials online with maximum efficiency and effectiveness.
Bramble Bush by Call Number: KF 273 .L54ISBN: 0379000733Publication Date: 1981-09-01This classic answers questions that all students have when starting law school, and virtually takes them inside the classroom like no other text. It gives factual examples, detailed information, and practical explanations. Bramble Bush is required reading in numerous law schools and is recommended by many Law School Deans. An outgrowth of Professor Llewellyn's introductory lectures at Columbia University School of Law, Bramble Bush continues to be the best introduction to the study of law for both potential and enrolled law students.
Open Book by Call Number: KF 283 .F75ISBN: 9781454806073Publication Date: 2011-07-26A concise, highly accessible guide to exam success. Provides an insider's view of what professors look for in exam answers, and how exam-taking connects to good lawyering.
