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Administrative Justice in the United States cover

Administrative Justice in the United States, Third Edition

2016, 622 pp, paper, ISBN 978-1-61163-656-7

$72.00

An Advocate Persuades cover

An Advocate Persuades, Second Edition

2022, 496 pp, paper, ISBN 978-1-5310-1910-5

$60.00

Teacher's Manual available

The Anatomy of a Lawsuit cover

The Anatomy of a Lawsuit, Revised Edition

1996, 132 pp, paper, ISBN 978-1-42247-990-2

$59.00

Beyond the First Draft cover

Beyond the First Draft: Editing Strategies for Powerful Legal Writing, Second Edition

2024, 176 pp, paper, ISBN 978-1-5310-2713-1

$35.00

Teacher's Manual available

California Legal Research cover

California Legal Research, Fourth Edition

2019, 208 pp, paper, ISBN 978-1-5310-1561-9

$30.00

Teacher's Manual available

The Complete Legal Writer cover

The Complete Legal Writer, Second Edition

2020, 522 pp, paper, ISBN 978-1-5310-1942-6

$63.00

Teacher's Manual available

Includes Core Knowledge for Lawyers online content
Core Grammar for Lawyers cover

Core Grammar for Lawyers

2011, electronic media, ISBN 978-1-61163-584-3

$40.00

Teacher's Manual available

Culture to Culture cover

Culture to Culture: A Guide to U.S. Legal Writing

2005, 402 pp, paper, ISBN 978-0-89089-118-6

$45.00

Teacher's Manual available

Digitally Remastered cover

Digitally Remastered: Modern Law School

2023, 236 pp, paper, ISBN 978-1-5310-2694-3

$24.95

Elements of Law cover

Elements of Law, Second Edition

2010, 516 pp, casebound, ISBN 978-1-42247-676-5

$168.00

Teacher's Manual available

Essential Elements cover

Essential Elements: Contracts, Torts, and Criminal Law

2019, 336 pp, paper, ISBN 978-1-5310-1376-9

$58.00

Teacher's Manual available

Essential Latin for Lawyers cover

Essential Latin for Lawyers, Second Edition

2024, 208 pp, paper, ISBN 978-1-5310-2492-5

$32.00

Expert Learning for Law Students Workbook cover

Expert Learning for Law Students Workbook, Second Edition

2008, 176 pp, paper, ISBN 978-1-59460-552-9

$34.00

Federal Constitutional Law, Volume 3 cover

Federal Constitutional Law, Volume 3: Federal Legislative Power, Third Edition

2025, 324 pp, paper, ISBN 978-1-5310-1978-5

$45.00

Teacher's Manual forthcoming

Federal Constitutional Law, Volume 3 cover

Federal Constitutional Law, Volume 3: Introduction to the Federal Legislative Power, Second Edition

2016, 334 pp, paper, ISBN 978-1-63280-972-8

$39.00

Teacher's Manual available

The Five Types of Legal Argument cover

The Five Types of Legal Argument, Fourth Edition

2022, 240 pp, paper, ISBN 978-1-5310-2441-3

$30.00

Includes Core Knowledge for Lawyers online content
The Foundations of American Law cover

The Foundations of American Law: A Companion to the 1L Year

2024, 162 pp, paper, ISBN 978-1-5310-2951-7

$29.00

Foundations of Law cover

Foundations of Law

2017, 1016 pp, casebound, ISBN 978-1-5310-0463-7

$170.00

Teacher's Manual available

The Gunner's Guide to Law School cover

The Gunner's Guide to Law School

2020, 114 pp, paper, ISBN 978-1-5310-2035-4

$24.95

Idaho Legal Research cover

Idaho Legal Research, Third Edition

2019, 186 pp, paper, ISBN 978-1-5310-1559-6

$28.00

Teacher's Manual available

The Interpretation Game cover

The Interpretation Game: How Judges and Lawyers Make the Law

2008, 204 pp, paper, ISBN 978-1-59460-501-7

$25.00

An Introduction to American Law cover

An Introduction to American Law, Fourth Edition

2023, 592 pp, casebound, ISBN 978-1-5310-2768-1

$125.00

Teacher's Manual available

An Introduction to American Law (Paperback) cover

An Introduction to American Law (Paperback), Third Edition

2017, 562 pp, paper, ISBN 978-1-5310-2588-5

$84.00

Teacher's Manual available

Introduction to the Study of Law cover

Introduction to the Study of Law, Third Edition

2009, 232 pp, paper, ISBN 978-1-42242-873-3

$59.00

Introduction to the U.S. Legal System for Foreign-Trained Lawyers cover

Introduction to the U.S. Legal System for Foreign-Trained Lawyers

2021, 258 pp, paper, ISBN 978-1-5310-2284-6

$43.00

Teacher's Manual available

The Jim Report cover

The Jim Report: My Life in Law School

2011, 234 pp, paper, ISBN 978-1-59460-935-0

$22.00

Law 101 cover

Law 101: What Law School's Really Like

2015, 144 pp, paper, ISBN 978-1-61163-762-5

$19.95

Law School Exams cover

Law School Exams: A Guide to Better Grades, Third Edition

2022, 160 pp, paper, ISBN 978-1-5310-2375-1

$26.00

The Law School Journey cover

The Law School Journey: A Calendar of Readings

2020, 244 pp, paper, ISBN 978-1-5310-1703-3

$25.00

Law School: Getting In, Getting Out, Getting On cover

Law School: Getting In, Getting Out, Getting On

2010, 252 pp, paper, ISBN 978-1-59460-443-0

$28.00

The Law Student's Guide to Doing Well and Being Well cover

The Law Student's Guide to Doing Well and Being Well

2021, 160 pp, paper, ISBN 978-1-5310-2155-9

$25.00

The Law Students' Guide to Effective Legal Writing cover

The Law Students' Guide to Effective Legal Writing

2024, 256 pp, paper, ISBN 978-1-5310-3108-4

$47.00

A Lawyer Writes cover

A Lawyer Writes: A Practical Guide to Legal Analysis, Fourth Edition

2024, 464 pp, paper, ISBN 978-1-5310-2069-9

$68.00

Teacher's Manual available

Learning Civil Procedure cover

Learning Civil Procedure, Second Edition

2025, 464 pp, paper, ISBN 978-1-5310-2883-1

$58.00

Learning Civil Procedure cover

Learning Civil Procedure

2007, 410 pp, paper, ISBN 978-0-89089-554-2

$45.00

Legal Analysis cover

Legal Analysis: The Fundamental Skill, Fourth Edition

2025, 176 pp, paper, ISBN 978-1-5310-2778-0

$29.00

Teacher's Manual available

Legal Analysis cover

Legal Analysis: The Fundamental Skill, Third Edition

2020, 148 pp, paper, ISBN 978-1-5310-1197-0

$25.00

Teacher's Manual available

forthcoming

Legal Research Demystified: A Step-by-Step Approach, Third Edition

Forthcoming May 2025, paper, ISBN 978-1-5310-3315-6

Teacher's Manual forthcoming

Includes Core Knowledge for Lawyers online content
Legal Research Demystified cover

Legal Research Demystified: A Step-by-Step Approach, Second Edition

2022, 366 pp, paper, ISBN 978-1-5310-2130-6

$74.00

Teacher's Manual available

Includes Core Knowledge for Lawyers online content
Legal Writing by Design cover

Legal Writing by Design: A Guide to Great Briefs and Memos, Second Edition

2013, 700 pp, paper, ISBN 978-1-59460-859-9

$78.00

Teacher's Manual available

Legal Writing in Context cover

Legal Writing in Context, Second Edition

2024, 202 pp, paper, ISBN 978-1-5310-2120-7

$44.00

Teacher's Manual available

Legal Writing in the Disciplines cover

Legal Writing in the Disciplines: A Guide to Legal Writing Mastery

2012, 174 pp, paper, ISBN 978-1-59460-959-6

$25.00

Teacher's Manual available

Legal Writing Made Simple cover

Legal Writing Made Simple: A Step-by-Step Approach

2024, 412 pp, paper, ISBN 978-1-5310-2881-7

$68.00

Teacher's Manual available

Mastering Constitutional Law cover

Mastering Constitutional Law, Second Edition

2015, 784 pp, paper, ISBN 978-1-61163-399-3

$50.00

Mastering Criminal Law cover

Mastering Criminal Law, Second Edition

2015, 448 pp, paper, ISBN 978-1-61163-549-2

$42.00

Mastering Legal Analysis and Communication cover

Mastering Legal Analysis and Communication

2008, 200 pp, paper, ISBN 978-1-59460-363-1

$23.00

Mindful Lawyering cover

Mindful Lawyering: The Key to Creative Problem Solving

2018, 188 pp, paper, ISBN 978-1-5310-0229-9

$25.00

Teacher's Manual available

"One L of a Year": How to Maximize Your Success in Law School

2012, 214 pp, paper, ISBN 978-1-59460-947-3

$31.00

Overview of U.S. Law cover

Overview of U.S. Law, Second Edition

2019, 560 pp, paper, ISBN 978-1-5310-0239-8

$71.00

Plain English for Lawyers cover

Plain English for Lawyers, Seventh Edition

2024, 192 pp, paper, ISBN 978-1-5310-2349-2

$32.00

Teacher's Manual available

Plain English For Lawyers cover

Plain English For Lawyers, Fifth Edition

2005, 152 pp, paper, ISBN 978-1-59460-151-4

$22.00

Teacher's Manual available

The Pre-Writing Handbook for Law Students cover

The Pre-Writing Handbook for Law Students: A Step-by-Step Guide, Second Edition

2019, 160 pp, paper, ISBN 978-1-5310-1322-6

$29.00

Teacher's Manual available

Sh*t No One Tells You About Law School cover

Sh*t No One Tells You About Law School

2022, 368 pp, paper, ISBN 978-1-5310-2475-8

$29.95

Sketches on Legal Style cover

Sketches on Legal Style

2013, 110 pp, paper, ISBN 978-1-61163-415-0

$20.00

Starting Off Right in Civil Procedure cover

Starting Off Right in Civil Procedure

1999, 72 pp, paper, ISBN 978-0-89089-875-8

$16.00

Starting Off Right in Contracts cover

Starting Off Right in Contracts, Second Edition

2014, 182 pp, paper, ISBN 978-1-59460-827-8

$22.00

Starting Off Right in Law School cover

Starting Off Right in Law School, Third Edition

2023, 188 pp, paper, ISBN 978-1-5310-2589-2

$28.00

Teacher's Manual forthcoming

Starting Off Right in Property cover

Starting Off Right in Property

1998, 88 pp, paper, ISBN 978-0-89089-876-5

$16.00

A Student's Guide to the Study of Law cover

A Student's Guide to the Study of Law, Second Edition

2001, 120 pp, paper, ISBN 978-0-82055-320-7

$36.00

Succeeding in Law School cover

Succeeding in Law School, Third Edition

2020, 340 pp, paper, ISBN 978-1-61163-837-0

$39.00

Succeeding in Law School: The Torts Workbook cover

Succeeding in Law School: The Torts Workbook

2018, 190 pp, paper, ISBN 978-1-5310-0966-3

$25.00

Tactics of Legal Reasoning cover

Tactics of Legal Reasoning

1986, 118 pp, paper, ISBN 978-0-89089-309-8

$12.50

U.S. Legal Practice Skills for International Law Students cover

U.S. Legal Practice Skills for International Law Students

2014, 408 pp, paper, ISBN 978-1-61163-108-1

$45.00

Teacher's Manual available

U.S. Legal Reasoning, Writing, and Practice for International Lawyers cover

U.S. Legal Reasoning, Writing, and Practice for International Lawyers

2014, 484 pp, paper, ISBN 978-0-76985-656-8

$96.00

Teacher's Manual available

The U.S. Legal System cover

The U.S. Legal System: The Basics

2021, 184 pp, paper, ISBN 978-1-5310-2037-8

$47.00

Teacher's Manual available

The United States Legal System cover

The United States Legal System: An Introduction, Fourth Edition

2016, 276 pp, paper, ISBN 978-1-61163-860-8

$40.00

Teacher's Manual available

Writing by Numbers cover

Writing by Numbers: Legal Writing Made Easy

2020, 350 pp, paper, ISBN 978-1-5310-1443-8

$70.00

The Zen of Law School Success cover

The Zen of Law School Success

2011, 160 pp, paper, ISBN 978-1-61163-121-0

$21.00