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Juris Masters Program Guide

A guide with materials on research for students in the Juris Masters program.

Sample Online and Print Study Aids

Legal Writing Citation in a Nutshell by Larry Teply
ISBN: 9781634597630
Publication Date: 2016-05-17
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Legal Writing and Analysis in a Nutshell by Lynn Bahrych; Jeanne Merino; Beth McLellan
Call Number: KF250 .B34 2017 - Reserve
ISBN: 9781634602815
Publication Date: 2017-02-17
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Examples and Explanations for Legal Writing by Terrill Pollman; Judith M. Stinson; Elizabeth Pollman
Call Number: KF250 .L398 2019 - Reserve
ISBN: 9781454891222
Publication Date: 2019-02-25
Legal Writing Style by Antonio Gidi; Henry Weihofen
Call Number: KF250 .G54 2018 - Reserve
ISBN: 1634592964
Publication Date: 2018-03-28
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Principles of Legal Research by Kent Olson
Call Number: KF240 .O57 2015 - Reserve
ISBN: 9780314286642
Publication Date: 2015-07-31
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Short & Happy Guide to Legal Writing
This book takes you through the history, meaning, and purpose of legal writing in the American law. You will learn the essential form and substance necessary to craft an inter-office legal memo, helpful ideas for persuasive brief-writing, and tips for excelling in legal writing.
Sum & Substance Audio on Legal Research
Audio guide that lays out the different sources of law along with key research methods. Listen to specific chapters of interest. Penned by one of the luminaries of law librarianship.

Chirelstein's Concepts and Case Analysis in the Law of Contracts by Chirelstein, Marvin A.
Call Number: KF801 .C44 2010
ISBN: 1599417766
Publication Date: 2010
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Understanding Contracts by Jeffrey Ferriell
Call Number: Reserve - 1st Floor KF801.Z9 F46 2018
ISBN: 153100993X
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Contracts in a Nutshell by Claude Rohwer; Anthony Skrocki; Michael Malloy
Call Number: Reserve KF801.Z9 R62 2017
ISBN: 9781634599146
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Contracts (Questions and Answers) by Scott J. Burnham; Keith A. Rowley
Call Number: Reserve - 1st Floor KF801.Z9 B87 2016
ISBN: 1630431494
Publication Date: 2014
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Darrow-Kleinhaus' Acing Contracts by Suzanne Darrow-Kleinhaus
Call Number: Reserve - 1st Floor KF801.Z9 D37 2010
ISBN: 9780314171719
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Administrative Law and Process in a Nutshell by Robert C. Berring; Ernest Gellhorn
Call Number: KF5402.Z9 G4 2006 - Reserve
ISBN: 9780314144362
Publication Date: 2006-09-07
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Torts in a Nutshell by Edward J. Kionka
Call Number: KF1250.Z9 K53 2005 - Reserve
ISBN: 0314152199
Publication Date: 2005-06-01
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Questions and Answers: Torts
Call Number: KF1250.Z9 B47 2018 - Reserve
ISBN: 9781531005009
Publication Date: 2018-03-25
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Understanding Torts by John L. Diamond; Lawrence C. Levine; Anita Bernstein
Call Number: KF1250 .D5 2018 - Reserve
ISBN: 9781531009755
Publication Date: 2018-05-01
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Understanding Labor Law by Douglas E. Ray; Calvin William Sharpe; Robert N. Strassfeld
Call Number: KF3369 .R388 2019 - Reserve
ISBN: 9781531013011
Publication Date: 2019-02-01
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Q&a Intellectual Property Law by Janice Denoncourt
ISBN: 1317568311
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Examples of Other Available Guidance

Equal Protection and the Federal Government: Reverse Incorporation (CALI)
Incorporation of Constitutional Rights (CALI)
Virginia Legal Research: Secondary Sources (CALI)
Virginia Legal Research: Primary Sources (CALI)
Where Does Law Come From (CALI)
An overview of the US government and how each branch makes law.

Last Updated: Dec 16, 2024 10:06 AM
URL: https://libguides.law.gmu.edu/JM-guide
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Subjects: Online Resources, Scholarly Writing & Spading, Study Aids

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