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Juris Masters Program Guide

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

Study Aids in the Library

The law library has current print editions of many popular study aids on Reserve behind the Circulation Desk (two-hour loan). The law library has many older print editions of study aids in the stacks, which can be checked out by law students for three weeks.

In addition to the print collection, the law library subscribes to several online platforms that provide many popular and essential legal study aids in different formats.

Study Aid Pro-Tips

  • Don’t get bogged down trying to read all the study aids! Pick ones that suit your purposes and concentrate on those.
  • Just "read what you need."  Sometimes you only need to read a portion of a particular study aid to help you better understand the issues you are studying.  Of course, feel free to read the entire work if it will be helpful. 
  • Can't find a study aid? Ask a reference librarian for help!

Study Aids Guide

For more information on the print and online study aids available, check out our Study Aids Guide!

West Academic Study Aids

  • The Law Library subscribes to a complete set of online West Academic Study Aids on your behalf. 
  • If you have not yet set up an account for this resource, then you can navigate to the West Academic homepage and use your gmu.edu address to set up an account. A link is also provided in our list of Law Related databases and from the Quick Links menu on all Law School webpages.

West Academic Study Aids App

You can also conveniently access West Study Aids on your phone or tablet using the VitalSource Bookshelf App (e-books) or the West Academic Audio App (audiobooks). Using the apps also allows you to access content while you're offline. For more information and instructions on installing the apps, visit the West Academic website. 

Lexis Study Aids

Our LexisNexis Digital Library offers on-demand access to the Understanding series and the Question & Answer series in an easy-to-read, book-like format. Titles can be downloaded and/or accessed on the mobile app. In addition to the study aids, two books used in LRWA are available online here, too: A Lawyer Writes and Plain English for Lawyers. 

Using the Lexis Digital Library:

  1. Go to https://lexisdl.com/library/gmu/browse.
  2. Sign in with your GMU authenticated account.
  3. Once you are logged in, you have access to the full LexisNexis Digital Library.

There is also a link to the Digital Library available on Lexis+, via the Product Switcher in the top left corner of the home page.

Using the Lexis Digital Library App:

Lexis Study Aids are also conveniently available on your phone or tablet with with Lexis Digital Library App. The app is available on Apple and Android Devices:

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