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LEGAL PROFESSION
LEGAL PROFESSION
KEY BESTSELLER THE REDBOOK A Manual on Legal Style, Fourth Edition
Bryan A. Garner
2018 728pp 9781642421002 Paperback US$60.00 9781642422689 Paperback with Quizzing US$72.00
Coursebook Series
Since first appearing in 2002, The Redbook has established itself as the go-to source for all questions of legal style. This fourth edition has lots of new material, including an especially helpful new chapter on handling quotations. The two exhaustive indexes (word and subject), plus the detailed table of contents, make it easy to find authoritative guidance within seconds, whatever the question might be. • The book is a one-of-a-kind resource - the legal writer’s equivalent of The AP Stylebook or
The Chicago Manual of Style. • The author is the most frequently cited author in opinions of the US Supreme Court.
Also available with Quizzing
The author has created over 350 multiple-choice questions tied to the fourth edition. The sophisticated user interface provides students with many useful options: • Track progress through questions. • View results after completing a quiz. • Mark specific questions for further review. • Retake a quiz any number of times. • Link to explanations within the book.
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Mercer University Press
THE SIGNIFICANT LAWYER The Pursuit of Purpose and Professionalism
William S. Duffey, Jr. With more than forty years in practice, including fourteen years on the federal bench, and informed by hundreds of conversations with other lawyers, Judge Duffey has cultivated a deep interest in the culture and challenges within the legal profession. The Significant Lawyer is the product of his experiences and conversations.
May 2022 200pp 9780881468205 Hardback US$27.00
West Academic
1L OF A RIDE A Well-Traveled Professor’s Roadmap to Success in the First Year of Law School, Fourth Edition
Andrew J. McClurg Career Guides
Provides a candid, comprehensive roadmap to both academic and emotional success in law school’s crucial first year.
2021 567pp 9781684679386 Paperback US$44.00 9781684679393 Paperback with Video Course US$91.00 West Academic Publishing Foundation Press
ADVANCED LEGAL WRITING AND ORAL ADVOCACY Trials, Appeals, and Moot Court, Third Edition
Michael D. Murray & Christy H. DeSanctis Coursebook Series
Designed for second semester and upper-division advanced writing courses involving advocacy and oral argument at the trial or appellate levels and in moot court competitions.
May 2022 601pp 9781684675401 Paperback US$104.00
BEYOND THE RULES Behavioral Legal Ethics and Professional Responsibility
Catherine Gage O’Grady & Tigran W. Eldred Coursebook Series
Brings behavioural insights to the array of topics taught in the required professional responsibility course, including admission to the practice of law, confidentiality, conflicts of interest, representing entities, prosecutorial and criminal defence ethics, litigation and negotiation ethics, and managerial and subordinate responsibilities.
Apr 2022 195pp 9781642429947 Paperback US$69.00 West Academic Publishing
CRITICAL READING FOR SUCCESS IN LAW SCHOOL AND BEYOND Second Edition
Jane Bloom Grisé Career Guides
Reading cases and statutes is challenging for students and attorneys. However, everybody can learn critical reading strategies and become effective legal readers and advocates. This volume identifies the reading strategies used by expert legal readers and presents the strategies in a systematic sequence.
May 2022 522pp 9781636593258 Paperback with Video US$50.00 West Academic Publishing
IMPECCABLE RESEARCH A Concise Guide to Mastering Legal Research Skills, Third Edition
Mark K. Osbeck Coursebook Series
Unlike conventional legal research books that limit their focus to teaching students how to find and use the various sources of law, this book stresses a systematic, practice-oriented approach to acquiring legal-research skills. It presents a highly effective research strategy that helps students efficiently solve complex legal-research problems.
May 2022 226pp 9781642427967 Paperback US$67.00 West Academic Publishing
INTRODUCTION TO TRANSACTIONAL LAWYERING PRACTICE Second Edition
Alicia Alvarez & Paul R. Tremblay Coursebook Series
Revised substantially for 2021 and beyond, each chapter in this book has been updated. A new chapter on employment issues has been added. This book continues to be dedicated to the work of a full array of transactional clinics and serves as the basic introductory reading material for a law school transactional clinical course.
Apr 2022 539pp 9781642427950 Paperback US$108.00 West Academic Publishing
LEGAL CITATION IN A NUTSHELL Third Edition
Larry L. Teply Nutshell Series
Learning legal citation is one of the difficult tasks that students new to the law face. This book is designed to ease that task. It initially focuses on conventions that underlie all accepted forms and systems of legal citation. Building on that, the book then discusses and illustrates rules of The Bluebook and the ALWD Citation Guide.
2021 489pp 9781647087487 Paperback US$56.00 West Academic Publishing
Foundation Press
LEGAL ETHICS FOR THE REAL WORLD Building Skills Through Case Study, Second Edition
Renee Knake Jefferson & M. Ellen Murphy Building Skills Series
Bring legal ethics to life in a way that enhances your teaching and your students’ understanding by engaging in these real world scenarios! This second edition includes updates to all studies as well as a new case study on judicial recusal.
May 2022 150pp 9781685611170 Paperback US$38.00
LEGAL MALPRACTICE LAW IN A NUTSHELL Third Edition
Vincent R. Johnson Nutshell Series
Charts the dynamic field of lawyer professional liability. With reference to recent cases and statutory developments, this book covers prominent causes of action, the role of experts in malpractice litigation, theories of liability to nonclients, affirmative defenses, damages, and fee forfeiture.
2021 613pp 9781684675821 Paperback US$56.00 West Academic Publishing
Kent C. Olson Nutshell Series
Finding and using legal resources effectively is an essential skill for lawyers. This comprehensive but succinct guide covers research procedures using major online services, free Internet resources, and library materials.
2021 346pp 9781636590639 Paperback US$56.00 West Academic Publishing
LEGAL RESEARCH SIMULATIONS
Warren Rees Bridge to Practice Series
When beginning a legal career, legal research can seem like an insurmountable task. This book makes the task manageable by first looking at background information about each of the major types of legal authority that must searched, then examining various options for searching each one based on the pre-existing knowledge held by the researcher.
May 2022 200pp 9781636595849 Paperback US$32.00 West Academic Publishing
LEGAL WRITING AND ANALYSIS Third Edition
Michael D. Murray & Christy H. DeSanctis Coursebook Series
Communicating about the law in writing, whether in emails, texts, or in team and group settings, will only increase in importance when there are fewer opportunities to explain yourself orally and in-person to clients, colleagues, bosses, and other decision makers. The authors have adapted and updated this text with these developments in mind.
2021 492pp 9781684675388 Paperback US$168.00 Foundation Press
MBEs FOR THE MBE Mnemonics, Blueprints, and Examples for the Multistate Bar Examination
O.J. Salinas Coursebook Series
The Multistate Bar Examination (MBE) heavily influences whether you pass the bar exam. But studying for the MBE can be a daunting challenge. This creative and easy-to-read book provides valuable tools to help you study for the MBE more effectively and efficiently.
Mar 2022 773pp 9781636593425 Paperback US$130.00 West Academic Publishing
PRINCIPLES OF REMEDIES LAW Fourth Edition
Russell L. Weaver & Michael B. Kelly Concise Hornbook Series
Written in a student-friendly style designed to facilitate learning and comprehension. In addition the book is up-to-date and contains the latest decisions from the United States Supreme Court and the lower federal and state courts.
May 2022 324pp 9781647084080 Paperback US$64.00 West Academic Publishing
PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY Problems and Materials, 14th Edition
Thomas D. Morgan, John S. Dzienkowski & Mitt Regan University Casebook Series
Since 1976, the authors of Professional Responsibility have helped students prepare to respond to professional challenges they will meet upon graduation, but also to understand how their profession and its challenges are changing. The new fourteenth edition continues to meet those objectives.
Jun 2022 764pp 9781636592466 Hardback US$250.00 9781636597324 CasebookPlus™ US$270.00 Foundation Press
SOCIAL SCIENCE IN LAW Cases and Materials, Tenth Edition
John Monahan & Laurens Walker University Casebook Series
Offers an engaging and comprehensive overview of how American courts use research and testimony from the social sciences in reaching their decisions. This book is organised around Daubert v Merrill Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc., the United States Supreme Court’s landmark decision on scientific evidence, and the series of recent cases.
May 2022 722pp 9781647083090 Hardback US$255.00 Foundation Press
SUCCESSFUL LEGAL ANALYSIS AND WRITING The Fundamentals, Fifth Edition
Christopher D. Soper & Cristina D. Lockwood Coursebook Series
A practical legal analysis and writing handbook. This easy-to-read book features fundamental advice on how to communicate written and oral legal analysis from a problem-solving perspective. It features illustrative examples and templates.
Apr 2022 351pp 9781647085155 Paperback US$94.00 West Academic Publishing
SWIMMING LESSONS FOR BABY SHARKS The Essential Guide to Thriving as a New Lawyer, Third Edition
Grover E. Cleveland Career Guides
The go-to book for new lawyer success at leading firms and schools, Swimming Lessons for Baby Sharks contains critical advice new graduates need to thrive. Completely revised and updated, this third edition includes vital new information on navigating a hybrid work environment.
Jun 2022 210pp 9781647085490 Paperback US$43.00 West Academic Publishing
TRANSACTIONAL SKILLS How to Structure and Document a Deal, Third Edition
Stephen L. Sepinuck & John Francis Hilson Coursebook Series
Designed to help train law students in the skills needed for successful transactional lawyering. Through carefully designed text and exercises, this book helps students understand and strategically use the different types of contract terms, translate deal terms to precise contract language, use forms appropriately, and spot and resolve ambiguity.
May 2022 450pp 9781647083748 Paperback US$126.00 West Academic Publishing
A WEEKLY GUIDE TO BEING A MODEL LAW STUDENT Second Edition
Alex Ruskell Career Guides
Gives law students weekly checklists explaining the skills necessary to successfully navigate their first year of law school. Each chapter provides a checklist of things to do that week, such as briefing cases, going over notes, or doing practice questions. When a new concept is introduced, this book clearly explains the concept and its purpose.
2021 311pp 9781636592961 Paperback US$51.00 West Academic Publishing
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