Where can Georgetown University Law Center students find legal-subject study aids, either in print or online?
Answer
Study aids can clarify confusing concepts and even provide practice questions. A variety of law-related study aids are available at the Law Library for Georgetown Law students. The best one to use depends on your course and individual study habits. In addition to the online West Academic Study Aids, most of our print books can be found in the Study Aids section (Reading Room, 2d floor), with older editions in the stacks available for checkout by law students.
- Black Letter Outlines (primary rules of law)
- Bridge to Practice Series (short summaries and real-world applications)
- Concepts and Insights (basic theoretical foundations)
- Concise Hornbook Series (condensed version of in-depth Hornbooks)
- CrunchTime Series (summaries of law, flowcharts, exam samples)
- Emanuel Law Outlines (critical issues, short answer questions)
- Examples & Explanations (practice questions and answers)
- Glannon Guides (explanations & multiple choice questions)
- High Court Case Summaries (keyed to casebooks, synopses of major cases)
- Hornbooks (in-depth treatment with extensive citations)
- Law School Legends (Gilbert) Audio Series (on West Academic Study Aids, lectures taught by law professors)
- Law Stories Series (significant cases in major areas of law)
- Mastering Series (substance & key topics of law course)
- Nutshells (a broad overview of a subject)
- Questions & Answers Series (multiple-choice & short answers questions)
- A Short & Happy Guide Law Series (concise explanations, "The Takeaway" summaries)
- Sum & Substance Audio Series (on West Academic Study Aids, lectures taught by law professors)
- Turning Point (a broad overview similar to Nutshells)
- Understanding Series (“concise, yet comprehensive”)
If you want to find all the different study aids the library has on a particular legal topic, then use our Treatise Finders for a list.
CALI lessons are another useful exam review option for Georgetown Law students. Over 800 interactive lessons prepared by law professors and librarians cover over 30 practice areas of law. Georgetown Law students may obtain a registration code from registration code should go to CALI Lessons for Students..
Don't forget the Georgetown Law's bank of past exams and the Student Bar Association's outline bank that are avavialable to law students.
If you would like to see guides on studying for and taking law school examinations, we have some books in our collection to assist.
Good luck with your studies!