Guide for 1Ls: Lawyering Skills

Offers brief overviews of the different resources you'll use in various types of legal research.

A large volume that offers in depth discussions of a wide variety of legal research resources, including some outside of U.S. jurisdictions.

An image-heavy guide to legal research tools that also offers research exercises for honing your skills.

Provides a step by step guide to the research process, moving from primary to secondary resources, print to electronic.

Covers the essential resources of legal research. Also contains a chapter on researching court and local rules.

As the title suggests, this volume contains advice on preparing various types of memos, including objective memos, opinion letters, and e-mails.

A nuts and bolts volume that also offers guidance for memo and brief writing. Contains exercises to help hone skills.

A holistic and practical guide to understanding what good legal writing is and how to achieve it.