A Guide to Study Materials

These suggestions have been gathered from UR Law faculty and librarians. Remember your best resources are your professors and class materials. Talk to your professor(s) about what study resources they recommend for their course(s).

If you are struggling to find something that works for you, you can also contact Sam Cabo, Digital Resources Library, or the Muse reference librarians for assistance.

Steve Emanuel's First Year Questions & Answers
Creator: Emanuel, Steven.

• Print access at Muse Library Reserves, Circulation Desk
• This aid covers all 1L courses.
• Q&A's on specific concepts can be found in the Table of Contents.

First Year Lesson Topics

• Electronic access via CALI
• This series includes lessons covering subjects taught during the first year of law school, like contracts, civil procedure, and torts.
• Use lesson outlines to search for terms of art that correspond to topics you are studying to find suggestions for related CALI Lessons.

Law School Success Series

• Electronic access via CALI
• This series includes lessons covering topics like, managing stress, thinking like a lawyer, time management, and case briefing.
• The Law School Success Outline allows you to search for terms of art that correspond to topics you are studying to find suggestions for related CALI Lessons.

Acing civil procedure : a checklist approach to solving procedural problems

Creator: Spencer, A. Benjamin

• Electronic access via West Academic
  • Access to both the 5th (2019) and 4th (2014) editions
• Print access at Muse Library Stacks, Basement - KF8841 .S64
  • Access to both the 2008 and 2011 editions

A short & happy guide to contracts

Creators: David G. Epstein, George E. Allen Chair Professor of Law, University of Richmond; Bruce A. Markell, Professor of Bankruptcy Law and Practice, Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law; Lawrence Ponoroff, Dean of the College & Professor of Law, Michigan State University College of Law.

• Electronic access via West Academic
  • Access to the 2nd edition, 2019
• Print access at Muse Library Stacks, Second Floor - KF801 .E678
  • Access to both the 2012 and 2019 editions

Examples & Explanations via Aspen Learning Library 

• Tackles both substance and practice.
• Gives correct answers for practice, but also explains why other responses are incorrect.
• Good for understanding nuances of black letter law.

Emanuel's CrunchTime series via Aspen Learning Library

• Tackles both substance and practice.
• Especially helpful for visual learners.
• Uses flow charts to explain substance and organize material.
• Provides short answer, multiple choice, and essay practice questions.

Questions & Answers series via the Lexis Digital Library

• Multiple choice and short answer questions with answers and explanations.
• No summaries of the subject area.

Emanuel Law in a Flash cards via Spaced Repetition

• Self-assess your grasp of 1L course topics and let the algorithm alert you when it's time for a review.
• Curate your own flash card decks, and share them with other students.
• Subscribe to decks curated and managed by your course professors.

A short and happy guide to property

Creator: Paula A. Franzese

• Electronic access via West Academic
  • Access to 2022 edition
• Print access at Muse Library Stacks, Second Floor - KF570.Z9 F728
  • Access to 2011 edition

Understanding Torts

Creators: John L. Diamond, Professor of Law, University of California Hastings College of Law; Lawrence C. Levine, Professor of Law, University of the Pacific McGeorge School of Law; Anita Bernstein, Anita and Staurt Subotnick Professor of Law, Brooklyn Law School.

• Electronic access via Lexis Digital Library
  • Access to both the 2020 version of the 6th Edition
• Print access to both the 2013 and 2018 editions:
  • 2018 edition > Muse Library Reserves, Circulation Desk - KF1250 .D5 2018
  • 2013 edition > Muse Library Stacks, Basement KF1250. D5 2013