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LLM Common Law Research & Writing Resources

A bibliography to help LLM students understand the U.S. Common Law system

Online Resources

The Federal Court System in the United States
A detailed overview of the U.S. federal judicial system.
An Overview of the Delaware Court System
A brief look at the Delaware court system and how it functions.
Structure of Federal Courts
An overview of the structure and function of the U.S. federal courts.

eBooks

Resources Available in the Library

American Law 101: an easy primer on the U.S. legal system by Jasper Kim
Call Number: KF385 .K56 2015
ISBN: 9781627228589
Publication Date: 2015
American Law in a Global Context by George P. Fletcher; Steve Sheppard
Call Number: KF380 .F59 2005
ISBN: 9780195167238
Publication Date: 2005
American Legal Systems: a resource and reference guide by Toni Jaeger-Fine
Call Number: KF240 .F56 2020
ISBN: 9781531017965
Publication Date: 2020-05-01
Legal English: an introduction to the legal language and culture of the United States by Teresa Brostoff; Ann Sinsheimer
Call Number: KF272 .B76 2003
ISBN: 0379215098
Publication Date: 2003
Legal Systems of the World: a political, social, and cultural encyclopedia by Herbert M. Kritzer (Editor)
Call Number: K48 .L44 2002
ISBN: 1576072312
Publication Date: 2002
4 volumes.
LL. M. Roadmap: an international student's guide to U.S. law school programs by George Edwards
Call Number: KF272 .E385 2011
ISBN: 9781454802396
Publication Date: 2011
United States Legal Discourse: legal English for foreign LLMs by Craig Hoffman; Andrea E. Tyler
Call Number: KF250 .H64 2008
ISBN: 9780314159946
Publication Date: 2006

Federal Courts in a Nutshell by Donald Doernberg
Call Number: KF8858 .C87 2021
ISBN: 9781636595368
Publication Date: 2021
Federal Jurisdiction by Erwin Chemerinsky
Call Number: KF8858 .C44 2021
ISBN: 9781543813715
Publication Date: 2020
Understanding Federal Courts and Jurisdiction by Linda Mullenix; Martin Redish; Georgene Vairo
Call Number: KF8719 .M88 2015
ISBN: 9781630447922
Publication Date: 2015
Federal Legal Research by Sarah Ricks; Mary Algero; Spencer Simons; Suzanne Rowe; Scott Childs
Call Number: KF240 .F48 2015
ISBN: 9781611637137
Publication Date: 2015

Guide to legal research and writing from the transnational Perspective by Francis A. Gabor (Editor)
Call Number: K85 .G33 2008
ISBN: 9781600420405
Publication Date: 2008
Introduction to the Study and Practice of Law in a Nutshell by Kenney Hegland
Call Number: KF273 .H4 2020
ISBN: 9781647082604
Publication Date: 2020
Legal Reasoning, Research, and Writing for International Graduate Students by Nadia E. Nedzel
Call Number: KF240 .N43 2021
ISBN: 9781543810844
Publication Date: 2021
Legal Research in a Nutshell by Kent Olson
Call Number: KF240 .C54 2021
ISBN: 9781636590639
Publication Date: 2021
Finding the Law 2005 by Robert C. Berring; Elizabeth A. Edinger
Call Number: KF240 .H6 2005
ISBN: 0314145796
Publication Date: 2005