Pre-Law Library
The pre-law program library holdings are located in the HH 451 office suite on the top floor of Hiemenga Hall. The library collection includes books about the legal profession, the law school experience, legal practice, Christian perspectives on law and more. LSAT preparation material is also available. Materials may be utilized in the office and may also be checked out, using the procedures noted in the library area.
The Legal Profession
Title Author(s) The American Legal Profession: Myths and Realities of Practicing Law
听Christopher P. Banks Becoming a Lawyer: A Video Collection 听 Beyond the Big Firm: Profiles of Lawyers Who Want Something More Alan B. Morrison, Diane T. Chin Careers in Law Gary A. Munneke The Happy Lawyer: Making a Good Life in the Law Nancy Levit & Douglas O. Linder Just Mercy Bryan Stevenson Lawyers and Fidelity to the Law W. Bradley Wendel The Moral Compass of the American Lawyer: Truth, Justice, Power and Greed Richard Zitrin, Carol M. Langford The Official Guide to Legal Specialties: An Insider's Guide to Every Major Practice Area Lisa L. Abrams On Being a Happy, Healthy and Ethical Member of an Unhappy, Unhealthy and Unethical Profession Patrick J. Schiltz Recent News & Commentary on the Legal Profession
听听听听 Who's Eating Law Firms Lunch?
听听听听 What They Don't Teach Law Students: Lawyering
听听听听 To Practice Law, Apprentice First听 Should You Really Be a Lawyer? The Guide to Smart Career Choices Before, During and After Law School Deborah Schneider & Gary Belsky Tomorrow's Lawyers: An Introduction to Your Future Richard Susskind 24 Hours with 24 Lawyers: Profiles of Traditional and Non-Traditional Careers Jasper Kim What Can You Do With a Law Degree? A Lawyer's Guide to Career Alternatives Inside, Outside and Around the Law Larry Richard & Tanya Harrison Table Talk: Short Talks on the Weightier Matters of Law and Religion John Witte, Jr.听 Law and legal practice
Title Source Banking and Finance Law Presentation by Jon Van Gorp, 1/8/2013 Bramble Bush: On Our Law and Its Study Karl N. Llewellyn Concept of Law H.L.A. Hart Contracts in the Real World: Stories of Popular Contracts and Why They Matter Lawrence A. Cunningham The Districts: Stories of American Justice from the Federal Courts Johnny Dwyer Garner's Dictionary of Legal Usage Bryan A. Garner Garner on Language and Writing Bryan A. Garner Incomprehensible: How our Legal System Encourages Incomprehensibility, Why it Matters, and What We Can do About It Wendy Wagner and Will Walker Introduction to the Legal System of the United States E. Allan Farnsworth Law 101: Everything You Need to Know About American Law Jay Feinman Legal Filings Selected course cases Litigation Nation: A Cultural History of Lawsuits in America Peter Charles Hoffer The Nature of the Judicial Process Benjamin N. Cardozo The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness Mitchell Alexander The Not So Wild, Wild West: Property Rights on the Frontier Terry L. Anderson and Peter J. Hill The Oath and the Office: A Guide to the Constitution for Future Presidents Corey Brettschneider Pepperdine Law Review Volume 32, No. 2 Province of Jurisprudence Determined: Legal Treatises, 1800鈥1926 John Austin Punishing Poverty: How Bail and Pretrial Detention Fuel Inequalities in the Criminal Justice System Christine S. Scott-Hayward and Henry F. Fradella Reading Law: The Interpretation of Legal Texts Antonin Scalia, Bryan A. Garner Reconsidering Judicial Finality: Why the Supreme Court Is Not the Last Word on the Constitution Fouis Fisher The Seven Deadly Sins of Legal Writing Theodore L. Blumberg Taking Sides: Clashing Views on Legal Issues M. Ethan Katsh Thinking Like a Lawyer: A New Introduction to Legal Reasoning Frederick Schauer University of Detroit Mercy Law Review Summer 2013 The Winning Brief: 100 Tips for Persuasive Briefing in Trial and Appellate Courts Bryan A. Garner The Winning Oral Argument: Enduring Principles with Supporting Comments from the Literature Bryan A. Garner Women-at-Law: Lessons Learned Along the Pathway to Success Phyllis Horn Epstein 听 听 Law school experience & preparation
Title Author(s) Acing Your First Year of Law School: The Ten Steps to Success You Won't Learn in Class Shana Connel Noyes & Henry S. Noyes Articles About Law School
听听听听 Before They Even Start: Hope and Incoming 1LS
听听听听 One L-ow Brick Road
听听听听 Helping You Get Ready for the Law
听听听听 Law School is Worth the Money
听听听听 Applications Fall as Costs Rise & Jobs are Cut
听听听听 Drastic Changes in Educating New Lawyers
听听听听 Is Law School a Losing Game?
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听听 The Elements of Style William Strunk Jr. & E.B. White Financing a Legal Education: Investing in Your Future Getting to Maybe: How to Excel on Law School Exams Richard Michael Fischl & Jeremy Paul Helping You Get Ready for the Law Michigan State University College of Law The Language of Law School: Learning to 鈥淭hink Like a Lawyer鈥 Elizabeth Mertz Law School Confidential: A Complete Guide to the Law School Experience, by Students for Students Robert H. Miller The Law School Gamble: Things You Must Consider Before Placing Your Bet Matthew Marzetti Law School: Getting In, Getting Good, Getting the Gold Thane Messenger Law School Insider: The Comprehensive 21st Century Guide to Success in Admissions, Classes, Law Review, Bar Exams and Job Searches for Prospective Students and Their Loved Ones Jeremy B. Horowitz Looking at Law School: A Student Guide from the Society of American Law Teachers Stephen Gillers 1001 Legal Words You Need to Know: The Ultimate Guide to the Language of Law Jay M. Feinman Planet Law School II: What You Need to Know (Before You Go)鈥擝ut Didn't Know to Ask...And No One Else Will Tell You Atticus Falcon Starting Off Right in Law School Carolyn J. Nygren Christian perspectives on law
Title Author(s) Biblical Foundations of the Criminal Law Institute for Christian Legal Studies Biblical Foundations of Procedural Law Institute for Christian Legal Studies Conflict: Its Resolution and the Completion of Creation John Feikens Conversion and the Rehabilitation of the Penal System: A Theological Rereading of Criminal Justice Andrew Skotnicki Law and the Bible: Justice, Mercy and Legal Institutions Robert F. Cochran, Jr. & David Van Drunen The Lawyer's Calling: Christian Faith and Legal Practice Joseph G. Allegretti On Being a Christian and a Lawyer: Law for the Innocent Thomas L. Shaffer Redeeming Law: Christian Calling and the Legal Profession Michael P. Schutt 听
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- Law 101: Everything You Need to Know About American Law 5th Edition (Jay M. Feinman)
- LSAT 101: Core Concepts (Princeton Review)
- LSAT Prep Flashcards (Kaplan Test Prep)
- LSATMax: Logic Games
- LSATMax: Logical Reasoning I
- LSATMax: Logical Reasoning II
- LSATMax: Reading Comprehension & The Writing Section
- The Next 8 Actual, Official LSAT PrepTests
- The LSAT Trainer: A Remarkable Self-Study Guide (Mike Kim)
- The New Official LSAT TriplePrep Volume 1
- The New Official LSAT SuperPrep II
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- PowerScore LSAT Logic Games Bible 2022 (David Killoran, Jon Denning)听
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- Princeton Review LSAT Premium Prep 28th Edition