LibGuides: Research Guide for LLM and Foreign Exchange Students: Legal Research & Writing

Legal Research in a Nutshell by Kent Olson
Call Number: Online
ISBN: 9781636590639
Publication Date: 2021-05-07
Principles of Legal Research by Kent Olson; Aaron Kirschenfeld; Ingrid Mattson
Call Number: Online
ISBN: 9781640208056
Publication Date: 2020-08-24
A Short and Happy Guide to Advanced Legal Research by Ann Long
Call Number: Online
ISBN: 9781640207486
Publication Date: 2020-02-24

ALWD Guide to Legal Citation by Carolyn V. Williams; Association of Legal Writing Directors Staff (Contribution by)
Call Number: 4th Floor Circulation Desk ; KF245 .A45 2021
ISBN: 9781543807776
Publication Date: 2021-05-05
Legal Reasoning Research and Writing for International Graduate Students by Nedzel
Call Number: 5th Stacks ; KF240 .N42 2008
ISBN: 9780735569539
Publication Date: 2008-02-29
Basic Legal Research: Tools and Strategies, Revised Eighth Edition by Amy E. Sloan
Call Number: Online
ISBN: 9798889061670
Publication Date: 2024-04-01
Basic Legal Research: Tools and Strategies by Amy E. Sloan
Call Number: KF240 .S585 2021
ISBN: 1543825273
Publication Date: 2021-02-22
Legal Research by Stephen Elias; Editors of Nolo
Call Number: 5th Stacks ; KF242.A1 E43 2018
ISBN: 9781413325645
Publication Date: 2018-08-30

Legal Writing: process, analysis, and organization by Linda H. Edwards
Call Number: 5th Stacks ; KF250 .E39 2018
ISBN: 9781454895916
Publication Date: 2018-02-01
The Elements of Legal Style by Bryan A. Garner
Call Number: 5th Stacks ; KF250 .G37 2002
ISBN: 0195141628
Publication Date: 2002-03-21
Garner's the Redbook by Bryan Garner
Call Number: 4th Floor Research Alcove ; KF250 .G375 2023
ISBN: 9781642421439
Publication Date: 2023-06-14
Point Made: How to Write Like the Nation's Top Advocates by Ross Guberman
Call Number: Online
ISBN: 9781306517706
Publication Date: 2014-01-01
Plain English for Lawyers by Richard Wydick; Amy Sloan
Call Number: 5th Stacks ; KF250 .W93 2019
ISBN: 1531007007
Publication Date: 2019-02-01

Case Briefs (Lexis)
Search the Lexis case briefs by case name to find basic prepared case briefs with the Rule, Facts, Issues, Answer, and Conclusion. More than 18,000 case briefs are available. These can be helpful for class preparation.

CALI Authorization Code
CALI Registration Page
How to Brief a Case
On completion of the lesson, the student will be able to:
1. List the elements of a case brief.
2. Describe the purposes of a case brief.
3. Practice writing a case brief.
IRAC Review - CALI Lesson
On completion of the lesson, the student will be able to:
1. Identify the components of IRAC.
2. Classify what belongs in each section of IRAC.
3. Identify strong and weak examples of issue statements, rules, applications, and conclusions.
4. Compose basic legal analysis in written IRAC form.

Lexis & Westlaw are the two major online subscription legal research services in the United States.
As a UC Law SF student you will get passwords for free access to both research services to find cases, statutes, and legal analysis.
If you have questions about using Lexis or Westlaw contact the UC Law SF librarians at the 4th floor Reference Desk or by email libref@uclawsf.edu

Westlaw
Comprehensive legal research system for researching primary law (cases, statutes, administrative materials, etc.) and secondary sources (treatises, law reviews, etc.). Free to UC Law SF students, faculty and staff. Registration required.
Lexis+
Comprehensive legal research system for researching primary law (cases, statutes, administrative materials, etc.) and secondary sources (treatises, law reviews, etc.). Free to UC Law SF students, faculty and staff. Registration required; contact the library for registration information. Refresh the page if the link does not work.