LAW Adjusting to Law School
University of Calgary Resources
The Student Success Centre offers general seminars on developing study skills and strategies, some of which may be useful to law students.
General Study Tips Books
Introduction to the Study and Practice of Law in a Nutshell, 6th by
Call Number: KF273 .H44 2014ISBN: 0314290427Publication Date: 2014
Strategies Tactics First Year Law Student (Maximize Your Grades) by Call Number: KF283 .W35 2010ISBN: 9780735591073Publication Date: 2010Chapter 4 Studying and Class PreparationExpert Learning for Law Students by
Call Number: KF283 .S39 2005ISBN: 1594601135Publication Date: 2005
Topical Study Aids Available at the University of Calgary
Many books are written specifically for law students and can help explain difficult legal concepts. The books in Irwin Law's Essentials of Canadian Law series, for example, are specifically designed to be a resource to students. The Irwin titles are available in print in the law library's Reserve Collection and also electronically.
Some of the student-focused books on the first year courses are listed below, listed in alphabetical order of the course subject - Constitutional Law, Contracts, Criminal Law, Property and Torts. You can find other titles on the same topic by browsing the call number range in the collection.
- Constitutional Law byCall Number: KF4482 .M65 2017ISBN: 9781552213032Publication Date: 2017Part of Irwin Law's Essentials of Canadian Law Series. Click on title to access e-book. A print copy is available.
- Canadian Constitutional Law byCall Number: KF4482 .C36 2017ISBN: 9781552393321Publication Date: 2017Law Library
- Statutory interpretation byCall Number: KF425 .S95 2016Publication Date: 2016Click on title to access e-book. A print copy is available .
- The Law of Torts byCall Number: KF1250 .O82 2015ISBN: 9781552212127Publication Date: 2015Part of Irwin Law's Essentials of Canadian Law Series. Click on title to access e-book. Print copy is available.
- Criminal Law byCall Number: KF9220 .ZA2 R623 2015ISBN: 9781552213018Publication Date: 2015Part of Irwin Law's Essentials of Canadian Law Series. Click on title to access e-book. Print copy is available.
- Learning Canadian Criminal Law byCall Number: KF9219 .L42 2015ISBN: 0779849253Publication Date: 2015
- The Law of the Canadian Constitution byCall Number: KF4482 .R442 2013ISBN: 9780433457350Publication Date: 2013Law Library
- The law of contracts byCall Number: KF801 .M26 2012Publication Date: 2012Part of Irwin Law's Essentials of Canadian Law Series. Click on title to access e-book. A print copy is available .
- An introduction to real property law byCall Number: KF570 .S55 2012ISBN: 9780433469612Publication Date: 2012Law Library
- Understanding property : a guide to Canada's property law byCall Number: KF561 .B46 2008ISBN: 9780779813667Publication Date: 2008