Post-Graduate Studies

Pre-Law Resource List

Legal Career Resources at the Office of Post-Graduate Studies, Butler University

The Office of Post-Graduate Studies has a library of resources with a wealth of information about law, law schools, the Law School Admission Test (LSAT) and more. All materials can be borrowed for a week and must be checked out in the blue folder in the Office of Post-Graduate Studies (Jordan Hall 212).

In addition to the resources listed below, the Office of Post-Graduate Studies has brochures for a large number of law schools.

Careers In Law

Bramble Bush - On Our Law and its Study. K. N. Llewllyn. Oceana Publications, Inc, 1991.

Careers in International Affairs. Georgetown University Press, Sixth Edition, 1997.

Careers in International Law. Janis and Swartz. International Law and Practice American Bar Association, 2001.

Introduction to the Study and Practice of Law. Kenney Hegland. Thomson West, 2003.

Lawyers in Transition -Planning a Life in the Law. Byers, Samuelson and Williamson. The Barkley Company 1988.

Paralegal Careers. Angela Schneeman.West Legal Studies, 2000.

Should You Really Be a Lawyer - The Guide to Smart Career Choices Before, During and After Law School. Schnieder, JD and Belsky. Decision Books, 2005.

So You Want to Be a Lawyer - A Practical Guide to Law as a Career. Law School Admission Council, 2003.

Thinking About Law School: A Minority Guide. Law School Admission Council, 1996.

What Can You Do With A Law Degree? Deborah Arron. Niche Press, 1994.

Becoming a Lawyer: a Video Collection. Law School Admission Council, 2003. (video)

So You Want to Go to Law School. 1996. (video)

Applying To Law School

Best Answers to the 201 Most Frequently Asked Interview Questions. Mathew DeLuca. McGraw Hill, 1997.

Get Into Law School - A Strategic Approach. Ruth Lammer-Reeves. KAPLAN, 2004.

How to Get into the Top Law Schools. Richard Montauk. Prenctice Hall Press, 2001.

How to Write a Winning Personal Statement for Graduate and Professional School. Richard Stelzer, Thomson, 1997.

Law School Essays That Made a Difference. Eric Owens. The Princeton Review, 2003.

Out and In - Information for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgendered Law School Applicants. Law School Admission Council, 2004.

Perfect Personal Statements. Mark Alan Stewart. Thomson Peterson's, 2002.

St. Cloud State University, Pre Law Advisor. 2003. (CD-Rom)

The 10 Questions for Minority Law Schools Applicants. Law School Admission Council.

The Ultimate Guide to LawSchool Admission. Carol Wright, J.D. Marriwell Publishing, 2003.

Writing the Perfect Resume - Learn The Techniques That Get You Hired. Weber and Kaplan. Thomson Peterson's, 2001.

THE LSAT

Pass Key to the LSAT - Intensive Preparation for the Law School Admission Test. Barrons Educational Series, 2002.

How to Prepare for the LSAT Law School Admissions Test. Barron's 2002. (With a CD-Rom)

LSAT Strategy Sample Booklet. The Princeton Review, 2003.

LSAT and LSDAS Information Book. 2006-2007.

LSAT Home Study Book. KAPLAN Test Prep and Admissions, 2004.

LSAT Lesson Book. KAPLAN, 2003.

LSAT 2006 Edition Premier Program. Kaplan

LSAT 2006 Edition Comprehensive Program. Kaplan.

LSAT 180 Advanced Prep for Advanced Students. 2005-2006 Edition.

LSAT Victory Using the Cambridge Six-Step Approach. Cambridge Educational Services

Official LSAT Prep Tests. Law School Admissions Council. (Numerous PrepTests accompanied by an explanation guide.)

The Cambridge Six-Step Approach to Score Improvements. (Computer adaptive test preparation for the LSAT.) (CD-Rom)

The Official LSAT Super Prep. Law School Admissions Council, 2004.

The Big Orange Book of Real LSATs - 800 questions and over 4,000 explanations. KAPLAN Test Prep and Admissions, 2004.

Law School Information

First Year Law Study- A Survival Manual. Richard Convisor.

How to Succeed in Law School. Gary Munneke, J.D. Barron's, 1994.

How to Succeed in Law School. 1996. (video)

Inside the Law Schools - A Guide by Students for Students. Seventh Edition, 1998.

Judging the Law Schools. Brennan and LeDuc, 2001, 3rd Edition.

Law School Admissions Profiles. MAPLA Midwest Association of Pre-Law Advisors.

Law School Confidential - A Complete Guide to the LawSchool Experience: By Students, for Students. Robert Miller. Thomas Dunne Books, 2004.

The Law School Buzz Book. Vault, 2006.

Law School Lists. Kaplan, 2006-2007 Edition.

Law School Without Fear - Strategies for Success. Shapo and Shapo. Foundation Press, 2002.

National Association of Law Placement (NALP) Directory of Law Schools, 2006-2007.

Official Guide to ABA-Approved Law Schools. Law School Admissions Council, 2007.

The Indiana CLEO Program booklet.

Financial Aid

Financing a Legal Education: Investing in Your Future. Law School Admission Council, 2004. (video)

Financial Aids for Higher Education. Keesler Santamaria. Brown and Benchmark, 1997.

Additional Resources

A Civil Action. Jonathan Harr. First Vintage Books Edition, 1996.

A History of the World's Great Trials. Aymar and Sagarin. New York Publishing, 1967.

Asking the Right Questions - A Guide to Critical Thinking. Browne and Keeley. Pearson, Eight Edition, 2007.

Civil Litigation. Kerly, Hames and Sukys. West Legal Studies, Third Edition 2001.

Essentials of Alternative Dispute Resolution. Patterson and Seabolt. Pearson publications company, 1997.

Federal Rules of Evidence with Objections. Anthony Bocchino, David Sonenshein. National Institute for Trial Advocacy. Sixth Edition 2005.

Foundations of Business Organizations for Paralegals. Margaret Bartschi. West Legal Studies, 2000.

Heirs of General Practice. John McPhee.The Noonday Press, 1995.

Introduction to the American Legal System. Enika Shulz. Pearson Publications, 1996.

International Business Law and its Environment. Schaffer, Earle and Agusti. West Educational Publishing, Fifth ed 2001.

Learning Legal Reasoning - Briefing, Analysis and Theory. Professor John Delaney. John Delaney Publications, 1992.

Life's Dominion - An Argument about Abortion, Euthanasia, and Individual Freedom. Ronald Dworkin. New York, 1993.

Money and Justice - Who Owns the Courts? Lois Forer. Norton Company 1984.

Ould Fields, New Corne - The Personal Memoirs of a Twentieth Century Lawyer. Erwin Griswold. West Publishing, 1992.

ONE L - The Turbulent True Story of a First Year at Harvard Law School. Scott Turow. Warner Books, 1988.

Order and Law - Arguing the Reagon Revolution. Charles Fried. Simon and Schuster, 1991.

Paralegal Ethics. Angela Schneeman. West Legal Studies, 2000.

Personal Injury Litigation. William Statsky. West Legal Studies, Fourth Edition, 2001.

Problem Solving and Comprehension. Whimbey and Lochhead. Lawrence Erlbaum Inc, Sixth Edition, 1999.

STAND! Contending Ideas and Opinions. Thomas Hickey. Coursewise publishing, 1999.

Stories of Scottsboro. James Goodman, 1994.

The American Bar Association Family Legal Guide. Times Books, 1994.

The Constitution and What it Means Today. Harold Chase and Craig Ducat. Princeton University Press, 1973.

The Betrayed Profession - Lawyering at the End of the Twentieth Century. Linowitz and Mayer. McMillan Publishing, 1994.

The Craft of Legal Reasoning. Brian Porto. Harcourt Brace College Publishers, 1998

The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down. Anne Fadiman. The Noonday Press, 1997.