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JD Book Guide

This guide contains required and recommended materials and resources for each course in the JD program of the JFK School of Law

Required Textbooks

Required Course Materials for Torts A-B

Brian A. Blum & Amy C. Bushaw. Contracts: Cases, discussion, and problems (5th ed. 2022). Aspen Publishing.

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This course utilizes PracticePerfect - a visually engaging video-based study aid created to help you understand core legal topics. 

Barbri materials*

*Barbri is a well-regarded bar exam preparation course, so please hold off on the purchase of other commercial outlines until you have a chance to assess the benefit of using the Barbri materials. And consider that the Barbri materials are meant as “review” materials. This means that they are most helpful after some basic doctrine has been absorbed. 

Recommended Text

Dennis J. Tonsing. 1000 Days to the bar - But the practice of law begins now! (3rd ed. 2022) Retrieved from https://www.wshein.com/1000-Days-to-the-bar/ or  https://www.amazon.com/1000-Days-Bar-Practice-Begins/dp/0837742625?ref_=ast_author_dp

Recommended Resources

Each of the following recommendations are available on your West Study Aids Subscription. Click on each to be redirected to the resource on West Study Aids. 

1. Acing Contracts

2. Gilbert Law Summaries on Contracts

3. Black Letter Outline on Contracts

4. Principles of Contract Law  

5. Contracts in a Nutshell  

6. Sum and Substance Audio on Contracts

7.  Law School Legends Audio on Contracts

8. Flash Cards for Contracts

9. A Short & Happy Guide to Contracts

10. Contracts - Hornbook