Introduction
This page offers a variety of resources that are available to LLM students in the law library and in the law school, which can be helpful as you prepare for your courses.
Quick Links
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Career Services for LLMsThe Career Services Office at Vanderbilt University Law School is dedicated to providing career assistance to every student, beginning in October of their first year. Students learn to develop strong resumes, to become familiar with and evaluate different kinds of legal opportunities, to construct a strategy for finding summer and permanent jobs, to interview confidently, and to respond professionally to employers.
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International Student & Scholar ServicesInternational Student and Scholar Services (ISSS) is a team of passionate and experienced international educators dedicated to advocating for and supporting the international community at Vanderbilt. Through holistic advising, collaborative programming and advocacy, ISSS fosters the development and education of international students and scholars and supports the creation of a more intercultural and inclusive community at Vanderbilt.
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Vanderbilt Law School Resources for StudentsQuick Link list of resources for Vanderbilt Law School students, including LL.M.s
Online Study Resources
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Aspen Learning Library This link opens in a new window
Study aids from the following series: Examples & Explanations, Emanuel Law Outlines, Emanuel CrunchTime, Glannon Guides, Casenote Legal Briefs, Academic Success, Inside Series, Friedman’s Practice Series, and more.
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Hotshot This link opens in a new window
A learning platform for legal professionals, which provides videos and short summaries of important topics. Hotshot’s specialty is videos that are short and practical, accompanied by interactive quizzes and written materials, and each is about 15 minutes long, broken into short sections of a few minutes each. Each video comes with an outline-style summary that you can use to review the materials before watching any videos.
Students, faculty, and staff will access by creating an account using their Vanderbilt email.
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Lexis Digital Library (Law users only) This link opens in a new window
Legal ebooks that can be accessed on mobile devices and desktop platforms. Includes casebooks, study guides, treatises, practice guides, and more.
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West Academic This link opens in a new windowIncludes Nutshells, Gilbert's Summaries, Black Letter Outlines, Concise Hornbooks, and other study aid publications related to courses taught in the Law School.
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Researching the Law in the United States for LLM StudentsThis guide is designed for LLM students and provided by the Robert Crown Law Library at Stanford Law School. It provides resources for those seeking an introduction to U.S. law, starting points for U.S. legal research, and information about studying at the law library.
Law Library Resources
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American Legal System for Foreign Lawyers
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ISBN: 9781454823902Publication Date: 2014-11-12Heavily classroom-tested by the authors and other instructors, this powerful teaching tool puts an emphasis on vocabulary and solid learning aids to introduce the American legal system to foreign law students. The American Legal System for Foreign Lawyers uses contract law to show the continued development of common law and considers the role and function of judges, characterizing the differences between common and civil law. Other important issues are highlighted such as the differences between judicial review of legislation under constitutional challenge, judicial interpretation of statutes, and judicial development and application of common law contract and property law principles. -
The International Students' Survival Guide to Law School in the United States
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Call Number: Upper Level ; KF283 .G33 2003ISBN: 0595278361Publication Date: 2003-05-07"The Survival Guide" is designed to provide practical and comprehensible information to International Students coming to US law schools. -
Law School Success in a Nutshell
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Call Number: Main Level - Study Aids ; REF KF283 .B874 2017ISBN: 9781683281856Publication Date: 2017-07-14This Nutshell provides information about the types of legal practice that are available to you when you graduate. And it describes the opportunities that will be available to you during your second and third years of law school, such as law journals, law clinics, internships, joint degree programs, and study abroad. -
United States Legal Language and Culture
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Call Number: Upper Level ; KF272 .B76 2013ISBN: 9780199895458Publication Date: 2013-05-17In Legal English, experienced educators and professors answer the needs of law students and non-English speaking lawyers who are unfamiliar with the use of English in legal settings. They introduce readers into a new world of study of the law by carefully guiding them through the vital skills and techniques they will need to feel comfortable and proficient in English-speaking and American legal culture. Through the exercises in this book, readers will gain proficiency reading and understanding case law and statutes. -
The Unofficial Guide to Legal Studies in the United States for Foreign Lawyers byCall Number: Upper Level ; KF283 .U56 2012ISBN: 9781614386735Publication Date: 2012-09-01Based on the authors' varied experiences as foreign law students, attorneys, and professionals in the United States, this guide is written for the benefit of foreign lawyers who have the desire to study the law in the United States. The authors share the commonality of having been born, raised, and/or educated outside the United States and facing challenges in the pursuit of careers in the intensely competitive world of corporate America. By design, the team of coauthors represents different parts of the world (e.g., Asia, Latin America, and Europe), and each chapter is written with a different voice--in order that ideas may be communicated from the unique perspectives of different cultures.
