General law school resources

 

Books
o       Mertz, E., The Language of Law School: Learning to "Think Like a Lawyer" (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2007)
o       Morrison & Chin, Beyond the Big Firm: Profiles Of Lawyers Who Want Something More (New York: Aspen Publishers, 2007)
o       Sullivan et al., Educating Lawyers: Preparation for the Profession of Law (San Francisco: Jossey-Bass/Wiley, 2007)
o       Swartz, S., Careers in International Law, 3rd ed. (Chicago: American Bar Association, Section of International Law, 2008)
 
Blogs
Faculty blogs
Faculty Blog at the University of Toronto law school: http://utorontolaw.typepad.com/faculty_blog/
Faculty Blog at the University of Alberta law school: http://ualbertalaw.typepad.com
University of Calgary Faculty of Law Blog: http://ablawg.ca/
Jeremy De Beer (University of Ottawa): http://www.jeremydebeer.ca/
Ian Kerr (University of Ottawa): http://iankerr.ca/
Blog on law school in Canada: http://canadalawstudent.blogspot.com/
Life of a Law Student: http://www.lifeofalawstudent.com
 
Collaborative law student blogs
 
Other law student related blogs
Independent legal magazine for young lawyers: http://www.lawandstyle.ca/
Cassels Brock summer student blog: http://casselsbrockandblogwell.blogspot.com/
 
Websites
General
Center for Computer-Assisted Legal Instruction
 
Law student case summary wiki
 
Workshop on the Future of Canadian Legal Education [papers on Canadian law school rankings and admissions; Legal Research Institute, University of Manitoba Faculty of
Law]
 
Roy Stuckey, et al., Best Practices for Legal Education: A Vision and a Road Map ([New York]: Clinical Legal Education Association, 2007)
 
Council of Canadian Law Deans
 
Canadian Association of Law Teachers
 
Law movies
 
Masters of Laws Programs Worldwide
 
Website addressing various issues, including some related to law school 
 
PLTC practice materials
 
Forums
Law students Canada
 
Law Buzz