Summer Reading List (2010)
Feeling a little anxious? Want to get a head start on the school year, but don’t know which books to pick up over the summer? New England Law | Boston wants you to be prepared, so we’ve put together a recommended summer reading list.
The books listed below provide a mix of information that you might find useful. One book focuses on how to succeed in law school, while the others focus on specific legal cases.
Students may purchase books, New England Law merchandise, and other legal materials at the Tufts Health Sciences and New England Law | Boston Bookstore, operated by Barnes & Noble College Bookstores. (Summer Reading List books may also be found at many other bookstores as well as via online vendors.)
Law School Preparation
The following books are intended to help prepare students for the law school experience. They discuss the study skills necessary for law school and contain practical advice for beginning law students.
- Andrew J. McClurg, 1L of a Ride: A Well-Traveled Professor's Roadmap to Success in the First Year of Law School (Thomson West, 2009)
- Herbert N. Ramy, Succeeding in Law School (Carolina Academic Press, 2006)
- Ruth Ann McKinney, Reading Like a Lawyer: Time-Saving Strategies for Reading Law Like an Expert (Carolina Academic Press, 2005)
First-Year Preview
The following books, all available in paperback, provide an introduction to some of the subjects studied in the first year of law school:
- Torts Stories, by Robert L. Rabin and Stephen D. Sugarman (Foundation Press, 2003)
- Contract Stories, by Douglas G. Baird (Foundation Press, 2006)
- Civil Procedure Stories, by Kevin M. Clermont (Foundation Press, 2008)
- Property Stories, by Gerald Korngold and Andrew P. Morriss (Foundation Press, 2009)
- Constitutional Law Stories, 2d, by Michael C. Dorf (Foundation Press, 2009)
Real-World Legal Cases
The following books are about actual legal cases, but they read like novels. They provide a good overview of the legal system and its operation. In addition, they may be required or recommended in some first-year courses.
- A Civil Action, by Jonathan Harr (Random House, 1995)
- Simple Justice: The History of Brown v. Board of Education and Black America's Struggle for Equality, by Richard Kluger (various publishers; originally published in 1976)
- Gideon’s Trumpet, by Anthony Lewis (Vintage Reissue Edition, 1989)
- The Buffalo Creek Disaster, by Gerald Stern (originally published 1976) (available in many editions from several publishers)
Please Note
The books listed above are suggested to provide a window into the law school experience. This is not required reading, and students will not be tested on these materials in orientation.
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