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Law Library Resources

The Law Library has one copy of the following:
- required first year casebooks
- required upper division casebooks (Evidence, Constitutional Law, Professional Responsibility) (starting fall semester 2024)
- bar success prescribed curriculum required casebooks (starting fall semester 2024)
The above can be checked out for 2 hours at the Circulation Desk. The law library does not acquire open access casebooks (they are freely available online), other upper division casebooks, or supplementary course material.
The library may receive other casebooks via donation. Check the law library catalog.
Older first year casebooks are in the treatise collection. Check the law library catalog.
Check the catalog for older casebooks and non-textbook titles.
Search Summit to see if it is available at one of our partner libraries.
Request via ILL from other libraries.
Check out the library’s print and online study aids collection as a supplement (not a substitute for casebooks).
Ask the reference librarians for help finding cases, statutes, and other materials: lawreference@seattleu.edu

Post on the SU law student book exchange.
Ask other SU law students and student organizations (e.g., the Womxn of Color Coalition is starting a book exchange: WOCC@seattleu.edu).
Check out the ARC Resource bookcase outside offices 321 and 322 for other study resources.
The law school student financial services department may be able to advise on additional financial aid resources: lawfa@seattleu.edu

Check the faculty member’s course webpage to see if articles or chapters have been posted.
Discuss using a previous edition with your faculty member. It may be cheaper and more easily obtained via Summit or ILL.
For open access law textbooks, see this guide.

The Campus Bookstore sells and rents textbooks and offers a book buyback program. Purchase books as early as possible to ensure you have them in time for class.
The Lemieux Library guide on textbook options has many tips and a comprehensive list of booksellers and open educational resources. Order books as early as possible to ensure they arrive before classes start.
The campus emergency fund can assist students with non-tuition related expenses. Seattle University has an Open Education Taskforce that educates and supports the campus community on open education practices.