M.A Legal Studies Comprehensive Exam Reading List

Key: RT=Required text; ST=Suggested Text; LMIT=Legal Management Information and Technology; DR=Dispute Resolution; T=Technology; M=Management; G=General Track

IMPORTANT NOTE: Students are responsible for the contents of this reading list in addition to their coursework.

Author Title Publisher Course No. Status/Concentration
         
Balian, Edward

The Graduate Research Guidebook

New York: University press of America, 1994.       
Baruch Bush, R. Dilemmas of Mediation Practice- A study of Ethical Dilemmas and Policy Implications D.C.: NIDR, 1992.    
Baruch Bush, R. and Folger, J. The Promise of Mediation: Responding to Conflict Through Empowerment and Recognition San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1994    
Bennett, W. The Book of Virtues Simon and Schuster, 1993.      
Bercovitchard, J. and Rubin, J. Mediation in International Relations: Multiple Approach to Conflict Management NY: St. Martins Press, 1992    
Bodine, R.and Crawford, D The Handbook of Conflict Resolution Education San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1998.      
Breslin, W. and Rubin, J., eds. Negotiation Theory and Practice Cambridge: Program on Negotiation, 1995.      
Buker, B. and Rubin, J. Conflict, Cooperation & Justice San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1995.      
 Burgess, Allison  

The Lawyer's Guide to the Internet

Chicago: ABA Press, 1995    LSLW572  LMIT/G
Carter, S. Integrity Basic Books, 1996.   LSLW501 ST/DR
Cavazos, Cyberspace and the Law Boston: MIT Press, 1996    
Coulson, R. Labor Arbitration New York: American Arbitration Assoc., 1998 LSLW553  
Elkouri and Elkouri   Arbitration    LSLW553  LMIT/DR/G
Fisher, R. and Ury, W. Getting to Yes: Negotiate an Argument without Giving In New York: Penguin Books, 1991.      
Fisher, R. and Ertel, D. The Getting Ready to Negotiate: The "Getting to Yes" Workbook NY: Penguin Books, 1995.   LSLW51 RT/DR
Fisher, R. and Ury, W. Getting to Yes: 2 nd ed. New York: Penguin Books, 1991.   LSLW 551 RT/DR
Folberg, J. and Taylor,  A. Mediation San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1984.   LSLW 555 RT/DR
Ginsburg, Jane Legal Methods Westbury: Foundation Press, 1996.      
Girard, K. and Kosh, S.

Conflict and Resolution in the Schools.   A Manual for Educators,

 

San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1996.   LSLW 554 RT/DR
Hall, D. Administrative Law New York: Delmar, 1994. LSLW 531 RT/G
Harr, J A Civil Action New York: Vintage Press, 1995.    
Haynes, J Fundamentals of Family Mediation Albany: State University Press, 1994    
Ingoldsky, B. and S. Smith

Families in a Multicultural Perspective

New York: Guilford, 1995.  

 

LSLW 558 RT/DR
Ishay, Michelene The Human Rights Handbook New York: Routledge, 1997.   LSLW574 ST/LMIT-M
James, P. The Divorce Mediation Handbook San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1997    
Kovach, K. Mediation: Principles and Practice St. Paul: West.   LSLW552 RT/DR
Kritek, P.  Negotiating at an Uneven Table San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1995.      
Lang, Gerhard and Heiss,George A Practical Guide to Research Methods

New York: University Press of America, 1994.

 

   
La Vecchia, J. J. Massin, and P. Prunty Administrative Law New Brunswick: ICLE, 1993    
McDennott, and Berkeley, Alternative Dispute Resolution in the Workplace Westport, Ct.: Quorum Books, 1996.   LSLW556 RT/LMIT-M
Meyer, C Accounting and Finance for Lawyers St. Paul: West, 1995 LSLW557 RT/LMIT-T
Moore, C The Mediation Process: Practical Strategies for Resolving Conflict 2nd ed.  San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1996    
Moyers, W Genesis: A Living Conversation New York: Doubleday, 1996 LSLW 501 ST/G
Raiffa, Howard

The Art and Science of Negotiation: How to Resolve Conflicts and Get the Best out of Bargaining

Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1982    
Rascal, B., Jastram, King and Webner

Trademark Administration: A Guide for Paralegals.   Administrators and Attorneys

 

Washington DC: InternationalTrademark Association, 1990

LSLW 538 ST/G
Redenbach, S. Self-Esteem: The Necessary Ingredient for Success Davis: Esteem Seminar Programs, 1991  LSLW 554 ST/G
Roper, B. Practical Law Office Management St. Paul: West, 1995 LSLW 550 RT/LMIT-T
Roper B. Using Computers in the Law Office St. Paul: West, 1996 LSLW 541 RT/LMIT-T
Rosenoer, J. Cyberlaw New York: Springer-Verlay, 1997 LSLW 541 RT/LMIT-T
Sovereign, K. Personnel Law, 4thEd. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, 1999 LSLW RT/LMIT-M
Susskind, L. and Cruikshank.J. Breaking the Impress: Consensual Approaches to Resolving Public Disputes Harvard Negotiation Project, 1987    
Twomey Labor and Employment Law - 11th Edition Cincinnati, Ohio: Southwestern, 1994    
Vizotsky, B The Genesis of Ethics Crown, 1996 LSLW 501 RT/G