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Subject

Business Entity Fundamentals

Covered in both guides, and one of the doctrinal courses that shows up on the Massachusetts bar.

14Study aids
15Treatises
5Massachusetts
21Databases

Running this year

Business Entity Fundamentals4 crBoth termsAdam Eckart, Anthony Polito

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Reviews, outlines and checklists

Acing Business Associations 3d by Michael A. ChasalowSuffolk login
Gilbert Law Summaries on Corporations 17th by Jesse Choper, James D. Cox, Melvin A. EisenbergSuffolk login
Corporations: Examples and Explanations, 8th by Alan R. PalmiterOn the shelf
Black Letter Outline on Corporations by Richard A. BoothSuffolk login
A Short and Happy Guide to Business Organizations by David G. EpsteinSuffolk login
The Law of Corporations in a Nutshell 8th by Richard D. FreerSuffolk login

Practice exam questions

Exam Pro on Business Associations, Objective 2d by Jens C. DammannWestlaw or Lexis
Sum and Substance Quick Review on Corporations by James D. CoxSuffolk login

CALI lessons

Free, but you need an authorization code from the research desk.

CALI Lessons on Business Associations & CorporationsNeeds a code

Audio and video

Law School Legends Audio on Business Organizations, 3rd by David G. EpsteinSuffolk login
Sum and Substance Audio on Corporations, 5th by James D. CoxSuffolk login
Office Hours on Business Organizations by Chad PomeroySuffolk login

Introductory treatises

Law of Corporations in a Nutshell, 8th by Richard D. FreerSuffolk login
Principles of Business Organizations, 2d by Richard D. Freer & Douglas K. MollSuffolk login
Business Organizations Course Study Collection by Practical Law (Westlaw)Open
Understanding Corporate Law, 6th by Arthur R. Pinto & James A. FantoOn the shelf

In depth

Corporate Law (Concepts and Insights Series), 4th by Stephen M. BainbridgeSuffolk login
Business Organizations Law, 5th by James D. Cox & Thomas Lee HazenSuffolk login
Corporate Law Stories by Mark J. RamseyerSuffolk login
Fletcher Cyclopedia of the Law of Corporations (Westlaw)Westlaw or Lexis
Corporate and M&A Resources by LexisWestlaw or Lexis

Practical materials

Practical Guidance (Lexis)Westlaw or Lexis

Massachusetts materials

Practice material for this jurisdiction. Most of it is MCLE, and it stays useful well past the exam.

Business and Commercial Law Self-Guided Professional Development Plan by MCLESuffolk login
Organizing, Financing, and Advising a Massachusetts Business by MCLESuffolk login
Drafting Commercial Documents in Massachusetts by Davide F. Hendren, Ed. (MCLE)Suffolk login
Massachusetts Nonprofit Organizations by MCLESuffolk login
Buying and Selling a Privately Owned Business in Massachusetts: Step-by-step transaction guidance, 3d by Gabor Garai & Susan E. Pravda, eds.Suffolk login

Also worth knowing

Business Organizations Course Study Collection by Practical Law (Westlaw)Open
Lexis: Corporations/Business Organizations (Law School)Westlaw or Lexis

Databases for this subject

Boston Business Journal
Checkpoint EdgeSuffolk login
EBSCOHostSuffolk login
HeinOnlineSuffolk login
Index to Legal Periodicals (1981-present)Suffolk login
Intellectual Property Law CollectionSuffolk login
Investor-State Law GuideSuffolk login
Law360
Lexis+
Library CatalogOpen
MCLE OnlinePass
Massachusetts Trial Court Law LibrariesOpen
Oxford Journals OnlineSuffolk login
Project SyndicateSuffolk login
SSRNOpen
Statistical InsightSuffolk login
Transnational Dispute ManagementSuffolk login
WIPO LexOpen
Wall Street Journal
Wiley Online LibrarySuffolk login
WorldTradeLaw.netSuffolk login

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