Due to customer demand, PLI recently unveiled a new way to receive our acclaimed Answer Books–our Answer Book Standing Order Plan! Much like our Treatise Standing Order Plan, the Answer Book plan allows subscribers to receive review copies of all future Answer Books while receiving a discount of 35% off the retail price of those they decide to keep.
For more information on our Answer Book Standing Order plan, click here or contact PLI’s Library Relations team .
Happy Law Day! To celebrate, PLI is offering a discount of 35% off our Treatises and Answer Books. 
In March 2014, PLI published the following Answer Books:
If you have any questions or would like to place an order, please email PLI Library Relations or call 877-900-5291.
On Monday, January 7, 2014, Practising Law Institute announced our lucky AALS 2014 Answer Book raffle winner, Professor Bill MacDonald of Whittier Law School. Read on to learn more about Professor MacDonald, his thoughts on PLI and on the AALS Annual Meeting, and how he plans on using the eighteen PLI Answer Books he won in the raffle.
Describe your role at Whittier Law School
I am Director of Academic Support. I work mostly with our first- and second-year law students to help them develop facility and confidence in the skills they need to perform well in their classes here. I teach workshops and classes and I meet with students one-on-one to address specific concerns. What I love about this job is the fact that so many students at so many stages of their development as lawyers recognize the value of taking a “big picture” view of their experiences here at Whittier Law, and come to my office seeking guidance and resources not just to help them understand the substantive law, but also to help them develop as learners and students.
Do you use PLI publications? If so, which ones? What do you use them for?
When I was a tax practitioner, I used PLI books on tax planning by Louis Freeman and accessed some of PLI’s online webcasts and learning content. I thought these were great resources.
What are your plans for the Answer Books?
This is my first year as Director of Academic Support, and while we have quite a few PLI books in our main law library, one of my goals is to enhance the holdings of our Academic Support Program library, which many students turn to, on their own or in consultation with me, to help them get a better handle on what they are studying. Your Answer Books are a perfect fit and I am delighted to be able to share them with my students.
What did you think of this year’s AALS meeting? Please share one takeaway from the conference.
I thought this year’s AALS meeting was quite worthwhile – stimulating, informative, and enjoyable. My biggest takeaway was that student services, law school administration, and substantive professors seem to be increasingly interested in working together to enhance law students’ experiences and opportunities from every angle – something that was very gratifying to observe, since that is the stance I’ve taken since arriving at Whittier Law, and it is one to which my colleagues here seem equally committed.
And finally, how did the snow storm affect your travel plans?
Fortunately, I traveled to NY by train from DC, and suffered no ill effects from the storm. In fact, as a native New Englander now living in Southern California, I considered it a blessing that I got to see a few inches of snow before I was forced to return to the endless summer of Surf City.
The Discover PLUS coverage list is a reference guide for librarians, attorneys, researchers, and other PLI Discover PLUS subscribers. Inside the catalog is a listing of the books, forms, and transcripts that are available through Discover PLUS. Discover PLUS contains all PLI published materials, including our authoritative Treatises, Answer Books, and Course Handbooks.
In addition, we have listed our searchable and downloadable legal forms, as well as those program transcripts made accessible through PLUS.
If you have any questions about the coverage list or would like to learn more about Discover PLUS, please contact PLI Library Relations at libraryrelations@plu.edu or 877-900-5291.
Over the years many customers have come to us with a similar problem: “How do I get clear, fast answers to practice questionswithout getting buried in details?”
In response, PLI has introduced the new Answer Book Series.
Written by members of major law firms who provide a complete understanding of the relevant practice issues that arise in the selected subject matter areas, each Answer Book provides a step-by-step explanation of the regulations and issues that the practitioner is likely to face.
Each title in the series uses an easily understood Q&A format so that the needed information can be found quickly. Practice pointers and checklists that assist in explaining everyday client questions are included in every title.
You can view the Answer Book Series online and get started on updating your library with books that cover all of today’s most pressing industry challenges.
The following titles are included in our collection:
Covering fourteen different practice areas, these step-by-step guides are vital to any skilled practitioner needing a comprehensive summary or to any attorney new to the particular practice area.
Purchase entire Answer Book Series and receive over 50% off!
To receive all 14 practical Q&A guides in the series for only $1,565, contact PLI’s Library Relations Teamat (877) 900-5291 or libraryrelations@pli.edu.