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'Law and literature' is an interdisciplinary subject in itself, especially in American universities, and it has developed from an understanding of how literary study can benefit lawyers - in Cardozo's understanding of narrative technique when formulating legal arguments, say, or in White's concept of the legal imagination - into a self-aware discipline that uses literary concepts to highlight legal ones, and vice versa.
A useful digital commons guide by Paul Heald. The books below provide some overviews or introductions of the subject.
Critical Introduction to Law and Literature by 
Law and Literature by 
Law and literature reconsidered: Studies in Law, Politics and Society by Law and Literature as a discipline has been shaped by its growth in the US, although other countries draw upon their own traditions in response to the subject's American influence. White, West, Ward, Fish and Goodrich are some of the key thinkers in developing this broad area of study.
These books are available on Level 2 of the Bodleian Law Library
The Legal Imagination by 
Reading the Law : a critical introduction to legal method and techniques by 
Narrative, Authority and Law by Books in the Bodleian English Faculty Library
Doing what comes naturally : change, rhetoric, and the practice of theory in literary and legal studies by 
Law and Literature : possibilities and perspectives by If the Bodleian Libraries don't have the print or ebook you are looking for, you can make a recommendation by completing the form below (Oxford Single-Sign On required).
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