Global legal research provider vLex has announced the topic for this year's International Law & Technology Writing Competition. Submissions are due December 1st, 2021. The competition is for current law students, JD and LLM. Submission requirements are simple and low-key: write a blog-style article of …
We value quality news here at the Law Library. For that reason, we provide law students with digital access to a variety of general newspapers and legal news sources. Keeping up with the news makes you better informed, which makes you better in a lot …
The U.S. Supreme Court returned this term to hearing oral arguments in person but has expanded live streaming access to oral arguments that began during the current pandemic. Starting today, live streaming of oral arguments is now available directly on the home page of supremecourt.gov. …
2Ls and 3Ls who registered for a Law Library-hosted Quimbee account in prior years must re-register using an email invitation from Quimbee. 2Ls and 3Ls who have not re-registered using the email invitation will lose access to their accounts starting Thursday October 7th. To re-register: …
Our last Library Research Workshop for fall semester will focus on tax law research. Tax research, an area of administrative law, is a highly specialized field that is very different from the litigation-focused research skills taught during 1L Legal Research & Writing. Tax law has …
There are a few seats left to register for the library workshop on legal analytics scheduled for September 21st in room 267 at 12pm! Legal analytics have been getting a lot of attention the past few years, with startups being formed and acquired and companies …
Doing your substantial writing this year, or writing a comment for Law Review? Mark your calendar for Tuesday, September 14th at 12pm. The library is presenting a workshop focused on helping you save time and research smarter for your substantial writing paper and other academic …
Quimbee has a new registration system this year, and all 2Ls and 3Ls must re-register their accounts. This requirement applies to all students who previously set up Quimbee accounts through the BYU Law Library in the past two years. New 1Ls, LLMs, transfers, and visiting …
There is still time to submit an application for the open position of Legal Technology and Research Librarian at the BYU Howard W. Hunter Law Library. The deadline has been extended to Monday, July 26, 2021. The position of Legal Technology and Research Librarian is …
We're hiring! The Howard W. Hunter Law Library at BYU seeks applicants for the position of Legal Technology and Research Librarian, a professional faculty position (continuing faculty status track), to begin Fall 2021. The position has two main areas of focus: legal technology and faculty …
Another day, another story about an attorney failing to redact a document properly. News channels reported yesterday that Joseph Bondy, "a criminal defense and cannabis business attorney" according to his profile and attorney for businessman Lev Parnas, filed a letter with the U.S. District Court …
Attention Law Student Research Assistants for Faculty: I will be conducting a Faculty Research Assistant Research Training on Monday, May 3 from 12pm to 1pm via Zoom. Email me (HickmanA@law.byu.edu) for the Zoom link! It will be recorded, and I am happy to share that …
Database and building access. Using my carrel to study for the bar. Law school email addresses. We rounded up that information and more and created a page in the student services section of our website in response to common questions we receive from graduating law …
Rising 2Ls, 3Ls, and 4Ls You have unlimited access to your Bloomberg Law and Lexis accounts to do research over the summer, whether for a paid position, a paper, a professor, a co-curricular, an externship, or a non-profit. Check with your employer on their policy …
Westlaw finally released a legal news product last December called Westlaw Today. You can find Westlaw Today using the dropdown menu next to the Westlaw logo in the upper-left of the screen (where you access Practical Law). The delay was a bit of a head-scratcher …
BYU Law School is hosting a virtual book launch event today for Professor Justin Collings' new book, Scales of Memory: Constitutional Justice and Historical Evil, published by Oxford University Press. According to OUP, the book: "Explores how the constitutional courts in the United States, Germany, …
Tax law is among the most complex and technical legal fields, complicated by the fact that it is constantly changing. This article provides a quick overview of commercial databases that specialize in tax research for law students planning on careers in tax law. Every database …
Courts enjoined or vacated many regulations enacted by the Trump administration. However, those rules still show up in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) despite not being in effect. Even a good researcher who updates their CFR research using the List of CFR Parts Affected …
