26 April 2021
Faculty Research Assistant Research Training for Summer 2021
01 February 2021
Self-Help Materials for Utah Law
A unique self-help resource in the BYU Law Library is a set of recent booklets about Utah law. We receive the booklets (which were originally CLE, or Continuing Legal Education, materials) from the …
11 January 2021
Research Consultations with Law Librarians
BYU Law Students: Are you doing your substantial writing requirement this semester? Or are you writing an academic paper for a class this semester? Or do you just want to write a new …
19 November 2020
Chat With Us!
As the holidays and finals are approaching, and you may be traveling home, remember that you can always chat with a law librarian! We strive to offer our chat services 9am to 5pm …
09 November 2020
Researching Newspapers
Sometimes your research requires you to look at newspaper articles--sometimes newspaper articles that are more recent (even the week-of) and sometimes newspaper articles that are more historical. For example, a newspaper article from …
12 October 2020
Researching Court Documents
You may need to research court documents for an RA project or for a paper or externship. Court documents are any documents that are filed in case proceedings, sometimes by the attorneys, other …
06 October 2020
Historical Utah Codes
The BYU Law Library keeps previous versions of the Utah Code, so we've built up quite an extensive collection of historical Utah Codes. We have from 1855 to the present. We also have …
09 June 2020
Free CLE Materials for Diploma Privilege Candidates in Utah
Attention BYU Law Grads! (and anyone who is a diploma privilege candidate in Utah!) You are allowed to do 36 hours of CLE to meet your 360 total hours. The BYU Law Library …
03 June 2020
Accessing Print Materials in the BYU Law Library During This Pandemic
You may have noticed that the BYU Law Library looks a little bit different now. It's locked down to only BYU Law students and faculty. It's filled with fewer people, but... it still …
26 May 2020
Accessing Oxford Scholarship Online
Some BYU Law students and faculty are struggling to access sources on Oxford Scholarship Online. While we are working on our IT end to fix it, here is a workaround: 1. Go to lawlibrary.byu.edu. …
04 May 2020
New Research Guide for Faculty Research Assistants
Are you going to be a research assistant for a faculty member this summer? Or, are you a faculty member that just hired a new research assistant? If so, then check out this …
19 February 2020
Law Journal Rankings
With submission season upon us, both law faculty and law students can submit to law reviews and journals. With so many options, how do you decide? Some look at the ranking of the …
07 February 2020
Meet the RAs This Semester
This semester we have a team of 7 wonderful RAs who work on faculty research projects and assist students at the Reference Desk. Meet them and their diverse interests below! William Bates …
29 January 2020
Bar Application Resources
'Tis the season for Bar applications. Did you know that the BYU Law Library has a few resources to help you out? There are several notaries in the BYU Law Library that offer …
13 December 2019
Georgia v. Public.Resource.Org, Inc.
Georgia v. Public.Resource.Org, Inc. is a case pending before the Supreme Court of the United States[1] and had its oral arguments last week.[2] What’s interesting from a law librarian’s perspective about this case …
13 November 2019
Google Scholar Profiles
Google Scholar profiles are becoming more prevalent with law professors. They give professors an in-depth view of data describing how their scholarly works are cited. Google Scholar allows professors to view and reflect …
22 August 2018
Accessing TWEN
If your professor is using TWEN as their course management tool this semester, watch this screencast on YouTube to make sure you are able to find and use TWEN. If you have any …
12 February 2018