Interlibrary Loan (ILL) is a free service for BYU Law faculty, staff, and students to assist with their research needs. ILL will locate and deliver to you: books, journal articles, and many other library materials. If the item you are looking for isn’t owned by the …
Often one of the best places to start legal research is with a legal treatise. This is especially true for law students who have less experience in the law and need to get a good overview of the area of …
One of the questions we often get from students is whether they can access resources like Westlaw and Lexis during their jobs and externships over the summer. The answer depends on the restrictions set by each vendor. Westlaw – Westlaw …
Finals are almost over and students will be heading out for jobs and externships over the summer. We want students to know that the law library is still here to help as you begin researching this summer. Our reference desk …
BYU Law alum Melissa A. Beutler (’05) is the co-editor of the recently released 2nd Edition of the ABA’s Model Jury Instructions: Construction Litigation. The second edition substantially updates the first, which was published in 2001, providing construction litigators with …
We do our best to help our students out during finals time. Here are some resources and services we hope will make this time a little less stressful. Sample Exams – The Law Library has a number of sample exams …
The Law Library has a number of useful study guides available in the Reserve Library. We recently brought all the study guides together into one location on the first range of books (R:1) in the Reserve Library. Hopefully this will …
Yesterday Lexis Advance released its Explore Content feature which allows researchers to browse sources by subject or by jurisdiction. This is something I have been waiting on for a while as it allows a researcher to drill down to the …
Law students looking to apply for federal clerkships will want to be aware of the library’s subscription to the Almanac of the Federal Judiciary. Now available electronically, the Almanac provides biographical information for all federal judges, as well as information …
We do our best to help our students out during finals time. Here are some resources and services we hope will make this time a little less stressful. Sample Exams – The Law Library has a number of sample exams …
In addition to first year legal research, two advanced legal research classes will be taught next semester. One is the general Advanced Legal Research class that will be taught Mondays and Wednesdays from 4-4:50. The other is a Federal Tax …
The 10th Circuit Court of Appeals will be hearing oral argument at BYU Law School next week. The Law Library has compiled the briefs and lower court opinions in the various cases for law students and faculty to review.
BYU Law was #1 in U.S. News’s recent “10 Law Schools that Leave Grads with the Least Debt.” The article looked at indebtedness of the Class of 2014 and found that BYU Law Grads had an average debt of $54,203, …
The Law Library is happy to welcome the class of 2018 to the law school! We’re excited that you’re here with us and want you to know that we’re here to help you throughout your legal education. In addition to …
BYU Law was recently ranked #22 in Above the Law’s Top 50 Law Schools for 2015. ATL’s ranking looks at employment score, quality jobs score, SCOTUS clerk and federal judgeship scores, education cost, alumni rating, and M7 ratio (debt per …
If you’ve been to our library you’ve likely noticed the display of book jackets we have just inside the glass walls of the Reserve Library. These are from books that we’ve recently added to our collection and gives us a …
Due to planned electrical upgrades to the Law Building, the Law Library will be closed May 11-15. Please make arrangements to visit the Law Library before the 11th if you need to use our print or electronic collections. Electronic resources …
Congratulations everyone! You made it through another year of law school. We hope you get a chance to relax for a bit before you set off for your next adventure of summer jobs and externships. When you are ready to …
