12 March 2019
Casetext with CARA AI: Keyword-free Legal Research
Search for caselaw without using keywords? That’s the goal of CARA AI from Casetext. Casetext, a legal research alternative to Westlaw and Lexis, uses CARA AI (Case Analysis Research Assistant, Artificial Intelligence) to …
09 November 2015
Research Classes Next Semester
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 …
07 January 2014
Paper Topics
Welcome back! It's a new year and a fresh start. I had a question at the reference desk yesterday about where to look for topics for research papers. This is a great question …
29 October 2013
Winter Semester Classes
As you arrange your schedule for Winter semester, keep in mind that there are some great classes to help you expand your research skills and to learn more about law librarianship. These classes …
06 May 2013
The Importance of Legal Research
Finals are over. The Write-on is done. Now it's time for summer jobs and externships to begin. Summertime is often where students realize how important legal research is to the practice of law. …
06 August 2012
Subject Guides
The Law Library provides a lot of information, both print and electronic. At times the amount of information can be overwhelming and it may be difficult to know where to start. One of …
21 June 2012
Executive Privilege and CRS Reports
Executive privilege has been in the news lately as President Obama has asserted it for the first time in his presidency. The Wall Street Journal recently published a list of executive privilege assertions over …
04 June 2012
Where to Start Researching?
One of the common questions you'll face when receiving a new legal research assignment is "Where should I start?" There's a number of places that work as a good starting place, but one …
01 May 2012
Researching Municipal Law
One area of law that we generally don't have much time to cover in our first year legal research classes is local legislation. Municipal ordinances govern much of what we do on an …
21 March 2012
Zotero for Research Management
Many students are getting into the thick of writing research papers about this time of year. If you're looking for a way to organize your research, you may want to consider Zotero. Zotero …
03 February 2012
Legal Research for Students
One of the things I love most about my job as a law librarian is trying to find ways to get students interested in legal research. I'm not going to lie--it's not always …
12 January 2012
Need a Paper Topic?
Finding a good topic to write about can often be a frustrating part of the writing process. To help, the Litigation Section of the Utah Bar has developed a topic bank where members …
21 December 2011
Winter Classes
Law librarians at BYU will teach 3 upper-level classes during Winter 2012 that you may want to consider adding to your schedule. Each are one credit classes. Here are the details: Advanced Legal …
02 December 2011
Electronic Devices on Airplanes and e-CFR
Everyone who's flown is familiar with the announcement to shut down portable electronic devices for take-0ff and landing. I was recently directed to an article in the New York Times (thanks to Above …
22 November 2011
13 July 2011
Subject Guides
There is so much information out there (legal and otherwise) that it's nice to get some tips on where to start. That's where librarians come in. Here at the BYU law library, we …
09 June 2011
WestlawNext Folder Sharing
One of the nice additions to WestlawNext is the ability to save your research in folders. WestlawNext has recently added the ability to share those research folders with other WestlawNext users. Research is often a …
04 May 2011
50 State Surveys
One of the most daunting and painful research projects asked of research assistants is the 50 state survey. In short, this requires you to find the law on a particular topic in all …
