26 May 2011
Writing Tips from the Supremes
Legal writing is an area where law students and lawyers can always improve. After my first year of law school I had the opportunity to extern for Justice Matthew Durrant at the Utah Supreme Court. Before …
28 April 2011
25 April 2011
Summer Research Help – 2011
Classes are done. Finals are over. But, in law school there's always work to do, even if it is of a different sort. We wish luck to all of you working on the …
06 April 2011
The Search For Legislative Intent
Legislative history research is a skill all aspiring lawyers should gain. Because this type of research doesn't come up as often as statutory or case law research, it can be difficult to remember how …
21 March 2011
State Secrets
If you're interested in researching the state secrets privilege, you may be interested in a new State Secrets Archive from the Georgetown Law School. The archive has case law, litigation documents, executive branch materials, news …
11 March 2011
Topic Bank
Trying to come up with a topic can be one of the hardest parts of researching and writing a paper. To help, the Litigation Section of the Utah State Bar has recently initiated a topic bank focused …
02 March 2011
Best Buy Law Schools
BYU Law School was recently mentioned in a National Law Journal article on best buy law schools: "The cheapest [school] was Brigham Young University J. Reuben Clark Law School, which charged $19,960. It was …
21 October 2010
Free and Low-Cost Legal Research
In law school we focus a lot on Westlaw and LexisNexis, and with good reason. They are the leading legal research systems available. However, they also cost a lot of money-- something law …
07 June 2010
HeinOnline Search Enhancements
A number of times on this blog I have made two points about HeinOnline. First, it's an outstanding resource and law students must be familiar with it. And second, law students don't use …
02 June 2010
Taxation & Economic Reform
The Law Library has recently subscribed to an additional library in HeinOnline, Taxation and Economic Reform in America, 1789-2009. This new library offers a variety of materials, most notably over 1 million pages …
10 February 2010
HeinOnline Proximity Searching
HeinOnline recently made its proximity searching much more user friendly. Now when users run a search in the Field Search screen they can select if they want their terms to be "within 5," …
08 December 2009
More Exam Tips
We're in the midst of final exams and students are looking for all the help they can get. The Wall Street Journal Law Blog recently asked 7 law professors to complete the following …
01 December 2009
Finals Prep and Exam Taking Tips
I hope some of the posts I've done on Finals Prep (CALI, Sample Exams, Study Aids, Library Rooms, CDs) have been useful in getting you ready for finals. I wanted to pass along …
21 October 2009
Searching HeinOnline
HeinOnline is one of our favorite resources here in the Law Library. It offers PDF versions of many great legal resources. While many students and faculty are familiar with HeinOnline and its content, …
19 August 2009
Welcome, Class of 2012!
All of us at the Howard W. Hunter Law Library would like to welcome the new 1Ls. We're glad you decided on BYU Law and we'll do our best to make your time …
21 April 2009
Cost-Effective Westlaw, Lexis
Finals are winding down and you're probably ready for a break. So, bookmark this page and come back to it when you're ready - but while I'm thinking about it I want to …
10 February 2009
Got Research?
Need a reminder about the importance of legal research? Look no further than this article from the ABA Journal: "Lack of Legal Research in FMLA Case Costs Company an Extra $80K." Hat tip …
23 January 2009
Peter Stirba Oral Argument
This morning Salt Lake attorney Peter Stirba came to speak to the 1Ls about appellate advocacy. He focused on his recent occasion of arguing before the United States Supreme Court, an opporunity few …
