11 March 2022
Using Scholarly Encyclopedias and Handbooks as Research Tools
04 March 2022
Free Download: Legal Tech Dictionary from Wolters Kluwer
Jared Correia, CEO of Red Cave Consulting and legal tech writer at Above the Law, has put together a dictionary of legal tech words that every lawyer should know. The dictionary is a …
03 March 2022
Sign Up for the Immigration Clinic & Practice Prep Workshop
On Thursday, March 17th at 11am the Library will present Immigration Clinic & Practice Prep, a workshop focused on practical resources and tools for immigration law practice and service in the Community Law …
28 February 2022
Entries for UniCourt’s API Legal Tech Competition Due March 31st
Have an idea that uses docket APIs to create a legal tech product or solve a problem? Docket and legal analytics innovator UniCourt is holding their first ever Legal Innovation contest. Entering is …
16 February 2022
How to Use SSRN to Perform a Preemption Check
Doing a preemption check--a search for articles that have made the same argument or used the same thesis as your paper--is a critical first step when writing any academic paper that calls for …
11 February 2022
Get Free Student Access to iPad Trial Presentation Apps
LIT SUITE is set of litigation-focused apps designed to save attorney time in and out of the courtroom, and they are available to law students to try out for free! Exclusively for the …
02 February 2022
Participate in the Law School’s 3MT Competition!
BYU's 3MT (Three-Minute Thesis) Competition is a campus-wide contest with cash prizes in which students have three minutes to present their research projects. This is a great opportunity to practice presentation/oral advocacy skills …
28 January 2022
Justice Breyer and the Lost Cause
More than 120 people have clerked for Justice Stephen Breyer during his time at the Supreme Court, and many of them now among the ranks of elite appellate attorneys (Neal Katyal) and law …
26 January 2022
Coming Soon: Workshops on Historical Legal Research and SEC Filings
We have two workshops coming up in early February on advanced legal topics. Please register if you're interested! Library Workshop: Historical Legal Research will be held on Thursday, February 3, 2022 from 11am-11:30am …
20 January 2022
How to Become an Expert in Anything (Especially Fintech)
Paul Watkins presented fascinating advice at BYU Law’s Future of Law Forum yesterday on how to become an expert. Watkins has an impressive resume—he’s an attorney at Patomak Global Partners, the founder of …
18 January 2022
New Resource: The Financial Times
The Financial Times is one of the world's premier resources for business and financial news and analysis. Based in London, FT focuses on the global economy but it also has extensive coverage of …
11 January 2022
New Time for the Substantial Writing Workshop
The Library Workshop on researching and refining your substantial writing topic has been moved to 11 am on Thursday, January 20th. You can attend in-person in Room 267 or on Zoom. This will …
06 January 2022
Substantial Writing Workshop on January 20th
The Library is hosting a 30-minute workshop on Thursday, January 20th at noon on researching and refining your substantial writing topic in Room 267 in the library. The workshop will also be available …
03 January 2022
Wolters Kluwer Online Study Aid Library Now Aspen Learning Library
The website for accessing Examples & Explanations, Glannon Guides, and other classic study aids has changed its name from the Wolters Kluwer Online Study Aid Library to Aspen Learning Library. The study aids …
20 December 2021
A Tool for Finding What You Need on Congress.gov
Congress.gov may be the best website outside of govinfo.gov for locating federal government information. It has drafts of bills, final versions of laws, legislation tracking, committee reports, treaties, presidential nominations information, legislator profiles, …
30 November 2021
International Law & Technology Writing Competition Deadline Extended to Dec. 31st
The deadline to submit an entry for the International Law & Technology Writing Competition has been extended to December 31st! This writing competition is very accessible because it requires only a short, 1,000 …
19 November 2021
Boost Your Long-Term Memory Using This Study Tip
With final exams fast approaching, now is a good time to begin committing all of the legal principles you have studied this semester to long-term memory, if you haven't already started. Science has …
10 November 2021