The Howard W. Hunter Law Library at Brigham Young University seeks applicants for the position of Legal Technology and Research Librarian, a professional faculty position (continuing faculty status track), to begin Fall 2019. The Legal Technology and Research Librarian will …
Finals Help
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 …
SCOTUS Oral Arguments
In Professor Barclay’s introduction of yesterday’s Law Forum speaker, Professor Douglas Laycock, she mentioned his oral argument before the U.S. Supreme Court in Holt v. Hobbs. If you’re interested, you can listen to Supreme Court oral arguments on a great …
Welcome, Class of 2021!
The Law Library is happy to welcome the class of 2021 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 …
Prestatehood Legal Materials
HeinOnline announced today that the research guide Prestatehood Legal Materials would now be available electronically through our HeinOnline subscription. Prestatehood Legal Materials was published in 2005 and provides brief overviews of state histories from colonization to statehood for each of …
Westlaw/Lexis/Bloomberg Summer Access
Students often ask about their access to legal research tools over the summer. Lexis Advance and Bloomberg Law allow students unlimited access to their research systems over the summer. Westlaw is a little more restrictive. Students are required to sign-up …
Legal Technology Assessment
Last month the law library announced that law students now have access to the Legal Technology Assessment (LTA) and accompanying training modules from Procertas. The LTA and its training modules teach students to efficiently use important features in Word, Excel, and PDF. Students who successfully complete …
Job Posting – Law Library Faculty
The Howard W. Hunter Law Library at Brigham Young University is seeking applicants for one or more law library faculty positions (continuing faculty status track) to begin Fall Semester 2018. A successful applicant must have a JD degree, a strong …
Finals Help
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 …
ModioLegal
This semester the Law Library is participating in a pilot program to provide access to ModioLegal for BYU Law Students and Faculty. With more and more information to consume these days, it can be hard to find the time to …
New York Times Access
If you’re a frequent reader of the New York Times website, you’ll know that there’s a limit on the number of articles you can view for free each month. The Law Library has a solution to that problem for BYU …
Welcome, Class of 2020!
The Law Library is happy to welcome the class of 2020 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 …
Chicago Manual of Style, 17th Ed.
The 17th Edition of The Chicago Manual of Style has just been released and BYU Law students and faculty have access to the newest edition online. A link to the Chicago Manual of Style Online is available from the law …
Research Assistant Training
The Law Library will be offering a training for all summer research assistants on Friday, April 28 from 1-2pm in room 267. If you’re working for a professor this summer, come join us for a look at academic legal research …
History of Supreme Court Nominations
By now everyone knows that Judge Neil Gorsuch has been nominated to the United States Supreme Court. In thinking about what comes next, I thought I’d point out a great source from HeinOnline called History of Supreme Court Nominations for …
Research Help
The new semester is well under way and many of our students are already starting the process of thinking about research papers. If you’re in that boat, feel free to come speak with one of our reference librarians to get …
Finals
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 …
Welcome, Class of 2019!
The Law Library is happy to welcome the class of 2019 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 …