09 June 2010
Technology and Multitasking
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 …
28 May 2010
Prof. Lee, UT Supreme Court Nominee
Utah Governor Gary Herbert nominated Professor Tom Lee this morning to fill the vacancy on the Utah Supreme Court. Salt Lake Tribune Deseret News
27 May 2010
Gedicks on Establishment Clause Jurisprudence
Professor Fred Gedicks has posted his newest paper, Undoing Neutrality? From Separation to Tolerance in Establishment Clause Jurisprudence, to SSRN. More of Professor Gedicks's papers on SSRN can be found here.
21 May 2010
PACER Facelift
When I went to the PACER website early this week to do some research, my jaw dropped. The interface actually looked pretty nice. Much nicer than its painfully outdated predecessor. I came to find out …
17 May 2010
Attorney Advertising
One summer I had the assignment to research attorney advertising for one of the justices of the Utah Supreme Court. Interesting area of the law. Unfortunately, most attorney advertising is pretty bad and …
13 May 2010
Practical Law Company
Much of the legal research we teach in law school focuses on litigation. But, many of you are interested in becoming transactional attorneys. If that's your path, one resource you should know about …
12 May 2010
Moore on Treaties
Professor David Moore has recently posted his newest paper, Do U.S. Courts Discriminate Against Treaties? Equivalence, Duality, and Treaty Non-Self-Execution, to SSRN. This Essay will be published in the Columbia Law Review. View …
07 May 2010
Cornell’s Legal Research Engine
As you start your summer work it is extremely likely you'll be asked to research areas of the law you've never researched before. One of the things I like to do in such …
04 May 2010
Legal Research on a Budget
I recently created this guide that lists several free and low-cost legal research options. It may come in handy if you need a cheap source for legal research this summer.
28 April 2010
Externships and Mentoring
Professor James Backman has recently posted his newest article, Externships and New Lawyer Mentoring: The Practicing Lawyer's Role in Educating New Lawyers, to SSRN. Professor Backman has studied and written extensively about externships. …
27 April 2010
World Constitutions Illustrated
While most of us use HeinOnline for its law journal collection, it has many other resources that are worth becoming familiar with. Hein has recently announced a new collection, World Constitutions Illustrated: Contemporary …
22 April 2010
Summer Research Help
Finals are over and soon law students will head off to summer jobs and externships. But, just because you won't be around this summer doesn't mean the library will abandon you. There are …
20 April 2010
Westlaw/Lexis Summer Access
As everyone gets set to head out to jobs and externships a question I've heard a lot is whether your Westlaw or Lexis student accounts can be used over the summer. The answer …
14 April 2010
Utah Self-Help Resources
As a law student you've probably already had people wanting your help with legal questions. Since you can't help them yet, it's often useful to try to point them to various self-help resources. …
12 April 2010
Legal Treatises by Subject
Legal treatises are an extremely important legal research tool. It's been a topic on this blog before and it's something you should be aware of before you head off for your summer work. …
07 April 2010