10 June 2009
Judicial Clerkships
08 June 2009
Westlaw Interface Update
Westlaw's main law school interface looks a little different than it used to. The heart of the change is that users can now conduct searches of multiple databases from the main research screen. …
04 June 2009
Wikipedia
Last month over at the Volokh Conspiracy, guest blogger Ira Matetsky had an interesting series of posts about Wikipedia. Matetsky is a New York litigation attorney and a Wikipedia administrator and member of …
02 June 2009
Federal Judicial Nominations
Yale Law Library has recently created a new database that tracks federal judicial nominations. The site includes information on federal judicial nominees from the 103rd Congress to the present. The Yale Law Library …
28 May 2009
Prof. Andersen Jones on Media Subpoenas
Professor RonNell Andersen Jones has recently posted her newest article on media subpoenas to SSRN. Media Subpoenas: Impact, Perception, and Legal Protection in the Changing World of American Journalism is forthcoming in the …
27 May 2009
Advocacy Article
An article about the Rex E. Lee Advocacy Program has been posted on the Law School's website.
26 May 2009
ASPIRE
LexisNexis has recently announced its new Associates Serving Public Interests Research Program that supports 2009 graduates pursuing public interest work. 2009 graduates can sign up for free access to LexisNexis if they fall …
11 May 2009
Prof. EchoHawk Nomination Hearing
Last Thursday the U.S. Senate Committee on Indian Affairs held a hearing on the nomination of Professor Larry EchoHawk to be the Assistant Secretarty of Indian Affairs. A webcast of the hearing can …
06 May 2009
Judge McConnell Stepping Down
The Blog of LegalTimes is reporting that Judge Michael McConnell is stepping down from his position on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit to become the director of the Constitutional …
05 May 2009
Case Law For Free
I've blogged before about free and low-cost legal research alternatives and their growing popularity in the current economic climate (see here). Robert J. Ambrogi has recently written Get Your Free Case Law for …
05 May 2009
Jail Outreach
The Daily Universe recently ran a story on BYU Law School's jail outreach program. It's good to see our students serving during their time here.
04 May 2009
West Article
LexLibris, the University of Minnesota Law Library blog, has directed my attention to an interesting news article on the West publishing company and Westlaw titled Westlaw Rises to Legal Publishing Fame by Selling …
28 April 2009
Career Center
Above The Law has recently provided a new resource that gathers information on the top law firms in the United States. ATL's Career Center provides information such as compensation, billable hours, partnership prospects, …
24 April 2009
BYU Advocacy Program Ranked 17
The Rex E. Lee Advocacy program was ranked 17th this year in the U.S. News and World Report rankings (see the top 25 programs here), up 5 places from a year ago. Interim …
22 April 2009
Research Help This Summer
While you're out at your jobs and externships this summer, the law librarians will be holding down the fort. So, if you need us - let us know. Last year we started our …
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 …
17 April 2009
Dean James Rasband
Academic Vice President John Tanner announced today that James R. Rasband will be the new dean of the Law School effective June 15, 2009. Read the BYU News Release here.
15 April 2009