20 May 2008
Advocacy Program
19 May 2008
Aspiring Judicial Clerks
Those of you interested in landing a judicial clerkship may be interested in SoYouWantToBeALawClerk.com, a site that provides information, resources and advice on federal clerkships. (Source: Wall Street Journal Law Blog) The Law …
14 May 2008
New Law Library Toolbar
In an effort to give you access to BYU Law Library resources at all times from your computer, we are pleased to present current students and faculty with the new Law Library Toolbar …
09 May 2008
Library Love
Since many of our students were undergraduates at BYU I thought I'd pass along this blog post by a graduating BYU student describing her relationship with the Harold B. Lee Library. Source: Harold …
06 May 2008
Ask A Law Librarian
Yesterday the Law Library released its new "Ask a Law Librarian" service for current BYU Law students and faculty. This service will allow you to submit research questions to the BYU law librarians …
05 May 2008
New Books
Each month the library acquires a number of new books to help satsify your constant thirst for legal knowledge. Here is our list of new books for April 2008. Clicking on each title …
30 April 2008
Oral Argument No-No
Not the best idea to follow this example in moot court or at your job. Source: Legal Profession Blog
21 April 2008
Spring Clark Memo
The Spring 2008 Clark Memorandum is now available online. This issue is full of interesting articles taken from recent speeches including: On Being Ethical Lawyers(Sandra Day O'Connor's speech from the J. Reuben Clark …
15 April 2008
BYU Law Alum at SCOTUS
The Legal Times and the Wall Street Journal Law Blog are reporting that BYU Law alum, Jay T. Jorgensen (Class of '97), will be arguing today before the United States Supreme Court. The …
14 April 2008
Library of Congress & Jefferson
Last weekend the Library of Congress Experience opened at the Library of Congress. The Experience includes many new interactive displays that look wonderful. Thomas Jefferson's personal library has been recreated (with all but …
10 April 2008
Summer Success & Law Firm Librarians
Did you know some law firms have their own librarians? Well, it's true. Usually law firm librarians are only in larger firms, but if your firm has librarians they can be a valuable …
09 April 2008
Quality Students
The Law School was ranked 25th in Brian Leiter's Rankings of Top 40 Law Schools by Student (Numerical) Quality 2008. The most significant factor of these rankings are the average of the 75th …
08 April 2008
The Billable Hour
Recently the Wall Street Journal Law Blog blogged about the billable hour and the California State Bar President's call for reform in billing practices. (here) I thought you might find it interesting.
04 April 2008
Final Exam Help
Finals are upon us. But you don't have to worry (too much), because the Law Library is here to help. I've blogged before about several services we offer to help you in this …
03 April 2008
Summer Clerkship Tips
Sue Altmeyer of the Cleveland-Marshall College of Law Library has recently posted What Law Firm Librarians' Want You to Know on the CM Law Library Blog. Included are some great tips to help …
03 April 2008
Oscar the Grouch
For all of you Sesame Street fans out there you'll be happy to know that Oscar the Grouch was recently mentioned in a Supreme Court opinion courtesy of Justice Scalia. A Law.com article …
02 April 2008
Extended Hours
For all of you trying to get a jump on studying for finals, the law library began its extended hours schedule on Monday, March 31. We are now open until 1am. Extended hours …
31 March 2008