07 May 2013
Construction Update
06 May 2013
The Importance of Legal Research
Finals are over. The Write-on is done. Now it's time for summer jobs and externships to begin. Summertime is often where students realize how important legal research is to the practice of law. …
01 May 2013
Historical State Statutes
HeinOnline is a great place to go for historical legal materials. Hein has recently added to its impressive collection by making available State Statutes: A Historical Archive. This library has superseded statutes for …
24 April 2013
Research Help This Summer
Jumping into a research project for a new employer can be nerve-wracking. You want to do things right and get the summer off on a good foot. Well, even though you'll be gone, …
23 April 2013
Researching Foreign Law
Every year a number of our students head out to do externships in foreign countries. This is a great opportunity to learn about a different legal system and to get the chance to …
22 April 2013
Summer Research Success
One week of finals down, a few more days to go. Good luck to everyone studying hard! Don't forget that the Law Library has a number of great resources and services to help …
18 April 2013
Westlaw Printers
As we announced earlier this school year, Westlaw will be removing its printers this summer. We're still figuring out an exact date, but it will be around June 30. We wanted to give …
17 April 2013
Study Break
Finals can be rough and even the most determined studier needs some breaks. If you want to stay in the legal state of mind and still have some laughs you might want to …
10 April 2013
Lexis/Westlaw/Bloomberg Summer Access
The last legal research classes of the semester will be held today. While that's likely welcome news for many, it means that the next research you'll do is for your jobs and externships …
08 April 2013
Finals Prep
The countdown to finals begins in earnest this week. We know it’s a stressful time and we wish you all the best of luck. But, because we know luck isn’t all that matters …
02 April 2013
Inns of Court Info. Meeting
Justice Thomas R. Lee of the Utah Supreme Court will be at the law school on Thursday, April 4 at noon in room 306 to talk about the American Inns of Court and …
01 April 2013
Google Scholar Legal Docs
Since it came out a few years back, Google Scholar Legal Documents has been a welcome addition to legal research (especially as a free resource). One attorney who was in the library the …
26 March 2013
USB Flash Drives for Sale
The Law Library is now selling 2 GB USB Flash Drives at the circulation desk for $5 each. We hope selling these flash drives will be useful for those of you using our …
21 March 2013
Bloomberg Law
As we get closer to summer, it's time to start thinking about the jobs/externships you'll be doing once school is out. One thing you're guaranteed to be doing is legal research. I recently …
18 March 2013
Law and Entrepreneurial Opportunities
Professor Gordon Smith has recently added his newest paper, Law and Entrepreneurial Opportunities, to SSRN. This article was co-authored with Darian Ibrahim from the University of Wisconsin Law School and will appear in …
14 March 2013
Judge Matheson’s Visit
BYU Law was pleased to host Judge Scott Matheson, Jr. of the United States Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit yesterday as its Jurist in Residence. His noon address gave us some …
11 March 2013
U.S. Statistics
If you're looking for statistics from the United States the Statistical Abstract has always been a great place to go. Since 1878 the Statistical Abstract was published annually by the government and contained …
07 March 2013