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11 March 2022

Using Scholarly Encyclopedias and Handbooks as Research Tools

Legal encyclopedias don't always seem like the most helpful research tools for academic legal writing. American Jurisprudence (Am. Jur.) and Corpus Juris Secundum (CJS) provide solid background information, but often that information is …

Iantha Haight

by Iantha Haight

  international law | research
07 March 2022

Try PowerNotes When You Research

PowerNotes is a new-ish company that helps you take notes easily while doing online research and keep those notes organized. What sets them apart from other companies is that it was started by …

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by Annalee Hickman Pierson

28 February 2022

Entries for UniCourt’s API Legal Tech Competition Due March 31st

Have an idea that uses docket APIs to create a legal tech product or solve a problem? Docket and legal analytics innovator UniCourt is holding their first ever Legal Innovation contest. Entering is …

Iantha Haight

by Iantha Haight

  Legal Technology | competitions
18 February 2022

Use Perma.cc Links in Your Articles

Law professors and law students should use Perma.cc links in their articles! And journal editors should encourage their authors to use Perma.cc links as well! What is a perma.cc link? Perma.cc links are free …

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by Annalee Hickman Pierson

16 February 2022

How to Use SSRN to Perform a Preemption Check

Doing a preemption check--a search for articles that have made the same argument or used the same thesis as your paper--is a critical first step when writing any academic paper that calls for …

Iantha Haight

by Iantha Haight

  substantial writing
01 February 2022

Updating Dockets on Bloomberg Law

Bloomberg Law is a database that includes lots of useful resources but is best-known for its practical tools (e.g. practice area guides and manuals) and its court docket records, including access to court …

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by Annalee Hickman Pierson

20 January 2022

How to Become an Expert in Anything (Especially Fintech)

Paul Watkins presented fascinating advice at BYU Law’s Future of Law Forum yesterday on how to become an expert. Watkins has an impressive resume—he’s an attorney at Patomak Global Partners, the founder of …

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by Iantha Haight

  fintech
18 January 2022

New Resource: The Financial Times

The Financial Times is one of the world's premier resources for business and financial news and analysis. Based in London, FT focuses on the global economy but it also has extensive coverage of …

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by Iantha Haight

  newspapers
12 January 2022

Am Law 50, 100, 200 and Law.com

Do you want to know what law firms are on the list of Am Law 50, 100, 200, etc.? Do you want more data about the Am Law 50, 100, 200, etc. lists? …

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by Annalee Hickman Pierson

03 January 2022

Wolters Kluwer Online Study Aid Library Now Aspen Learning Library

The website for accessing Examples & Explanations, Glannon Guides, and other classic study aids has changed its name from the Wolters Kluwer Online Study Aid Library to Aspen Learning Library. The study aids …

Iantha Haight

by Iantha Haight

  study aids
20 December 2021

A Tool for Finding What You Need on Congress.gov

Congress.gov may be the best website outside of govinfo.gov for locating federal government information. It has drafts of bills, final versions of laws, legislation tracking, committee reports, treaties, presidential nominations information, legislator profiles, …

Iantha Haight

by Iantha Haight

  congress.gov | legislative research
19 November 2021

Boost Your Long-Term Memory Using This Study Tip

With final exams fast approaching, now is a good time to begin committing all of the legal principles you have studied this semester to long-term memory, if you haven't already started. Science has …

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by Iantha Haight

  study aids
10 November 2021

Update Your Law Library Database Bookmarks!

You have probably noticed the new login screen requesting your law school gmail address and password when you access the Wolters Kluwer Study Aid Library or HeinOnline. Make sure you update any bookmarks …

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by Iantha Haight

01 November 2021

Cheetah Rebranding as VitalLaw With More Statutes

Research platform Cheetah is rebranding as VitalLaw starting today, November 1st. VitalLaw is a competitor of Lexis+ and Westlaw and provides access to primary law like cases and statutes alongside secondary materials like …

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by Iantha Haight

  VitalLaw
26 October 2021

Now Use Google to Log In to Law Library Databases

We are transitioning to a new way to log in to Law Library databases using your Law School Gmail address and password. Instead of seeing our former screen with a white background asking …

Iantha Haight

by Iantha Haight

  electronic database
07 October 2021

Register for a New York Times Account – Or One of Our Other Excellent News Subscriptions

We value quality news here at the Law Library. For that reason, we provide law students with digital access to a variety of general newspapers and legal news sources. Keeping up with the …

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by Iantha Haight

  newspapers | general news
30 September 2021

Last Reminder for 2Ls & 3Ls to Re-register for Quimbee

2Ls and 3Ls who registered for a Law Library-hosted Quimbee account in prior years must re-register using an email invitation from Quimbee. 2Ls and 3Ls who have not re-registered using the email invitation …

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by Iantha Haight

  study aids
24 August 2021

2Ls and 3Ls Must Re-register for Quimbee

Quimbee has a new registration system this year, and all 2Ls and 3Ls must re-register their accounts. This requirement applies to all students who previously set up Quimbee accounts through the BYU Law …

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by Iantha Haight

  study aids
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