29 January 2020
New Version of the LexisNexis Digital Library Now Available
LexisNexis and Overdrive have released a major update of the LexisNexis Digital Library. Here are a few things you should know. When you click on the LexisNexis Digital Library link on the Law …
29 January 2020
Bar Application Resources
'Tis the season for Bar applications. Did you know that the BYU Law Library has a few resources to help you out? There are several notaries in the BYU Law Library that offer …
22 January 2020
UniCourt, a Docket & Legal Analytics Tool, Now Available at BYU Law
One of our goals at the law library is to prepare students for Life After Law School by providing access to a wide variety of technologies, software, and research platforms. We are excited …
16 January 2020
Stata
Is data science a necessary part of research or a project you are doing? The library now has Stata, which is a software for statistics and data. With Stata, you can explore, visualize, …
14 January 2020
New Features for Wolters Kluwer Study Aids Online Including Video, Audio
It’s already been a busy week here at the law school, but industrious students who have logged into the Wolters Kluwer Online Study Aid Library (Examples & Explanations Series, etc.) to start studying …
03 December 2019
ROSS Intelligence Announces Law School Access Program and Corporate Partnerships
ROSS Intelligence has been busy lately! ROSS Intelligence, a legal research platform that uses AI in its search results, made two big announcements over the past week. First, ROSS is providing free accounts …
02 December 2019
American Law Reports
Stuck on a topic and none of your Westlaw or Lexis searches seem to be helping? Want a lot of in-depth information about a topic quickly? Find an American Law Report (A.L.R.) …
25 November 2019
Database for Native American Heritage Month: ProQuest Indian Claims Insight
Native American Heritage Month is winding down, but there’s still time to take a look at a database related to Native American history in the U.S.: ProQuest Indian Claims Insight. When the 14th …
18 September 2019
10 September 2019
Time for the New York Times
Fall is in the air here in Utah, which means it's time for new BYU Law students to set up their accounts to the online New York Times! You should receive an email …
08 April 2019
Summer/Graduate Research Access: Lexis, Westlaw, Bloomberg & Casetext
When you aren’t thinking about finals, you are probably asking yourself: can I use my research accounts this summer? The answer is: Lexis, Bloomberg & Casetext: You can use them whenever, wherever. Westlaw: …
12 March 2019
Casetext with CARA AI: Keyword-free Legal Research
Search for caselaw without using keywords? That’s the goal of CARA AI from Casetext. Casetext, a legal research alternative to Westlaw and Lexis, uses CARA AI (Case Analysis Research Assistant, Artificial Intelligence) to …
20 February 2019
How To Be a Legal Hacker
The Global Legal Hackathon is coming up this weekend, and BYU Law is getting involved again. The Hackathon's purpose is simple: make it easier for lawyers and non-lawyers to engage with the law …
15 January 2019
The Story Behind MLK’s Name, The Washington Post, and the Value of Newspapers
In honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day next week, The Washington Post has published a fascinating article entitled The Story of How Michael King Jr. Became Martin Luther King Jr. Did you …
14 November 2018
Finals Help
We do our best to help our students out during finals time. Here are some resources and services we hope will make this time a little less stressful. Sample Exams – The Law …
12 November 2018
Quimbee Study Aids Are Here!
Just in time to help you prepare for finals, BYU Law now has Quimbee’s online study aids! Sign up for your own personalized account here. Quimbee has outlines, flashcards, practice quizzes and exams, …
05 November 2018
Like Environmental Law? Try Greenwire
E&E’s Greenwire, a news service focused on environmental and natural resources law, covers important topics that often do not make the headlines in other news outlets. For example, Greenwire recently published these stories: …
16 October 2018
United States Law Week: Legal News
Need an idea for substantial writing? Want to be better prepared for job interviews? Not sure what area of law interests you most? United States Law Week has been keeping attorneys and scholars …
