28 August 2009
Judicial Clerkship Resources
Competition for judicial clerkships is expected to be heavier than normal this year due to law firm hiring (or lack thereof). Because of that I wanted to mention a few resources that can …
10 June 2009
Judicial Clerkships
For those of you interested in pursuing a judicial clerkship (and with the economy the way it is that may be a lot of you) Above the Law is reporting that the Clerkship …
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 …
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.
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, …
14 April 2009
Utah House Working Bills
Last year I blogged about a digitization project by the Utah State Archives involving historical Utah House of Representatives working bills. At the time the project was just getting started, but I am …
26 March 2009
Zotero
Organizing your research can often be a complicated process - but a very important one. One tool I particularly like for organizing my research is Zotero. Zotero is a free Firefox extension that …
03 March 2009
Oral Arguments
The 1L briefs are in and now it's time to turn our attention to oral argument. Some of the best preparation for oral argument is listening to excellent advocates perform arguments. A great …
12 February 2009
Lincoln Bicentennial
Today marks the 200th anniversary of the birth of Abraham Lincoln. There are many celebrations set for today including one here in Provo. The keynote speaker at the Provo event will be Professor …
10 December 2008
Learned Foote
If you're looking for a finals study break, check out this post from the Wall Street Journal Law Blog: Knowing Your Learned Foote From Your Learned Hand.
06 October 2008
Supreme Court’s New Term
The Supreme Court began its 2008-09 term today. Information on the Supreme Court is everywhere, but I often find myself turning to SCOTUSBlog for much of the information I need. Check it out …
25 September 2008
Westlaw Stress Toy Videos
If you need a break from studying you may want to check out these videos from Westlaw.
17 September 2008
Constitution Day 2008
Today, September 17th, is Constitution Day — an important day for all U.S. citizens, especially lawyers or lawyers-in-training. Check out some of these links to celebrate your Constitution Day: Constitution of the United …
16 September 2008
State Legislative History Research
State legislative history research can be intimidating. Luckily, there's some help out there. Jennifer Bryan Morgan, Documents Librarian at the Indiana University School of Law has created a very helpful compilation of State …
04 September 2008
Law School: A Survivor’s Guide
Interim Dean null's book Law School: A Survivor's Guide was one of three books recently profiled and recommended to first year law students in National Jurist magazine. (here ) For other helpful books …
02 September 2008
Writing Competition-Birthing Rights Issues
The Legal Scholarship Blog recently posted the announcement of two writing competitions for law students sponsored by the National Advocates for Pregnant Women.
05 August 2008
ConSource
ConSource, created byThe Constitutional Sources Project, is a resource you'll want to know about if you're doing constitutional law research. ConSource is a free, fully-indexed online library of constitutional sources. Released to the …
