22 July 2008
Legal Research Engine
The Cornell University Law Library offers null that may be of use to you. The first searches legal research guides available from various law libraries. This can be extremely helpful when you need …
17 June 2008
Digital UT House Bills
I've just returned from a family vacation and am trying to get back into the work routine. You know how that is. I'm glad to see that our new webpage is up and …
16 June 2008
New Library Website Design
We're very pleased to roll out our new library website design. The new look and feel is an effort to align the law library website to the law school design mentioned in the …
04 June 2008
New Law School Webpage
Today the Law School unveiled its revamped website. Underlying pages are still being migrated to the new look, but the process will be completed soon. (see news blurb here) You may want to …
02 June 2008
Summer Advice
Earlier this year the Wall Street Journal Law Blog began a series of posts called "Advice from the Corner Office" to give practical advice to law students transitioning to law firms. (Previous posts …
30 May 2008
Summer Clerkship Podcasts
A Suffolk University Law School Legal Practice Skills Program podcast series entitled Transitioning from One-L to Summer Legal Work may be of interest to those of you out working this summer. It currently …
23 May 2008
Memorial Day
In honor of Memorial Day the Law Library will be closed on Monday, May 26, 2008. The White House Commission on Remembrance has organized a National Moment of Remembrance at 3 p.m. local …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
29 February 2008
Google Uncle Sam
U.S. Government websites can often be very helpful when doing legal research. One way to search government websites is through Google's U.S. Government Search - sometimes called Google Uncle Sam. The About page explains …
25 February 2008
The Frugal Law Student
While BYU Law School is one of the best bargains around, let's face it -- you still have student debt. Now you also have a kindred spirit to feel your pain and give …
19 February 2008
The Bluebook Online
If you've ever wondered why the Bluebook isn't available online, you have one less thing to wonder about. On Feb. 15 editors of the Harvard Law Review announced the launch of an online …
15 February 2008
Last Living U.S. WWI Vet
American history has always fascinated me. So, while this doesn't deal directly with law I thought I'd share it anyway. The Library of Congress Blog has reported that with the death of Harry …
12 February 2008
Abraham Lincoln
Today, February 12, 2008, marks the 199th anniversary of Lincoln's birth. Next year we will celebrate the Bicentennial of his birth and events are already being planned across the country. To remember President …
17 January 2008
Patrick Henry
Judge McConnell gave a very interesting and insightful lecture today on "Patrick Henry and the Deepest Meaning of the Constitution." I learned much about this overlooked founding father, who Judge McConnell called the …
09 January 2008
Prof. Smith’s Blog
Did you know that we have a well-known legal blogger in our midst? Well, we do (and it's certainly not me). Professor Gordon Smith is the co-founder of and regular contributor to Conglomerate, …
