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: No commercial use allowed. Externships and non-profit work are …
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 locate relevant case law without keyword searching. Upload a …
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 through thoughtfully designed web tools. One of last year’s …
Richard Rothstein's book The Color of Law, this semester's LawReads title, describes the causes and long-lasting socio-economic effects of racially restrictive covenants in housing deeds. Some online projects are digitizing and creating databases of restrictive covenants, and developing maps showing the affected areas. …
The Howard W. Hunter Law Library at Brigham Young University seeks applicants for the position of Legal Technology and Research Librarian, a professional faculty position (continuing faculty status track), to begin Fall 2019. The Legal Technology and Research Librarian will develop and …
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 know that MLK’s birth name was actually Michael? Or …
Ebook versions of popular law school study aids including Examples & Explanations, Emmanuel CrunchTime, Emmanuel Law Outlines, Glannon Guides, and Friedman’s Practice Series are now available through the BYU Law Library. To access, find the listing for the Wolters Kluwer Online Study Aid …
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 Library has a number of sample exams for BYU …
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, and even videos to help you master the material. …
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: Wild horses: 'Swamp cancer' kills Chincoteague Island pony Coal: …
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 current on developments in the law for over 80 …
Are you looking to compare state laws on a specific topic? The library has several resources that might help you find what you’re looking for. Richard A. Leiter, National Survey of State Laws (7th ed. 2015) provides comprehensive state-by-state comparisons of state …
In Professor Barclay's introduction of yesterday's Law Forum speaker, Professor Douglas Laycock, she mentioned his oral argument before the U.S. Supreme Court in Holt v. Hobbs. If you're interested, you can listen to Supreme Court oral arguments on a great website called …
All BYU Law students have free access to the digital version of The New York Times through the library. You can download the Times app for your phone or tablet or read the news on your Web browser. Track the Times’ latest …
If your professor is using TWEN as their course management tool this semester, watch this screencast on YouTube to make sure you are able to find and use TWEN. If you have any questions, contact one of the law librarians! [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=4ImsGs9exJU[/embed]
The Law Library is happy to welcome the class of 2021 to the law school! We’re excited that you’re here with us and want you to know that we’re here to help you throughout your legal education. In addition to the study …
HeinOnline announced today that the research guide Prestatehood Legal Materials would now be available electronically through our HeinOnline subscription. Prestatehood Legal Materials was published in 2005 and provides brief overviews of state histories from colonization to statehood for each of the 50 …
Students often ask about their access to legal research tools over the summer. Lexis Advance and Bloomberg Law allow students unlimited access to their research systems over the summer. Westlaw is a little more restrictive. Students are required to sign-up to extend …
