One of the questions we often get from students is whether they can access resources like Westlaw and Lexis during their jobs and externships over the summer.  The answer depends on the restrictions set by each vendor. Westlaw - Westlaw requires students …

Finals are almost over and students will be heading out for jobs and externships over the summer.  We want students to know that the law library is still here to help as you begin researching this summer.  Our reference desk is open …

BYU Law alum Melissa A. Beutler ('05) is the co-editor of the recently released 2nd Edition of the ABA's Model Jury Instructions: Construction Litigation.  The second edition substantially  updates the first, which was published in 2001, providing construction litigators with model jury …

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 …

Sponsored by Richmond School of Law, The T.C. Williams Legal Essay Contest Catalog is a comprehensive web-based collection of writing competitions for law students. These essay contests provide excellent opportunities for law students to showcase their research and writing skills.

The Law Library has a number of useful study guides available in the Reserve Library.  We recently brought all the study guides together into one location on the first range of books (R:1) in the Reserve Library.  Hopefully this will make them …

Yesterday Lexis Advance released its Explore Content feature which allows researchers to browse sources by subject or by jurisdiction.  This is something I have been waiting on for a while as it allows a researcher to drill down to the specific content …

Law students looking to apply for federal clerkships will want to be aware of the library's subscription to the Almanac of the Federal Judiciary.  Now available electronically, the Almanac provides biographical information for all federal judges, as well as information about notable …

Indian Claims Insight Indian Claims Insight is a database covering 1789- present that allows researchers to trace the history of specific claims made by Indian Nations and access associated full text documents. The database includes compiled docket histories for searching full text …

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 …

Loislaw will no longer be accessible after November 30, 2015. Fastcase has partnered with Wolters Kluwer to help provide former Loislaw users with a new research platform. This transition will be an easy one for students and faculty here because we already have a …

In addition to first year legal research, two advanced legal research classes will be taught next semester. One is the general Advanced Legal Research class that will be taught Mondays and Wednesdays from 4-4:50.  The other is a Federal Tax Research class …

The Library is now offering access to a great new resource, PLi Discover Plus. This expansive eBook library includes practice-centered materials including books (treatises, answer books, course handbooks), legal forms, and CLE program transcripts. Some of the 23 practice areas covered include: Antitrust …

New Database Acquisitions US Intelligence on the Middle East, 1945-2009 The U.S intelligence community has been monitoring major wars and conflicts in the Middle East since 1945. These conflicts include civil wars, terrorist attacks, clashes on country borders and insurgencies. This resource …

The 10th Circuit Court of Appeals will be hearing oral argument at BYU Law School next week. The Law Library has compiled the briefs and lower court opinions in the various cases for law students and faculty to review.

Are you a 1L working through one of your weekly research assignments? Are you doing research for your substantial writing? Do you have research questions for work? If so, we’d like to help you! Manned by trained law students and professional law librarians, …

BYU Law was #1 in U.S. News's recent "10 Law Schools that Leave Grads with the Least Debt." The article looked at indebtedness of the Class of 2014 and found that BYU Law Grads had an average debt of $54,203, which was …