20 April 2012
While law students will be heading out to summer jobs and externships soon the library wants you to know that we'll be here over the summer if you need us. The library has an null service for BYU law students and faculty, …
19 April 2012
Finals are nearly over. Graduation is here. Congratulations on completing another year of law school! In a few weeks law students will head out to various jobs and externships to put their legal learning to practice and get some practical experience. One …
18 April 2012
Online legal research is a critical skill in today's law practice. The nature of legal controversies requires legal researchers to go beyond simple searches and employ a more thorough and thoughtful research process. Because this is an area where I think most …
16 April 2012
On Friday I posted about Westlaw/Lexis's summer access policies. While some of you may not qualify for Westlaw/Lexis access this summer - stay calm! - there are other options available that are free to you. These resources can be especially helpful to …
13 April 2012
Many of you have asked about access to Westlaw and Lexis over the summer. Each company's rules regarding use of your student account this summer are provided below. Generally speaking, your student IDs can be used for academic, not commercial, purposes. Both …
05 April 2012
Last Friday the Law School held its annual Awards Banquet and Barristers Ball. The event is always a wonderful evening where we can celebrate the achievements of our law school community. We want to congratulate all the recipients, especially the library's own …
04 April 2012
Utah Senator Mike Lee (a BYU Law graduate) recently released a video describing the work done by law clerks at the Supreme Court, focusing on his experience as a clerk to Justice Alito. I thought some of you might be interested.
02 April 2012
The countdown to finals begins in earnest this week. We know it's a stressful time and we wish you all the best of luck. But, because we know luck isn't all that matters we want to make sure you know about all …
28 March 2012
BYU Law ranks number 2 in the U.S. News and World Report's list of 10 Most Popular Law Schools. This ranking looks at law school yield or the school's percentage of accepted students that enroll. BYU's yield was 70% for 2011-12, placing …
28 March 2012
You may have wondered if the grand piano in the library ever gets played. Not often, but tonight it does. Each year the law school holds a recital in the library where we get to enjoy the many musical talents of the …
27 March 2012
Law students interested in religious freedom may be interested in the Religious Freedom Student Writing Competition being sponsored by the Washington, D.C. Mid-Atlantic Chapter of the J. Reuben Clark Law Society and the International Center for Law and Religion Studies. Submissions are …
23 March 2012
The U.S. News and World Report has released a list of 10 Law Schools that Lead to the Least Debt and BYU Law is a member of the club. The article accompanying the list also points out that BYU Law is the …
21 March 2012
Many students are getting into the thick of writing research papers about this time of year. If you're looking for a way to organize your research, you may want to consider Zotero. Zotero is a free tool that allows you to collect …
19 March 2012
The American Inns of Court is a wonderful organization that allows students to rub shoulders with and learn from practicing attorneys and judges. Law students interested in litigation should seriously consider applying to be a student member of next year's Inn. An …
16 March 2012
Yesterday we were pleased to have Dean Blake Morant from Wake Forest University School of Law present the Bruce C. Hafen Distinguished Annual Lecture. Dean Morant gave an excellent lecture on Sir Thomas More's Dilemma of Conscience. As a librarian, my ears …
13 March 2012
BYU Law rose 3 spots to #39 in the annual U.S. News and World Report Ranking of Best Law Schools. Also ranked at #39 are George Mason, Ohio State, and University of Maryland.
09 March 2012
Yesterday Google announced that it's improving its legal citator by changing how it presents citations to legal opinions. From the Google Scholar Blog: "Now, instead of sorting the citing documents by their prominence, we sort them by the extent of discussion of …
08 March 2012
HeinOnline is one of the most popular databases we offer--and rightfully so. Its vast collection of pdf legal materials creates an incredible tool for researchers (especially those of you doing source pulls). While most of our users pull documents from HeinOnline regularly, …
