Many of you have noticed that the Law Library no longer has photocopiers available.  The two photocopiers we had were on loan to us from the main University.  As students have moved from photocopying to scanning over the years, the photocopiers received …

If there's one thing you do a lot in law school it's read.  We've had one week of school and you've probably read (or at least have been assigned to read) several hundred pages.  That's the life of a law student.  With …

In a recent opinion the Utah State Bar's Ethics Advisory Committee was faced with the issue of whether it was a violation of the ethics rules "for an attorney to ask a law student to undertake research using the law student’s free …

The Howard W. Hunter Law Library exists to serve students and faculty of BYU Law School.  We have many resources here, both print and electronic, that can be valuable to you as you perform legal research this semester.  Through this blog we …

We welcome everyone back to school today and hope you had a nice break.  To welcome in the new year I thought I'd share one of the more interesting "Year in Review" lists I read.  This one is from the U.S. Chamber …

Law librarians at BYU will teach 3 upper-level classes during Winter 2012 that you may want to consider adding to your schedule.  Each are one credit classes.  Here are the details: Advanced Legal Research, LAW 796R §7, Prof. Gary Hill, W 2:30pm …

Every year The Green Bag: An Entertaining Journal of Law, gives out awards for the best legal writing of the year.  The 2011 awards have just been released and the Blog of Legal Times has the story.  If you're looking for some …

Today I was directed to an interesting new website (thanks @GtwonLawLib) that allows you to see the frequency of words and phrases used by the U.S. Supreme Court in its opinions between 1791 and 2005.  The website, Legal Language Explorer, provides a …

Professor Lynn Wardle has recently posted a number of his newest articles to SSRN. The Boundaries of Belonging: Allegiance, Purpose and the Definition of Marriage Counselors as Gatekeepers: The Professional Responsibilities of Family Lawyers in Divorce Cases The Impacts on Education and …

If you need a break from finals you should check out the Daily Universe's Fall edition of Best of Police Beat.  You may even learn a thing or two about criminal law.  We remind you that there is no chicken-cooking in the …

Finals start today.  You can feel it.  We wish you all the best of luck.  I'm sure you've gotten lots of advice on taking finals, but here are a few more bits of advice from law professors across the country. A Common …

Everyone who's flown is familiar with the announcement to shut down portable electronic devices for take-0ff and landing.  I was recently directed to an article in the New York Times (thanks to Above the Law) wondering why we have such a rule.  …

Because much of law school revolves around case law due to the Socratic Method, I find that many law students underestimate the importance of statutes in legal research.  Statutory research is critical in the practice of law and students need to understand …

I'm sure you haven't missed much of President Obama's Health Care Law and its journey to the Supreme Court.  Most people are watching it quite closely and, in fact, would like to literally watch the oral arguments that will take place before …

The rest of the furniture for our new Quiet Reading Room has arrived.  We invite you to go try it out.  Here's a sneak peak: We remind you that this room is restricted to law student use and is accessible with your …

That's what a 2L from Oklahoma City University School of Law calls Legal Research and Writing (LRW) in these posts: Part I Part II

The 1Ls are putting the final touches on their memos and Thanksgiving is around the corner.  That, of course, means it's time to start thinking about finals.  Here in the library we feel your pain, as many of us have experienced it.  …