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.  …

One of BYU Law School's most prolific authors, Professor Fred Gedicks, has posted his newest article, Lynch v. Donnelly and the Terminal Silliness of Secularized Religious Symbols, on SSRN.  The article will be published in the Nevada Law Review.  Check out more …

Recently my wife and I watched  "The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers."  It was an interesting documentary about Ellsberg and his path from a Pentagon insider to his decision to leak the classified Pentagon Papers, which …

BYU Law recently came in at number two in National Jurist magazine's ranking of  Best Value Law Schools.  The original list that came out a few months ago was unranked, but the November 2011 issue of National Jurist ranked the schools and …

Some of the most useful legal research resources are legal treatises.  If you can find a good one on your topic you can save a lot of research time.  Unfortunately for us, there aren't many Utah-specific legal treatises.  But, I'm happy to …

Today I ran across a humorous look at final exams from a law professor.  It's a bit dated--1971--but most of the rules (or anti-rules) still hold true (except the rule about writing illegibly--although I guess you could opt to hand write your …

Students and faculty at BYU Law have a number of international connections.  Because of that, interest in foreign law is quite high.  One resource you'll want to know about if you need secondary literature from outside of the United States is the …

How Not to Succeed in Law School (100 Yale L.J. 1679) is the title of a hilarious law journal article by our very own (not the Law School's very own anymore, but BYU's at least) Professor Jim Gordon.  If you haven't read …

Professor Shima Baradaran has recently posted  The State of Pretrial Detention to SSRN.  This work is a chapter in The State of Criminal Justice, which is published by the American Bar Association.  For more of Professor Baradaran's scholarship, check out her SSRN …

Every time I receive my car registration renewal in the mail I have two thoughts.  First, "has it really been a whole year already."  And second, "Please don't make me do Safety and Emissions inspections again."  We got a "new" car last …

Learning Bluebook is a pain.  There's just no hiding that fact.  Luckily, the Elon Law Library has some Bluebook tutorial videos that may help.  This is a work in progress and many of the videos available now are basic, but it's nice …

Recently there were a few changes to the library catalog that we wanted you to be aware of.  The library catalog is a great place to find print as well as electronic resources that are available to you.  We are continually adding …

The law library is pleased to announce that the new Quiet Reading Room in the southeast corner of the main floor of the library is now open for law student study.  Additional furniture for the room is still arriving and will be …

As you've passed by the Reserve Library, you've probably noticed the Roman Plates exhibit we are hosting this year.  More details about the exhibit can be found in this blog post I did last month.  We are now proud to announce that …

Not that I want to start you thinking about finals, but I wanted to alert you to a change in the location of our Sample Exams.  These are BYU Law-specific sample exams that many students find quite useful as they begin studying …

All BYU law students and faculty should now have access to Lexis Advance Beta.  I blogged about Lexis Advance near the start of school, but now that you have your hands on it I thought I'd offer a few reminders.  Since Lexis …

The Supreme Court began its Oct. 2011 term yesterday on the first Monday in October.  I recently blogged about my favorite Supreme Court resource, SCOTUSblog, but thought the start of the new term would be a good time to highlight a few …