07 March 2022
PowerNotes is a new-ish company that helps you take notes easily while doing online research and keep those notes organized. What sets them apart from other companies is that it was started by a law school grad. This means PowerNotes works hard …
04 March 2022
Jared Correia, CEO of Red Cave Consulting and legal tech writer at Above the Law, has put together a dictionary of legal tech words that every lawyer should know. The dictionary is a light and sometimes funny take on legal tech terms …
03 March 2022
On Thursday, March 17th at 11am the Library will present Immigration Clinic & Practice Prep, a workshop focused on practical resources and tools for immigration law practice and service in the Community Law Clinic. The 30-minute session will be held in room …
28 February 2022
Have an idea that uses docket APIs to create a legal tech product or solve a problem? Docket and legal analytics innovator UniCourt is holding their first ever Legal Innovation contest. Entering is easy--submit a one sentence summary that pitches your idea …
18 February 2022
Law professors and law students should use Perma.cc links in their articles! And journal editors should encourage their authors to use Perma.cc links as well! What is a perma.cc link? Perma.cc links are free to make and allow you to save a snapshot …
16 February 2022
Doing a preemption check--a search for articles that have made the same argument or used the same thesis as your paper--is a critical first step when writing any academic paper that calls for original work. SSRN has many papers that are accessible …
11 February 2022
LIT SUITE is set of litigation-focused apps designed to save attorney time in and out of the courtroom, and they are available to law students to try out for free! Exclusively for the iPad, the apps include: TrialPad, the OG LIT SUITE …
02 February 2022
BYU's 3MT (Three-Minute Thesis) Competition is a campus-wide contest with cash prizes in which students have three minutes to present their research projects. This is a great opportunity to practice presentation/oral advocacy skills in a low-stakes environment. Not a lot of preparation …
01 February 2022
Bloomberg Law is a database that includes lots of useful resources but is best-known for its practical tools (e.g. practice area guides and manuals) and its court docket records, including access to court documents. It has all federal courts and some state …
28 January 2022
More than 120 people have clerked for Justice Stephen Breyer during his time at the Supreme Court, and many of them now among the ranks of elite appellate attorneys (Neal Katyal) and law school deans (Stanford, Virginia, Penn). Reuters spoke with some …
26 January 2022
We have two workshops coming up in early February on advanced legal topics. Please register if you're interested! Library Workshop: Historical Legal Research will be held on Thursday, February 3, 2022 from 11am-11:30am in Room 267. This session will focus on historical …
20 January 2022
Paul Watkins presented fascinating advice at BYU Law’s Future of Law Forum yesterday on how to become an expert. Watkins has an impressive resume—he’s an attorney at Patomak Global Partners, the founder of the Office of Innovation at the Consumer Financial Protection …
18 January 2022
The Financial Times is one of the world's premier resources for business and financial news and analysis. Based in London, FT focuses on the global economy but it also has extensive coverage of U.S. political and other general news. Reading about the …
12 January 2022
Do you want to know what law firms are on the list of Am Law 50, 100, 200, etc.? Do you want more data about the Am Law 50, 100, 200, etc. lists? BYU Law students and faculty can get this information …
11 January 2022
The Library Workshop on researching and refining your substantial writing topic has been moved to 11 am on Thursday, January 20th. You can attend in-person in Room 267 or on Zoom. This will be a 30-minute presentation with time for questions afterward. …
06 January 2022
The Library is hosting a 30-minute workshop on Thursday, January 20th at noon on researching and refining your substantial writing topic in Room 267 in the library. The workshop will also be available on Zoom. The Zoom link will go out in …
05 January 2022
The BYU Law Library is looking to hire at least one BYU Law student to fill the paid position of reference assistant for approximately 8 to 10 hours this winter semester. The specific weekly hours will be based on student availability and preference. …
03 January 2022
The website for accessing Examples & Explanations, Glannon Guides, and other classic study aids has changed its name from the Wolters Kluwer Online Study Aid Library to Aspen Learning Library. The study aids and layout are the same as what you're used …
