The Rex E. Lee Advocacy Program was ranked 22nd in the country this year by the U.S. News and World Report. (Thanks to Legal Writing Prof Blog for the list.) The program moved up 10 spots in the rankings from last year …

Those of you interested in landing a judicial clerkship may be interested in SoYouWantToBeALawClerk.com, a site that provides information, resources and advice on federal clerkships. (Source: Wall Street Journal Law Blog) The Law Library's Reference collection (directly behind the 2d floor Reference …

In an effort to give you access to BYU Law Library resources at all times from your computer, we are pleased to present current students and faculty with the new Law Library Toolbar (download here). With this new tool you can search …

Since many of our students were undergraduates at BYU I thought I'd pass along this blog post by a graduating BYU student describing her relationship with the Harold B. Lee Library. Source: Harold B. Lee Library Blog

Yesterday the Law Library released its new "Ask a Law Librarian" service for current BYU Law students and faculty. This service will allow you to submit research questions to the BYU law librarians via email. While you may be away from the …

Each month the library acquires a number of new books to help satsify your constant thirst for legal knowledge. Here is our list of new books for April 2008. Clicking on each title will take you to the library catalog record for …

Not the best idea to follow this example in moot court or at your job. Source: Legal Profession Blog

The Spring 2008 Clark Memorandum is now available online. This issue is full of interesting articles taken from recent speeches including: On Being Ethical Lawyers(Sandra Day O'Connor's speech from the J. Reuben Clark Law Society annual fireside in Feb. 2008) On the …

The Legal Times and the Wall Street Journal Law Blog are reporting that BYU Law alum, Jay T. Jorgensen (Class of '97), will be arguing today before the United States Supreme Court. The odd part of the story - he'll be doing …

Last weekend the Library of Congress Experience opened at the Library of Congress. The Experience includes many new interactive displays that look wonderful. Thomas Jefferson's personal library has been recreated (with all but 300 of the 6,487 volumes Jefferson sold to Congress …

Did you know some law firms have their own librarians? Well, it's true. Usually law firm librarians are only in larger firms, but if your firm has librarians they can be a valuable resource for you during your summer work. I actually …

The Law School was ranked 25th in Brian Leiter's Rankings of Top 40 Law Schools by Student (Numerical) Quality 2008. The most significant factor of these rankings are the average of the 75th and 25th percentile LSAT scores for last year's entering …

Recently the Wall Street Journal Law Blog blogged about the billable hour and the California State Bar President's call for reform in billing practices. (here) I thought you might find it interesting.

Finals are upon us. But you don't have to worry (too much), because the Law Library is here to help. I've blogged before about several services we offer to help you in this time of need: Sample Exams CALI Group Study Rooms …

Sue Altmeyer of the Cleveland-Marshall College of Law Library has recently posted What Law Firm Librarians' Want You to Know on the CM Law Library Blog. Included are some great tips to help you get ready for the work you will be …

For all of you Sesame Street fans out there you'll be happy to know that Oscar the Grouch was recently mentioned in a Supreme Court opinion courtesy of Justice Scalia. A Law.com article recently reported that the Sesame Street character's name appeared …

For all of you trying to get a jump on studying for finals, the law library began its extended hours schedule on Monday, March 31. We are now open until 1am. Extended hours will continue until finals are over.