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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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. …
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 …
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. …
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 …
Congress.gov may be the best website outside of govinfo.gov for locating federal government information. It has drafts of bills, final versions of laws, legislation tracking, committee reports, treaties, presidential nominations information, legislator profiles, and more. How do you know if you are …
The deadline to submit an entry for the International Law & Technology Writing Competition has been extended to December 31st! This writing competition is very accessible because it requires only a short, 1,000 word article written in blog style. Heavy footnoting is …
With final exams fast approaching, now is a good time to begin committing all of the legal principles you have studied this semester to long-term memory, if you haven't already started. Science has shown that practicing random recall is excellent for building …
