You have probably noticed the new login screen requesting your law school gmail address and password when you access the Wolters Kluwer Study Aid Library or HeinOnline. Make sure you update any bookmarks you have saved for law library databases using the …
Research platform Cheetah is rebranding as VitalLaw starting today, November 1st. VitalLaw is a competitor of Lexis+ and Westlaw and provides access to primary law like cases and statutes alongside secondary materials like treatises, guides, and check lists. VitalLaw is going to …
We are transitioning to a new way to log in to Law Library databases using your Law School Gmail address and password. Instead of seeing our former screen with a white background asking for your NetID and password, you will start seeing …
Global legal research provider vLex has announced the topic for this year's International Law & Technology Writing Competition. Submissions are due December 1st, 2021. The competition is for current law students, JD and LLM. Submission requirements are simple and low-key: write a …
We value quality news here at the Law Library. For that reason, we provide law students with digital access to a variety of general newspapers and legal news sources. Keeping up with the news makes you better informed, which makes you better …
The U.S. Supreme Court returned this term to hearing oral arguments in person but has expanded live streaming access to oral arguments that began during the current pandemic. Starting today, live streaming of oral arguments is now available directly on the home …
2Ls and 3Ls who registered for a Law Library-hosted Quimbee account in prior years must re-register using an email invitation from Quimbee. 2Ls and 3Ls who have not re-registered using the email invitation will lose access to their accounts starting Thursday October …
Our last Library Research Workshop for fall semester will focus on tax law research. Tax research, an area of administrative law, is a highly specialized field that is very different from the litigation-focused research skills taught during 1L Legal Research & Writing. …
There are a few seats left to register for the library workshop on legal analytics scheduled for September 21st in room 267 at 12pm! Legal analytics have been getting a lot of attention the past few years, with startups being formed and …
Doing your substantial writing this year, or writing a comment for Law Review? Mark your calendar for Tuesday, September 14th at 12pm. The library is presenting a workshop focused on helping you save time and research smarter for your substantial writing paper …
Quimbee has a new registration system this year, and all 2Ls and 3Ls must re-register their accounts. This requirement applies to all students who previously set up Quimbee accounts through the BYU Law Library in the past two years. New 1Ls, LLMs, …
There is still time to submit an application for the open position of Legal Technology and Research Librarian at the BYU Howard W. Hunter Law Library. The deadline has been extended to Monday, July 26, 2021. The position of Legal Technology and …
We're hiring! The Howard W. Hunter Law Library at BYU seeks applicants for the position of Legal Technology and Research Librarian, a professional faculty position (continuing faculty status track), to begin Fall 2021. The position has two main areas of focus: legal …
Another day, another story about an attorney failing to redact a document properly. News channels reported yesterday that Joseph Bondy, "a criminal defense and cannabis business attorney" according to his profile and attorney for businessman Lev Parnas, filed a letter with the …
Attention Law Student Research Assistants for Faculty: I will be conducting a Faculty Research Assistant Research Training on Monday, May 3 from 12pm to 1pm via Zoom. Email me (HickmanA@law.byu.edu) for the Zoom link! It will be recorded, and I am happy …
Database and building access. Using my carrel to study for the bar. Law school email addresses. We rounded up that information and more and created a page in the student services section of our website in response to common questions we receive …
Rising 2Ls, 3Ls, and 4Ls You have unlimited access to your Bloomberg Law and Lexis accounts to do research over the summer, whether for a paid position, a paper, a professor, a co-curricular, an externship, or a non-profit. Check with your employer …
Westlaw finally released a legal news product last December called Westlaw Today. You can find Westlaw Today using the dropdown menu next to the Westlaw logo in the upper-left of the screen (where you access Practical Law). The delay was a bit …
