Say hello to the Reference Assistant Team for the Winter 2026 Semester! These great law students are happy to help you with any of your reference questions! They are hired and overseen by Professor Annalee Hickman Pierson, and they work along side the full-time law library faculty members who offer reference help. Please meet:
Matt Rich (3L): enjoys skiing, playing BYU intramural sports, and spending time with his family. His favorite research tip is to use HeinOnline to find law review articles relevant to your research topic.
Joseph Lopez (3L): loves enjoying and participating in music performance, playing with his baby, and listening to audiobooks. His favorite research tip is: whatever database you use, if you start with a relevant annotated statute you can generally find the biggest cases and secondary sources to explain the context. Statutes are easy to find using google or AI–which is more often right about them than about cases–so this can be a back-way into an unfamiliar topic.
Mariah Nuttall (2L): loves playing the organ and searching thrift shops for second hand books. Her favorite research tip is that students have access to additional databases through the main campus Lee Library to help with interdisciplinary research.
Albert Choi (2L): enjoys swimming, Olympic weightlifting, and a good movie. His favorite research tip is to verify the sources utilized by AI.
Need help finding a book? Formatting a Bluebook citation? Finding a court document? They can help! And best of all, they can quickly and seamlessly connect you to one of the full-time law library faculty members who can help you with in-depth research.
Come say hi to them at the Reference Desk!
Reference Desk hours are posted here.