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- Prepare for a Summer – or a Career – at a Law FirmBeginning work at a law firm can cause uncomfortable feelings of culture shock and not belonging, especially if you are like me and haven’t had much prior exposure to law firm life before your first summer experience in law school. The Law Library has a great resource for students making the transition to law firms […] Read more »
- Library Resources Available to BYU Law AlumniDid you know BYU Law alumni have access to many law library resources after graduation? In terms of remote access to resources, we provide all alumni with the law journal library in HeinOnline. Use the HeinOnline Alumni Access link under Helpful Links at the bottom of the law library home page and login with your […] Read more »
- Access to Westlaw, Lexis, and More Over the SummerInformation on summer access to Westlaw, Lexis, Bloomberg Law, and other Law Library databases. Rising 2Ls and 3Ls Students who will be returning to law school next fall have access to Westlaw during the summer but should not use their student account for paid positions at law firms. Paid research assistant work for law school […] Read more »
- UniCourt Legal Innovation Contest Update: Resubmission Requirement and Deadline ChangeUniCourt made two updates to its Legal Innovation Contest. If you are interested in submitting an idea utilizing their APIs, the deadline has been extended from March 31st to April 14th–so you have two more weeks to tweak your idea if you need some extra time. If you have already submitted an idea, UniCourt recommends […] Read more »
- Winning BYU Law Hackathon Team Presents App for Preserving Evidence of War CrimesLast weekend BYU Law School hosted a chapter of the Global Legal Hackathon, in which participants have 30 hours to come up with an innovative solution to a legal problem. Participating in the competition is a huge commitment for busy law students, but BYU students are up for the challenge! Team “Project Incognito” won first […] Read more »
- Enter Your Legal History Paper in the Morris L. Cohen Student Essay CompetitionIf you have written a paper related to legal history, or are writing a paper this semester, consider submitting it to the 12th annual Morris L. Cohen Student Essay Competition! The Legal History and Rare Books Section of the American Association of Law Libraries (AALL) hosts this annual competition in honor of the late Morris […] Read more »