All returning law students, 1 L's, transfers, exchange students and L.L.M. students please spend some time on our newly redesigned web page. We think you will find it both user friendly and helpful as a point of entry for your research.
The library's new 'Escape Hatch' collection will help relieve the stress of law school. Books and videos in the escape hatch have a legal theme, an attorney as a character or an attorney as an author and are meant to be fun. The escape hatch collection is located adjacent to the open reserve collection.
Virginia's Circuit Court Judge Martin Clark's newest novel The Legal Limit has been added to the Escape Hatch Collection. The Washington Post called the book "a compelling legal thriller" and the New York Times has referred to the author as "the thinking man's John Grisham". Check out The Legal Limit and Clark's earlier work Plain Heathen Mischief from the Escape Hatch.
1. Anatomy of a Murder (Escape Hatch Collection)
2. Inherit the Wind (Escape Hatch Collection)
3. Judgement at Nuremberg (Escape Hatch Collection)
4. A Man for All Seasons (Escape Hatch Collection)
5. To Kill A Mocking Bird (Escape Hatch Collection)
6. Presumed Innocent (Escape Hatch Collection)
7. Death and the Maiden (Leyburn; coming to Escape Hatch Collection)
8. Reversal of Fortune (Escape Hatch Collection)
9. Witness for the Prosecution (Escape Hatch Collection)
10. Adam's Rib (Escape Hatch Collection)
This list coutesy of Christine Corcos and The National Jurist(Sept. 2008)
There is a reasonable man lurking in the library stacks...have you seen him?
The library is happy to announce the acquisition of BNA Online. This service provides electronic access to over one hundred of BNA's titles. The purchase of this service also permits access to the BNA titles via the Westlaw and Lexis interfaces as well as the BNA interface. For a complete list of the available titles, please go to the Law Library's research page available from the Law Library home page and click on BNA.
Monday through Friday three of our librarians scan the headlines of the New York Times, Washington Post and the Wall Street Journal for items of interest to our faculty. Articles viewed as potentially interesting to a faculty member are forwarded via email.
To avoid printing the "frame" and the blank page which accompanies the "frame" right click on the text of what you want to print and print from there.
Take a break from study and do a puzzle; jigsaw (on table in reference area), crossword and sudoku (in display case). Compliments of your Law Library Staff.
Westlaw and Lexis representatives will be here to assist students with research skills for paper writing (and finding topics). Either sign up for a class or register for one-on-one time.
Westlaw will be here January 26th and Lexis February 4th. Check the library calendar for times and sign up instructions.
The inaugeration will be shown all day in the magazine lounge area of the library.
Alternative Investment Law Report, EEOC Compliance Manual, Harmon on Patents, Black Letter Law and Commentary, International Labor and Employment Law, Pharmaceutical Law & Industry Daily, Real Estae Law & Industry Report, Tax Planning International Corporate Restructuring, Web Watch, Workplace Immigration Report, and World Climate Change Report have been added.
To view or print cases in PDF format on Westlaw hold the control key down and click on the PDF icon.In order for the PDF to open, you must continue to hold the control key down until the document opens.Once the document opens in PDF you can print to any of your attached printers. Westlaw printers are not available for printing using the PDF option.
Saturday, April 18, 9 a.m.-6 p.m.
Sunday, April 19, 1 p.m.-11 p.m.
Monday-Friday, April 20-April 24, 8 a.m.-11 p.m.
Saturday, April 25, 9 a.m.-6 p.m.
Sunday, April 26, 1 p.m.-11 p.m.
Monday-Thursday, April 27-April 30, 8 a.m.-11 p.m.
Friday, May 1, 8 a.m.-6 p.m.
Saturday, May 2, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
Sunday, May 3, Closed
Monday-Friday, May 4-8, 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
Saturday, May 9, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
Sunday, May 10, Closed
SUMMER HOURS - BEGINNING MONDAY, MAY 11
Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
Saturday-Sunday, Closed
A wise man once said, "Don't sweat the small stuff." He didn't go to law school.
Over the next three years you will be competing with some of the brightest, most accomplished students from around the world. Your attention to the details of law school will separate you from your peers and help you stand-out during this important rite of passage into the legal profession.
Get a head-start on the details of law school with the resources below.
How to Read a Law School Casebook
How to Brief a Case for Class
Introduction to the American Legal System
Law School Related Links
Start Law School with a Free Study Aid from LexisNexis
On August 24, Words & Phrases became available as a separate searchable database. The database identifier is WORDS-PHRASES.
Prior to August 24, 2009, customers could only view Words & Phrases content by running a WP field search in caselaw or statutes databases. Also, Words & Phrases entries were only available from published cases with Westlaw headnotes.
Searching the WORDS-PHRASES database more closely matches the experience of practitioners who are used to consulting the print publication. Plus, the new WORDS-PHRASES database adds over 70,000 new entries which include entries from unpublished cases and from cases without headnotes. Cases are analyzed back to 1658 and the earliest definition is from a case dated 1781.
Field searching using the WP field in statutes or caselaw databases will still be available.
EAGAN, Minn., Oct. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- As electronic book readers increase in popularity with students and professionals, West is making nearly 30 of its titles available for electronic download for the Amazon Kindle. The addition of electronic versions of selected titles allows West to meet the needs of law students, law school faculty and legal professionals who are increasingly using new electronic media in the classroom, on the job and for personal use. The following titles comprise the first list:
Making Your Case
1L of a Ride
A Well-Traveled Professor's Roadmap to Success in the First Year of Law School
Bankruptcy and Related Law in a Nutshell, 7th ed.
Beyond the Brief: Communication Strategies for Lawyers and Legal Marketers
The Complete CAN-SPAM Act Practice Guide
The Complete State Security Breach Notification Compliance Handbook
Contracts in a Nutshell, 6th ed.
Ending the Gauntlet: Removing Barriers to Women's Success in the Law
Federal Income Taxation, 11th ed.
Guerilla Tactics for Getting the Legal Job of Your Dreams, 2nd ed.
Immigration Law and Procedure in a Nutshell, 5th ed.
Information Security and Privacy: A Guide to Federal and State Law and Compliance
International Taxation in a Nutshell, 8th ed.
Law School Without Fear: Strategies for Success, 3rd ed.
The Leading Lawyer, a Guide to Practicing Law and Leadership
Litigation is War
Making Your Case: The Art of Persuading Judges
Management of Human Capital
Marketers Handbook of Tips and Checklists
Now What Makes Juries Listen
Oil and Gas Law in a Nutshell, 5th ed.
The Opportunity Maker: Strategies for Inspiring Your Legal Career Through Creative Networking and Business Development
Paralegal Ethics Handbook
Political Activity, Lobbying Laws and Gift Rules Guide
Principles of International Law.
The Rainmaking Machine: Marketing Planning, Strategies, and Management for Law Firms
Rediscovering Lone Pine
The Woman Lawyer's Rainmaking Game
Women Attorneys Speak Out
Writing a Legal Memo
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