Legal Research

West Academic Study Aids: New Interactive Study Resources Provide Instant Feedback

Posted on November 04, 2020
West Academic has a new, interactive resource to provide instant feedback as you prepare for final exams. The popular Exam Pro Objective series, featuring multiple choice practice questions for core law school subjects, now has an interactive quiz feature that provides a modern spin on exam prep...

Holistic Student Development: Studies, Social Events, and Professional Development

Posted on October 26, 2020
Studying, cold calls, and exams constitute just one important aspect of the law school experience. Landing a dream clerkship, government placement, or law firm associate position will be easier for students who get involved with your fellow students and professors at the law school, as well as with practicing attorneys and judges...

Meet with a Librarian: Deadline to Enter is October 31st

Posted on October 22, 2020
1Ls: Would you like some expert help and a chance to win a signed copy of Prof. Noreuil?s book, The Zen of Law School Success? Make an appointment to Meet with a Librarian and you will be entered into a drawing to win one of 6 copies of Prof...

Cite Check: Just Do It

Posted on October 21, 2020
Why do law librarians and legal writing professors make such a big deal about the cite-checking process? In this blog post I will give some examples of legal research and cite-checking (or Shepardizing) gone horribly wrong.  Imagine that you?re standing before your legal writing professor and arguing your appellate brief, or that you?re being shadowed […]

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Reference Services Survey ? Win a Prize!

Posted on October 19, 2020
We need your help. We are assessing the Law Library?s reference services during these unprecedented times. We want to ensure you are receiving the help you need, whether it is finding a resource, using databases, citation help, or anything else. Your feedback on this short survey will enable us to serve you better...

The Law Library is Here for You Over Fall Break

Posted on October 09, 2020
The reference librarians at the Ross-Blakley Law Library are happy to help you find or navigate research resources. You can connect with us via Zoom, Chat, and Meet with a Librarian. You can also send us an email or give us a call. Zoom ReferenceMeet with a LibrarianChat with a LibrarianEmail a LibrarianCall Us: 480-965-6144 Have a great fall […]

Five Reasons Why You Should Make CALI Your Study Partner

Posted on October 07, 2020
CALI Lessons are online interactive tutorials that cover narrow topics of law. CALI publishes over 1,000 lessons covering 40 different legal subject areas. These lessons have been used over 10 million times by law students over the years. To access CALI, click here...

Racial Justice Resource Guide

Posted on September 30, 2020
This past summer we launched the new Racial Justice Resource Guide. The guide focuses on resources provided to you by the Ross-Blakley Law Library and also to external resources to support our community in considering racial justice and reconciliation...

Making the Most of Midterms

Posted on September 29, 2020
Midterm season is just around the corner. Too soon, you say? I remember the olden days of 2016 when I was a law student walking into my torts final with only an outline, some grim prophecies, and uncertainty, because newfangled midterms hadn?t spread to my section yet...

Blazing Your Research Trail: Tracking the Law as You Read It

Posted on September 17, 2020
We?ve all been there. An ember of a memory of the perfect case we read a few days ago faintly glows. It?s the tantalizing last vestige of a good things whose value we failed to recognize as we allowed it to drift, unmoored to the abyss and become the buried treasure in the mental junkyard […]

Connect with Us via Zoom, Chat, and Meet with a Librarian

Posted on September 15, 2020
The reference librarians at the Ross-Blakley Law Library are happy to help you find or navigate research resources. We are now available to help you virtually. Watch these quick videos to learn how you can connect with us. Connect with us today! Zoom ReferenceMeet with a LibrarianChat with a LibrarianEmail a LibrarianCall Us: 480-965-6144

Seven Reasons to Meet with a Librarian About Your Open Memo

Posted on September 14, 2020
We can help you navigate research resources and identify relevant information quickly: We are here to show you ways to narrow down search results to cases and statutes pertaining to your legal issue without tedious, time-wasting trial and error using search bars...

Find What You Need: One Search and the Library Catalog

Posted on September 10, 2020
In the video below, we will explain how to perform searches and interact with the library?s catalog. This will cover library borrowing policies and the (enormous) scope of content available to you as both a member of ASU community and Sandra Day O?Connor College of Law...

Speedy and Thorough: Research Tips for Time-squeezed 1Ls

Posted on September 08, 2020
At the end of June 2017, I finished my 1L year at ASU by sleepily turning in my final memo for Intensive Legal Research and Writing. After the All-Journal Write-on Exam, thirty writing assignments in one month instilled a sense of urgency in my legal research: I want it done fast and I want it […]

The Socratic Method and You

Posted on September 03, 2020
As a law student you experience the Socratic Method instructional model, which is based on the asking and answering of questions in class with the goal of stimulating critical thinking.  You can thank Christopher Langdell for that, who as the Dean of Harvard Law School from 1870 to 1895 introduced this method to legal education...

How Do I Know Which Study Guides are Right for Me?

Posted on September 01, 2020
Are you rudderless in a sea of books, guides, and online materials? Do you need help taming an onslaught of resources? Help is here. The Law Library?s Electronic Services Librarian, Sean Harrington has prepared a succinct study skills materials chart to guide you through the semester:  Study Aids Chart Sean says, primarily the reason we collect […]

1L Meet with a Librarian Contest!

Posted on August 30, 2020
1Ls: Would you like some expert help and a chance to win a signed copy of Prof. Noreuil?s book, The Zen of Law School Success? Make an appointment to Meet with a Librarian and you will be entered into a drawing to win one of 6 copies of Prof. Noreuil?s book which offers a comprehensive approach to succeeding in […]

Jessup International Moot Court Competition

Posted on March 29, 2011
Congratulations to Rob Gordon, Adam Reich, Jared Sutton, and Sam Efird!  Rob, Adam, Jared, and Sam represented the College of Law in the Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition.  They finished 2nd among all U.S. schools and tied for 5th among all schools from around the world...

Emerging Legal Issues with Social Media-A Quick Introduction

Posted on March 28, 2011
Social networking applications have brought to the forefront numerous legal issues. Here Ken Strutin provides a nice introduction to the intersection of legal practice and social media in a 2 part post courtesy of the Law Library Resource Exchange a.k...

Find Something Stranger than your Spring Break

Posted on March 13, 2011
Spring Break can bring on weird experiences, but probably not as weird as some of the cases found on FindLaw’s Legally Weird blog.  It’s not everywhere that you’ll run across a millionaire dentist buying pizza with someone else’s credit card, or a 70 year old man paying $2,000 to smoke a single cigar in your [...

Can Fido Help You Through Finals?

Posted on March 11, 2011
From the ABA Jounral:  Stressed-Out Yale Law Students Can Check Out Therapy Dog ?Monty? in Pilot Program

Word of the Day-Ignoramus, a Farce in 1615, and the English Judicial System!

Posted on March 10, 2011
How is the term “ignoramus” related to both a farce written by George Ruggle in 1615 and to an old English legal term referring to a bill of indictment? According to the online edition of Merriam Webster the term Ignoramus , \ig-nuh-RAY-mus\ when used as a noun means ” an utterly ignorant person or dunce”...

Spring Break Library Hours

Posted on March 08, 2011
During Spring Break, the Law Library hours will be: Friday, March 11: 7:00 am - 5:00 pm Saturday, March 12: 8:00 am - 5:00 pm Sunday, March 13:  10:00 am - 10:00 pm Monday, March 14 - Thursday, March 17:  8:00 am - 10:00 pm Friday, March 18 - Saturday, March 19:  8:00 am - 5:00 pm Regular hours resume on [...

Changes to 2011 Arizona Bar Exam

Posted on March 04, 2011
For important information on changes to the July 2011 Arizona Bar exam, click here: http://www.azcourts.gov/cld/AttorneyAdmissions/AdmissionbyExamination.aspx 

Dr. Seuss and The Law

Posted on March 02, 2011
Today would have been the 107th birthday of Dr. Seuss. You probably know him for his children’s books, but did you know he was also a political cartoonist during WWII? You can check out a collection of his political cartoons here.  Dr. Seuss has helped liven up the law, too...

Lawyer Songs

Posted on February 27, 2011
Among the interesting things we recently found on the internet was this list of Top Ten Songs that are Really, Truly About Lawyers from NOLO.  They’re not very well known songs, so we’re curious as to whether anyone has heard them before or not...

New Books in the Law Library

Posted on February 22, 2011
Check out some of the new titles recently added to the Law Library collection.  Visit our New Acquisitions page to see the complete list of titles. How to moot : a student guide to mooting / John Snape, Gary Watt The eight secrets of top exam performance in law school : an easy-to-use, step-by-step approach for achieving great [...

Not Off Today ? - Celebrate President?s Day by Checking out the Research Guide on Presidential Documents!

Posted on February 21, 2011
Need an executive order, or are you needing a old issue of the Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents? Interested in visiting a presidential library? How about the Ronald Reagan Presidential Papers? Use the Ross- Blakley Law Library Research Guide to U...

Study Room Shortage Next Week: Book Early

Posted on February 17, 2011
The AZ State Bar will be using the Law Library?s study rooms next week to administer the bar exam. They will be using 11 rooms on the 2nd floor, 7:30 am - 5:30 pm, Tuesday, Feb. 22 ? Friday, Feb. 25. We will only have 7 rooms for you to use during those days and [...

It?s Not Just Black and White

Posted on February 16, 2011
The College of Law is not alone on campus when it comes to exploring issues of law and justice. If you need a little break from the Socratic method, check out the current exhibit at the ASU Art Museum by artist-in-residence Gregory Sale, It’s Not Just Black and White...

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