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Finals Prep

The countdown to finals begins in earnest this week.  We know it’s a stressful time and we wish you all the best of luck.  But, because we know luck isn’t all that matters we want to make sure you know about all the resources the Law Library has to offer in the way of finals [...]

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More Finals Help

I’ve already blogged a bit about some of the resources we have to help with finals prep – CALI, Sample Exams, and Flash Cards.  Here are a few other things that might help you as you study for finals. Study Guides – We collect a number of study guides that may be useful as you brush [...]

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Flash Cards

Our Law in a Flash, Flash Cards are a big hit around finals time.  Last year we purchased extra sets because of the high demand.  Flash cards can be checked out at the circulation desk for 2 hours at a time.  Our current sets include Civil Procedure (parts 1 & 2), Con Law (parts 1 [...]

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Sample Exams

I hate to even bring it up, but I do it because I want to help–Thanksgiving is next week, which means finals are around the corner.  The reason I can help is that the Library has a number of sample exams for BYU Law-specific courses.  My hope is that all our students know about them [...]

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CALI Lessons

Do you need to brush up on torts or property?  How about business associations or tax?  CALI might be just the resource you need to get up to speed.  The Law Library’s subscription to CALI, the Center for Computer-Assisted Legal Instruction, provides BYU law students with access to nearly 1,000 internet-based lessons on different legal [...]

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Help With Finals

The countdown to finals begins in earnest this week.  We know it’s a stressful time and we wish you all the best of luck.  But, because we know luck isn’t all that matters we want to make sure you know about all the resources the Law Library has to offer in the way of finals [...]

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Finals Advice

Finals start today.  You can feel it.  We wish you all the best of luck.  I’m sure you’ve gotten lots of advice on taking finals, but here are a few more bits of advice from law professors across the country. A Common Law School Exam Mistake Beyond IRAC: Law School Exam Taking Tips Professor Mitten’s [...]

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Finals Help

The 1Ls are putting the final touches on their memos and Thanksgiving is around the corner.  That, of course, means it’s time to start thinking about finals.  Here in the library we feel your pain, as many of us have experienced it.  So, we try to do the best we can to make it a [...]

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13 Rules for Law Exams

Today I ran across a humorous look at final exams from a law professor.  It’s a bit dated–1971–but most of the rules (or anti-rules) still hold true (except the rule about writing illegibly–although I guess you could opt to hand write your exam). Thirteen Rules for Taking Law Exams, 24 J. Legal Educ.  76 (1971) [...]

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Hein’s New Look and IP

If you’ve been to HeinOnline this week, which I imagine you haven’t since you’ve been studying for finals, you’ve probably noticed that it looks a bit different. Hein has swapped it’s blue background for white. Luckily enough for us, they’re both BYU colors so we’re good either way. Overall it’s not much of a change, [...]

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