Author: Andrew Christensen

New Database: Westlaw China

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W&L Law Library is pleased to announce access to Westlaw China, Thomson Reuters’ premier platform for legal, business, and news information relating to China.

Westlaw China offers primary and secondary Chinese legal materials compiled by attorney editors to help you understand key legal issues and news. Legal content is updated daily, while news/current awareness content is updated several times daily to provide up-to-date information. Content is available in both English and Mandarin Chinese.

To access Westlaw China, visit www.westlawchina.com while on the W&L campus network. When using mobile devices or off campus, log-in with your WLU credentials is required.

Before exploring, you might consult the official Westlaw China Introduction and User Guide documents online. For in-person guidance, feel free to reach out to a librarian at LawRef@wlu.edu.

Legal Research Certification 2019 Materials Now Online

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If you weren’t able to make it to the event on 3/16 (the best attended ever!), or if you were there but want a refresher, you can review materials from the program online at https://libguides.wlu.edu/summersuccess2019.

There you’ll find video recordings of each of the day’s presentations and panel discussions, including the presenters’ slides via Tegrity. Also included are links to handouts and lesson plans, and to many of the online resources that were discussed in the sessions on dockets, practice materials, and more.

Please note that the guide is password protected in order to restrict access to the W&L Law community. Law students may find the password here (alphabetically under Spring Into Summer Success).

We hope you’ll find the online guide helpful, both as you’re preparing for your job now and when you’re working this summer. Please remember that your librarians are here and happy to help as we’re able. You may reach out to any of us individually or at our general reference email address, LawRef@wlu.edu.

Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson: Discussion & Reception, 3/27

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Join members of the W&L Law faculty to discuss Just Mercy, the bestselling true story of a lawyer exonerating the wrongly convicted and representing society’s most vulnerable through the perils of our justice system. From 5:00pm to 6:30pm in Law Classroom A on Wednesday, March 27. An informal reception with light hors d’oeuvres will follow in the Moot Court Lobby. Hosted by the W&L Law Library and open to all members of the W&L community and public. Featuring perspectives from W&L Law professors:

The author of Just Mercy, public interest lawyer and NYU professor Bryan Stevenson, will deliver the keynote address at W&L Law’s commencement ceremony on Friday, May 10.

Free New York Times & Wall Street Journal Access

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The Law Library is glad to announce full online access to New York Times and Wall Street Journal. The new digital subscriptions are free of charge to all W&L Law School users.

To sign up for your free individual account with either or both newspapers, register at the following links using your valid wlu.edu email address (students must be currently enrolled at W&L Law):

We hope that you enjoy these resources and are happy to make them available to you. If the Law Library could help with your access or use, please just let us know.

Spring Into Summer Success: Legal Research Certification – Sat. 3/16

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Sign up today to attend W&L Law Library’s Spring Into Summer Success Legal Research Certification, Saturday, March 16, from 9:00am to 1:00pm in Classroom A. Open to all 1L, 2L, and 3Ls – lunch provided.

You’ll learn expert tips and strategies from librarians and lawyers to help you succeed this summer and beyond. Instructional sessions taught by our W&L Law librarians will cover legal research methods and resources useful for firm, court, public interest, and government jobs, including specialized practice materials, news and awareness, litigation and transactional resources, and more. Efficient use of Lexis, Westlaw, and Bloomberg Law is also a focus.

The program includes panel discussions and presentations with insights on legal research and professional success from experienced practitioners and instructors:

  • Ian Huyett ’18L, Judicial Law Clerk, Augusta Co. Circuit Court
  • Sills O’Keefe ’18L, Mann Vita & Elrod LLC
  • Lorna Port ’14L, Ass’t Commonwealth’s Attorney, Augusta Co.
  • Profs. Christensen, Mart-Rice & Runge, W&L Law Library
  • Jesse Butler, Bloomberg BNA
  • Sabrina Chester ’13L, LexisNexis
  • Denise Stewart, Westlaw/Thomson Reuters

All attendees will earn a Certificate in Legal Research to add to your credentials and show value to employers.

Please email Prof. Andrew Christensen at christensena@wlu.edu to reserve your place.

CALI: Online Tutorials on 40+ Law Subjects

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The Law Library is glad to announce a new full-access trial of CALI, the premier online platform for interactive legal-subject tutorials.

CALI, the Center for Computer-Assisted Legal Instruction, was founded in 1982 by the University of Minnesota and Harvard law schools. With over 1,000 lessons spanning 40+ topics of doctrinal law and practice-oriented skills, CALI lessons are created and used by law professors nationwide to provide self-directed yet rigorous guidance for students, both as assigned course materials and as extracurricular supplements. Popular for 1L and upper-class elective subjects, CALI lessons can also provide valuable reviews of core concepts for 3Ls preparing for the bar exam.

All W&L Law students and faculty have full access to all CALI lessons through June 30, 2019. Click here for the Authorization Code and sign up for your free account today.

The Library welcomes your feedback on this resource and will consider it in determining whether to continue with CALI as a paid subscription. Please direct your questions or comments to any of us in person or to LawRef@wlu.edu. We are happy to provide assistance in the use of the platform as well.

Learn About New Westlaw Edge – Thu. 1/24

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It’s not just Westlaw’s color that changed over winter break! Come explore the new features available on Westlaw Edge, including KeyCite Overruling Risk, Statutes/Regulations Compare, and Litigation Analytics.

Special 30-minute sessions on Thursday, January 24 in the Mock Trial Courtroom (339):

Space is limited – click on any of the times above to sign up!