Category: Spotlight

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.

There’s Still Time!: W&L’s Guide to 1L Study Aids

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Hard to believe it’s already Fall Break — and for 1Ls, that means your first law school exams are just around the corner!

Whether you’re looking for a helpful guide for your outlining, or want a summary of doctrine and key cases to reinforce your in-class lectures and readings, the Law Library has study aids for your needs, on the subjects that mystify you the most.

Now freshly updated with new editions for first-semester classes, our online guide to 1L course supplements, Beyond the Text: Study Guides for First Year Classes, is the Law Library’s most popular resource for finding the best study aids: Torts, Criminal Law, Civ Pro, Contracts, even Legal Research and Legal Writing — they’re all in there.

The guide links out to selections from the vast West Academic Study Aids collection online (including Nutshells, Sum & Substance audio lectures, Gilbert summaries, and Legalines outlines), as well as highlights from the Law Library’s study guides in print, located in the Reserve Room across from the all-gender restroom on the third floor.

Check out the 1L Study Aid Guide now, and get a leg up on your exam prep!