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Key legal-education, research, practice, and law-library news, including but not limited to items of particular interest to Maricopa County and Arizona.
By Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law

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Last Entry: November 04, 2020 at 16:37:41

Why You Should Back Up Your Work

Posted on November 20, 2008
I am sure most of you have heard or read about first year ASU law student Alex Botsios’ recent altercation when a would be thief tried to rob him of his laptop which contained a semesters worth of work. If not, you can read an account here: Student Pummels Would-Be Robber...

Get Organized!! (with Westlaw)

Posted on November 19, 2008
The Tabs feature on Westlaw is useful for organizing frequently used groups of databases. To add a Tab to your Welcome screen click on ?Add a Tab? in the upper right hand corner of the Welcome Screen. You can select an existing Westlaw Tab that contains many of the basic databases on various topics, types [...

Texting

Posted on November 18, 2008
Jennifer Alvey from Word Solutions has an interesting post about how text messaging may improve your writing skills. http://wordsolutions.wordpress.com/2008/08/29/why-texting-and-twittering-are-great-for-lawyers/

Windsor is Law Cat of the Week

Posted on November 16, 2008
This week’s Law Cat is Windsor, who belongs to a law-library staff member who wishes to remain anonymous. She says that “Windsor loves being inside boxes. As soon as he spots an empty one, he squeezes himself inside whether he fits or not!” Click on the picture above for a larger version...

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For Non-Traditional Learners

Posted on November 14, 2008
Do you think and learn visually? Do you retain information better when you listen to it? If so, you might like to read Two resources for non-read/write predominant learners from the Law School Academic Support Blog. Here is a link to the software the post mentions: Inspiration Software

Writing Is Not Just a Basic Skill

Posted on November 13, 2008
The Chronicle of Higher Education has published an essay, Writing Is Not Just a Basic Skill, by Mark Richardson who is an assistant professor of writing and linguistics at Georgia Southern University. Thanks to the Legal Writing Prof Blog for this post...

Veterans Day Hours

Posted on November 10, 2008
The Law Library will be open from 8 am - midnight on Veterans Day, Tuesday, November 11.

Snoopy is Law Dog of the Week

Posted on November 09, 2008
This week’s Law Dog is Snoopy, who belongs to Kristi Miller, an ASU Law 1L. Kristi says: In February, I went to Verizon Wireless because my phone was broken and the salesman told me that he was moving and couldn’t keep his dog and asked me if I would like to adopt him...

Travel Tips

Posted on November 07, 2008
Traveling over the holidays? Check out Lifehacker?s “Power Traveler?s Checklist”: Part One: Pre-Flight includes finding the best and cheapest tickets, getting the best seat on your flight, and preparing before your travel day. Part Two: Travel Day includes things to do before you leave the house, dressing comfortably and planning for the security check, making good [...

Tips for Law School Stress

Posted on November 06, 2008
The Law School Academic Support Blog has a very good post today concerning stress management. As exams loom, it might be a good idea to give it a quick read. Helping Students Manage Stress

BLSA & the SBA Presents: Election 08? Express Yourself!!!

Posted on November 05, 2008
ASU Law students, Professors, Faculty and Staff are invited to write your thoughts & feelings about the historical Presidential Election on a huge piece of cloth that will be a reminder of this time for years to come. Stop by the law school rotunda and be a part of history.

Judgment Day

Posted on November 04, 2008
In today’s election we will vote for the president of the United States. We will also cast our vote for congressman and vote yes or no on propositions. Additionally, we will vote on whether or not to retain our state’s judges. But how do we know how we should vote for this? The Arizona Commission [...

Law Library staff Carlos Ross winner at ASU Academic Bowl finals

Posted on November 03, 2008
For the second year in a row, Carlos Ross and the other CLAS teammates came out on top at the Academic Bowl Finals. Each winning teammate won a $4500 scholarship. Carlos has worked for the Law Library since Fall 2007. As a senior majoring in Japanese, Carlos will graduate and leave ASU in December to pursue employment with Walt Disney [...

Kimmy is Law Cat of the Week

Posted on November 02, 2008
This week?s Law Cat is Kimmy, who belongs to Courtney Fern, an ASU Law 1L. Kimmy is a 2-year-old rag doll, shown here in her Halloween costume. Click on the picture above for a larger version. See a picture of Kimmy resting. Would your pets like to be Law Pet of the Week? Submit their photos to [...

Halloween Law Pets

Posted on October 31, 2008
Some of us in the law library enjoy Halloween so much that we dress our pets up in costume. Click on the thumbnails and links below to see more pictures. Monty was Law Dog of the Week 7/27/08. See another picture of Monty. Maul was Law Cat of the Week 7/7/08...

Trick-or-Treat at the Supreme Court

Posted on October 30, 2008
It happened three years ago on Halloween. The Supreme Court was hearing oral arguments when a suddenly a loud “pop” was heard in the courtroom. Was it a Halloween trick??? You can read about it by clicking on the link below or you can listen to the oral argument via Westlaw using Streaming Media Manager...

Stop Procrastinating Now

Posted on October 29, 2008
If you have a procrastination habit, listen to Avoiding Procrastination, episode 16 of David Maister’s Career Development podcast series. Maister explains why procrastination is a challenge for many professionals and offers suggestions for controlling procrastination and getting things done...

GPS Devices Used As Evidence?

Posted on October 28, 2008
Looks like navigational systems may soon be used for more than just directions. Check out what this article has to say about using them in the courtroom. GPS Device Might Drive Your Case Home

Sandy is Law Cat of the Week

Posted on October 26, 2008
This week?s Law Cat is Sandy, who belongs to Rob and Kathy Farmer. Rob used to work in the law library at ASU and now lives in Montgomery, AL. Rob says: Sandy is almost 14 years old, but you?d never know it from looking at her. She?s logged a lot of air miles, having moved cross [...

Bluebook Citation Just Got a Little Easier

Posted on October 23, 2008
CiteGenie is a Firefox add-on that creates real Bluebook pinpoint citations from material you highlight in Westlaw and other web sites. CiteGenie will create ciations in Bluebook, MLA, APA, Chicago, and Wikipedia formats. CiteGenie currently works in Firefox 1...

Westlaw?s Directory

Posted on October 22, 2008
To conduct your Westlaw research as efficiently and economically as possible, you must choose the right database. Westlaw has thousands of databases, and the best database for your search may not be included in the options listed on the first screen. For example, the only database on the Law School default screen that includes cases from [...

LexisNexis Sources

Posted on October 22, 2008
To conduct your LexisNexis research as efficiently and economically as possible, you must choose the right source to search. LexisNexis has thousands of sources, and the best source for your search may not be included in the options listed on the first screen...

From the New Acquisitions List

Posted on October 21, 2008
Below is a selection of new books added to the library collection this month. To see a complete listing of new books, please check out the library’s New Acquisitions page. Mathematics and Democracy: Designing Better Voting and Fair-Division Procedures Smell Test: Stories and Advice on Lawyering War and Taxes

Getting Inside Your Professor?s Head

Posted on October 20, 2008
If you want to know what interests your professor, how they stand on a particular issue, or just want to spend some time reading legal scholarship, please take some time to visit The Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law Faculty Scholarship Repository...

Malcolm is Law Dog of the Week

Posted on October 19, 2008
This week?s Law Dog is Malcolm, who belongs to Megan Scanlon, an ASU Law 1L. Megan tells us: We just adopted him from the Arizona Pug Adoption and Rescue Network on September 1. He is 2.5 years old. He likes when I study in my apartment because it means he can sit on my lap while [...

Predicting BigLaw Success

Posted on October 17, 2008
From the ABA Journal Law News Now blog: a study of 1,300 associates at a top 25 law firm concluded that GPA and school rank were not the best predictors of success in practice. The study was commissioned by the mega firm to help combat attrition among associates...

A View from the Reference Desk

Posted on October 16, 2008
DIGESTS One of the most often asked questions this time of year is about digests and how to use them. The digest system is designed by West Publishing. West organizes the law into over 400 subjects and assigns those subjects “topic numbers”...

Way to Go July Bar Exam Takers!

Posted on October 15, 2008
The July 2008 Bar Exam results are in and hats off to the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law graduates. The pass rate was 93.1% for first time takers! A special congratulations goes to ASU’s own Jason Michael Porter who scored the highest in the state on the July 2008 exam...

Writing

Posted on October 15, 2008
I recently discovered an excellent blog called Write to Done. Its twice-weekly articles are full of tips and advice about how to be a better writer. Although Write to Done does not focus on legal writing, many of its tips will help legal writers. For example: Trouble Sticking to Your Word Count? Try These Editing Tricks; [...

To Be A Felony Or Not To Be A Felony

Posted on October 14, 2008
Earlier this month, University of Tennessee student David Kernell was charged with a felony for hacking into Sarah Palin’s private email account. The indictment has both attorneys and law professors questioning the legality of the charge. Professor Orin Kerr from the George Washington Law School argues that it is somewhat unfounded that the charge was raised from [...

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