Tag Archives: Legal Research

Prepare to Practice with Bloomberg Law TODAY

Posted on April 7, 2020 by UGA Law Library

Starting today and continuing into next week, Bloomberg Law is hosting a series of live webinars to prepare students for work in a variety of settings. The webinar series focuses on transactional tools, litigation practice, firm life, and judicial clerkships … Continue reading →

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TOMORROW Law Library Lunch & Learn: Power-Up‽

Posted on November 14, 2019 by Rachel Evans

Research and Copyright Services Librarian Stephen Wolfson will be presenting on advanced search techniques, including legal research on Google, secret search engine tools, and how to do research on the Dark Web (and why you shouldn’t). 12 to 1 PM Classroom … Continue reading →

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HeinOnline’s New Database: State Constitutions Illustrated

Posted on November 11, 2019 by Rachel Evans

HeinOnline’s newest database is State Constitutions Illustrated, a collection of the constitutions of the 50 states of the United States along with related documents and resources. It literally contains the text of every constitution that has been in force for every single … Continue reading →

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From the Reference Desk: Resource Spotlight on GALILEO’s Georgia Legislative Documents

Posted on October 30, 2019 by Rachel Evans

At the reference desk we often get questions from attorneys related to legislative history. Sometimes they are searching for the O.C.G.A. from a specific year when a particular part of legislation was enacted. For one such question recently we were … Continue reading →

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For the love of Dictionaries

Posted on October 14, 2019 by Rachel Evans

By Heather Simmons The law is all about words and what they mean, so dictionaries are especially important to attorneys. You may have noticed that the library just received the new 11th edition of Black’s Law Dictionary, edited by Bryan … Continue reading →

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CLE & ICLE Presentations This Month

Posted on February 20, 2019 by Rachel Evans

By Stephen Wolfson As you are undoubtedly aware, the librarians at the University of Georgia Law School teach numerous classes, including 1L legal research, advanced legal research, and various lunch and learn sessions. But did you know that they teach … Continue reading →

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On Reserve Podcast Episode 4: Legal Research

Posted on September 7, 2018 by Rachel Evans

In this episode co-hosts Leslie Grove and Rachel Evans interview the Law Library’s two newest librarians about their most memorable reference questions, their past library and law firm experiences and their favorite legal research resources: Outreach & Research Services Law … Continue reading →

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Casetext Lunch & Learn March 28th

Posted on March 26, 2018 by Rachel Evans

Casetext is quickly catching on for both law students and legal professionals to help “navigate precedent with unprecedented ease”. It uses the latest data science and AI technology, backed by expert insights from leading litigators to improve legal research for … Continue reading →

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New open crime data portal from City of Atlanta

Posted on October 12, 2015 by fiveblackdogs

The City of Atlanta announced today the launch of a new open crime data portal from the Police Department. This searchable database will provide easy access to the most commonly requested Part 1 crime statistics. As new datasets become available, … Continue reading →

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Our Law Library App: ALEX

Posted on September 14, 2015 by Jason Tubinis

ALEX @ UGA Law is the official app of the Alexander Campbell King Law Library. On top of having a very clever and apropos (IMHO) acronym, ALEX gives you lots of useful features, including the library’s hours of operation, access to … Continue reading →

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