The Lillian Goldman Law Library at Yale Law School is hosting a free Virtual Symposium on Citation and the Law on April 22 and 23, 2021. Registration is now open. The symposium will highlight the …
Month: March 2021
UW Law Ranked 29th Among the Nation’s Law Schools by U.S. News
From UW Law School News: U.S. News and World Report has ranked UW Law School 29th among the nation’s law schools (tied with five other schools), the magazine announced today. The school was ranked 38th last year. …
Hidden Gems: Under-appreciated UW Law Library Resources
As the calendar winds its way toward spring and the end of the semester approaches, Assistant Director for Public Services, Kris Turner recommends the following underutilized or overlooked gems to help law students finish the …
Clearbrief MS Word Add-in Uses AI to Evaluate the Strength of a Brief
Clearbrief is a new brief analysis tool that uses AI to evaluate the strength of the arguments in a brief, identifying how well each sentence is supported by the cited source. It functions as an …
Representing Law Faculty Scholarly Impact: Strategies for Improving Citation Metrics and Promoting Scholarly Visibility
For the last few years, I’ve been following the issue of legal citation metrics and scholarly impact and visibility very closely. I’m pleased to share that my new paper entitled, Representing Law Faculty Scholarly Impact: …
WI Law In Action Podcast: Anne Smith on the UW Law & Entrepreneurship Clinic
On the latest episode of the WI Law in Action podcast from the UW Law Library, we talk with Anne Smith, Clinical Associate Professor of Law and Director of UW Law School’s Law & Entrepreneurship …
Recent UW Law Faculty Scholarship: Health & Criminal Justice Disparities, Access in Copyright Law & Policy, Countermajoritarian Legislatures, & Misplaced Faith in Corporate Governance Data
Here is the latest faculty scholarship appearing in the University of Wisconsin Law School Legal Studies Research Papers series found on SSRN. “Black Lives Matter: A Conversation on Health and Criminal Justice Disparities” by FRANCISKA COLEMAN (UW Law) …
Internet Archive Scholar, a New Search Index for Scholarly Works (Research & White Papers, Conference Proceedings, Pre-prints, Reports, etc.)
Looking for a research or white paper, conference proceeding, pre-print, or report but can’t find a copy in your library’s catalog or popular search engines? Check out the new Internet Archive Scholar search index from …
MENA Heritage Month – Celebrating the Accomplishments of Middle Eastern and North African Members of the Legal Profession
In celebration of Middle Eastern North African Heritage month, the UW Law Library has created a web display celebrating the accomplishments of Middle Eastern and North African members of the legal profession. Nationally, MENA Heritage …