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Study Aids Sunday: Glannon Guides

Posted: April 11, 2021
It’s #StudyAidsSunday and this week we are featuring the Glannon Guides series! What is special about this study aids series? Like many study aids, Glannon Guides contain chapters full of explanations of fundamental principles of legal topics. What sets them apart is an interactive element: each chapter ends with a handful of multiple-choice questions. Then, …

Study Aids Sunday: Glannon Guides

Wellness Guide

Posted: April 7, 2021
Wellness Week may be over, but the Library has curated a bunch of wellness resources for the Mitchell Hamline community to access year-round! Need some tips on time management? Or how to lessen procrastination? The Wellness Guide provides information on both of these topics and links to resources available to Mitchell Hamline students, faculty, and …

Wellness Guide

Environmental Law Book Display

Posted: April 2, 2021
Earth Day is just around the corner, so this month we are celebrating with a book display dedicated to Environmental Law resources! These materials can be checked out by members of our community so if you see something you are interested in, contact circulation@mitchellhamline.edu. Display and bibliography developed by Kelsey Schmidt and Steve Liska. Environmental …

Environmental Law Book Display

Women and the Law (Peggy)

Posted: March 31, 2021
What the !#%$ is Women and the Law (Peggy)? To celebrate the last day of Women’s History Month, this week’s What the !#%$ Wednesday highlights Women and the Law (Peggy), a collection on HeinOnline that brings together more than 3,200 fully searchable books, biographies, and periodicals dedicated to the role of women in society and …

Women and the Law (Peggy)

Study Aids Sunday: Questions & Answers

Posted: March 28, 2021
It’s the end of March and that mean finals are just around the corner. But don’t fret! The Library has some resources to help you study. Study aids are used to help you enhance your understanding of concepts taught in the classroom. While your notes and professor’s explanations should always be your primary source of …

Study Aids Sunday: Questions & Answers

Research Guides: Advocacy

Posted: March 24, 2021
Taking an Advocacy course this semester or planning on taking one soon? Then this research guide is for you! Our Advocacy Research Guide provides resources that may be helpful for students researching trial and appellate advocacy and practice. The beginning of the guide discusses where to find different types of materials, such as cases, statutes, …

Research Guides: Advocacy

Courtroom Cast

Posted: March 17, 2021
What the !#%$ is Courtroom Cast? LexisNexis Courtroom Cast is an academic portal that contains a plethora of resources to help you study for class and improve your moot court or advocacy skills. Some of these resources include: downloadable audio files of edited judicial opinions; video highlights of selected trials, hearings, and oral arguments; and …

Courtroom Cast

Study Aids Sunday: Examples & Explanations

Posted: March 14, 2021
Getting a head start on finals studying? The Library has a variety of study aids that can help you prepare! Study aids are used to help you enhance your understanding of concepts taught in the classroom. While your notes and professor’s explanations should always be your primary source of information, study aids can help supplement …

Study Aids Sunday: Examples & Explanations

Research Guides: Long Paper (“ARW Requirement”) Resources

Posted: March 10, 2021
Spending your Spring Break working on your Long Paper? The Library can help! Our Long Paper (“ARW Requirement”) Resources Research Guide includes resources to help you pick a topic, conduct legal research, and write your paper (including information on organization, grammar, style and citation). We know this graduation requirement can be stressful to fulfill, but …

Research Guides: Long Paper (“ARW Requirement”) Resources

CALI Lessons

Posted: March 3, 2021
What the !#%$ are CALI Lessons? The Center for Computer-Assisted Legal Instruction (CALI) creates interactive tutorials (aka CALI Lessons) for law students, written by law professors. There are currently over 1,000 of these tutorials which cover legal concepts covered in all first year classes and a wide variety of second and third year classes. So, …

CALI Lessons