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Posted by Hala
Furst
09/15/2008 at 12:00 AM
Meta-Studying
So as I lay on my futon, reading a literal mountain of cases, watching Raising the Bar on TNT, I realize two things: 1. Zach Morris needs a better hairdresser, and 2. I have gone through the looking glass.
Just as Grey’s Anatomy somehow made the drudgery of spending hours on end covered in other people’s blood, never sleeping, and generally becoming emotional train-wrecks sexy for medical students, so this show attempts to make the grueling hours spent pushing along the machinery of the criminal justice system seem “hot”. I’m not entirely convinced, but that might just be...
Posted by Library
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09/10/2008 at 12:00 AM
The Main Computer Lab and Training Lab 1 will be used closed for first-year LexisNexis and Westlaw training sessions on the following dates and times:
Wednesdays - September 10, 17, and 24 and October 1
9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Thursdays - September 11, 18, and 25 and October 2
10:45 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. 5:15 p.m. to 6:15 p.m. for makeup training sessions as needed.
During those dates and times, please refrain from sending print requests to the...
Posted by Kelly
Bennett
09/08/2008 at 12:00 AM
Orientation is over, and classes have gotten underway; but before I get into that, I’d like to tell you a little bit about orientation, and what you can expect.
Orientation brings with it so many mixed emotions-- excitement that all the hard work of studying for and taking the LSAT, filling out applications, writing application essays, and figuring out what you want in a law school, have finally culminated in this moment; uncertainty about what law school will be like, if all the stories you’ve heard will prove true, whether everyone will be smarter than you, whether the work load will be too...
Posted by Hala
Furst
09/07/2008 at 12:00 AM
The second year has started off at a record pace. Already we’re two weeks in, one week which was short, in fact, and I’m once again up to my eyeballs in school work, extracurriculars and clubs, and the added stress of second year: the job search. I barely feel like I had a summer this year, and already I’m looking for a job for next summer. This is kind of ludicrous, really, when you think about it. After one year of law school I’m supposed to know what kind of law I want to practice, where I want to practice, how I want to practice, all of it. The reason for this is that if you’re very lucky...
Posted by Library
Blog
09/03/2008 at 12:00 AM
In addition to the CALI tutorials, the Law Library’s collection has various study aids on numerous legal subject areas. These study aids include the nutshells and hornbooks published by Thomson/West. Other study aids are published by LexisNexis and Aspen Publishers. LexisNexis publishes the “Understanding...” series and Aspen Publishers publishes the Examples and Explanations series. Foundation Press, an independent affiliate of Thomson/West, also publishes the Concepts and Insights series on various areas of the law. To view available titles in these series, search...
Posted by Kelly
Bennett
08/28/2008 at 12:00 AM
Hi everyone, and welcome to Roger Williams Univeristy Law School’s admissions site! As a potential or incoming student, you probably have a ton of questions about what to expect when you get to law school. You are not alone! I hope that I can fill you in on the joys and challenges of being a first year law student, and maybe answer some of your questions before you arrive.
My name is Kelly Bennett, and I am a new law student at Roger Williams University School of Law in beautiful and historic Bristol, RI. I received my BA in Political Science from Stonehill College in...
Posted by Library
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08/28/2008 at 12:00 AM
With CALI, you get free access to over 700 lessons in 32 legal subject areas. You can use the relevant lessons during the semester or before finals to help reinforce what you learned in class. You can access CALI on the internet in addition to using the CD that you received in your orientation packet. Ask a librarian on duty at the Reference Desk for the School of Law’s authorization code. For details about using CALI, here is a video from YouTube.
Posted by Library
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08/27/2008 at 12:00 AM
During the academic year, librarians are available to provide you with reference/research assistance. They offer explanations of the process of legal research, show you how to use a particular tool or database, make suggestions about research strategy, and assist you in tracking down items which are not on the shelf.
In order to better assist you during the fall semester on the weekends, a librarian will be available for reference assistance from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (except for lunch time) on most Saturdays. Excluded are the Saturdays of August 30, October 11 and November 29....
Posted by Hala
Furst
08/24/2008 at 12:00 AM
Have you missed me? I’ve missed all of you.
I have not really been able to wrap my mind around the fact that I am now a 2L. It seems like just a week ago I was struggling my way though Sibbach and Schlagenhauf. A year has passed, and yet I find myself once again spending all day in the Library on the last Sunday before classes begin, this time finishing up the Moot Court Clark Competition Brief. Oh, and reading Con Law and Admin for tomorrow as well. Right back into the fire. The summer has given me a lot of time to reflect on whether the reasons I came to law school are the reasons I’m still...
Posted by Library
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08/20/2008 at 12:00 AM
The School of Law Library staff welcomes our new and returning students. We wish all our students much success in their academic endeavors.
For first year students, library tours will be held September 2 through September 4. Students will receive an email attachment containing the schedule of the library tours. The schedule will be posted on the glass to the left of the entrance to the library on August 25. The email will also contain details about the tour such as starting location and length. Questions about the schedule should be directed to Nan Balliot.
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