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Announcements & Articles
- Law Library Purchases Historical Collection of U.S. Supreme Court Records & Briefs
- All BNA Databases Now Available - Sign-up for E-Mail Highlights
- Law Library Purchases Major Database of Historical Legal Treatises
- The Library Corner - Articles Reprinted from The Docket
LRWA Classes, 2007-08
LRWA Classes, 2006-07
- Secondary Sources (PowerPoint)
- Bibliography of Treatises, Hornbooks and Nutshells
- Introduction to Legal Research: Primary Sources and Finding Caselaw (PDF)
- Introduction to LexisNexis: Cases and Shepard's
- Terms & Connectors and Citators (PowerPoint)
- Introduction to Westlaw (PDF) (Includes Lexis - Westlaw Translator)
- Advanced Legal Databases (PDF)
- Appellate Writing Resources (PDF)
- Legal Research Checklist (PDF)
Miscellaneous Materials
- Audiotape Study Aids Available for Check-Out to GMU Law Students
- Legislative Drafting Research (PowerPoint)
- Liaison Program for Teaching Faculty
- Loislaw: An Introduction
- Patron Check-Out Privileges
- Resources for Scholarly Writing
- Tips for Summer Survival (PowerPoint)
- Preparing to Practice in Virginia 2008 (PowerPoint)
Law Library Research Guides
- Business Law
- Corporate & Securities Law
- Environmental Law
- Federal Legislative History
- Federal Primary Materials
- Federal Regulatory Law
- Federal Taxes
- Forms and Drafting Resources
- Homeland Security
- Intellectual Property
- International Law
- Journal Databases
- Labor and Employment Law
- Law and Economics
- Legal History
- Litigation
- Newspapers, Magazines, and Other News Sources
- Scholarly Writing
- Virginia Legal Materials
Introductory Guides
- Law Library Guide
- Law Library Maps
- Case Finding
- A Dictionary for First Years
- Government Documents Guide
- How To Find A Case By Name
- How to Find a Periodical Article
- How to Find Books Using the Online Library Catalog
- Legal Research for Non-GMU Law School Patrons (PDF)
- Obtaining a Document by Citation on Lexis or Westlaw
- Resources for Legal Research (PDF)
- Subject and Title Location Guide to the Law Library Collection