Key Secondary Sources by Practice Area

Lexis+™ provides faculty, students and practitioners exclusive access to leading practice area resources, such as Matthew Bender® treatises and Practice Centers. Matthew Bender court cited treatises are authoritative, comprehensive, key resources ...

Law360 and Law360 Pulse Legal News Services

Law360 is a daily current awareness tool for attorneys and business leaders at law firms, corporations, and government agencies. Law360 publishes breaking news and analysis, with a particular focus on high-stakes litigation, legislation, regulation, and ...

The Best Way To Prepare For A Law School Class

You’ll spend a majority of your first year of law school preparing for class. It’s a seemingly endless task that will define your success as a law student and a lawyer. The volume of daily work requires you to be efficient and comprehensive ...
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Check Your Work While You Write With Lexis for Microsoft Office

Drafting a brief or other legal memorandum is an exacting process. You do not want to finish your draft then learn you are missing important sources or using invalid authority. It could affect your entire argument. Lexis for Microsoft Office integra. ...
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Essential Law School Skill: How To Answer A Professor’s Questions

You want to be ready when you’re cold called by your professor. Not only do you need to have the correct information, you need to know how to answer confidently. Follow the steps outlined in the video below to ensure your answers hit the mark . ...

Essential Law School Skill: How To Brief A Case For Class

No skill is more important to a law school student (or a lawyer) than being able to confidently spot legal issues. You’ll learn this skill through the cases you review in your daily classes. The volume of reading you’ll be doing each day. ...
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How to write a case brief for law school: Excerpt reproduced from Introduction to the Study of Law: Cases and Materials

Third Edition (LexisNexis 2009) by Michael Makdisi & John Makdisi HOW TO BRIEF The previous section described the parts of a case in order to make it easier to read and identify the pertinent information that you will use to create your briefs. ...
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Preparing for your Brief or Memo assignment

Prepare for your Brief or Memo assignment with one of the short videos below. How to Write the Best Brief with Lexis+ You need to conduct thorough research to help draft a persuasive brief and oral argument for your first br...
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Legal Resume and Interview Tips from a Top Legal Recruiter

Check out the additional resources to help you win the interview. Make a great impression and stand apart from the crowd with these resume and interview tips. Applying for legal positions? Leverage your strengths, make a great impression, and stan. ...
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Free BARBRI Outlines for Class Preparation

You will not miss important points of law with these law school outlines The hardest part about preparing for law school exams is the outlining. Your law school outlines need to cover all the important points of law, elements of legal analysis, and c ...
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Running the Marathon of Law School Infographic

Have you ever heard someone describe law school as a marathon? The law school journey, which begins during your first year, varies each year as you move towards graduation. Your 1L year, or first year, is a trial by fire where you&rsq...

How To Write a Case Brief for Law School

Excerpt reproduced from Introduction to the Study of Law: Cases and Materials Third Edition (LexisNexis 2009) by Michael Makdisi & John Makdisi HOW TO BRIEF The previous section described the parts of a case in order to make it easier to read an ...
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How to Read a Law School Casebook

Excerpt reproduced from Guide to the Study of Law: An Introduction, Second Edition (LexisNexis 2001) by L.H. LaRue Chapter 2: Reading the Law School Casebook In the first chapter, I talked about rules, and in particular, about getting used to the wa ...