Biddleblog

Ask the Online Search Expert

Dear Online Search Expert,I am an experienced searcher. I use Google all the time, but I am new to Westlaw. When I searched the Westlaw databases ALLSTATES, ALLCASES with the terms "power of attorney" and "conservator," it turned up the...

Posted by Bill Draper on November 4, 2009 11:00 AM

Bloggers, scholars, librarians converge for "Future of Today's Legal Scholarship"

 A couple of Saturdays ago, while most of you were sleeping, relaxing, or mowing the lawn, I was at work.  Well, sort of: I attended a symposium at Georgetown Law Center called "The Future of Today's Legal Scholarship."  Despite the seemingly...

Posted by Jordon Steele on August 3, 2009 2:35 PM

The Big Four v. The Final Four

As we enter the March Madness of The Final Four, here is a legal research tip that should help you to visualize the relationships between four primary legal sources.  I like to call them "The Big Four."The Big Four comprises the following...

Posted by Ron Day on April 2, 2009 9:16 AM

First Year Legal Research--2.0

This year, the reference librarians at Biddle gave their One L legal research workshops a 21st-century update.  Our focus was entirely on the use of digital materials, primarily those available on Westlaw and Lexis.At the same time, we kept one...

Posted by Ed Greenlee on November 13, 2008 9:03 AM