Although there is no database that allows you to conduct a comprehensive keyword search across all laws from every country in the world in one place, Global-Regulation can at least help you efficiently run a search across laws and regulations…
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HeinOnline’s U.S. Presidential Impeachment Library
Keeping track of the ongoing impeachment process in the U.S. House of Representatives requires that we process constant references to a whistleblower complaint, subpoenas, witness statements and testimony, and committee procedural rules. A tremendous resource for reviewing these documents is…
Resource Spotlight: Author Profiles in HeinOnline
HeinOnline has recently enhanced the Author Profiles available in their Law Journal Library (LJL). When Author Profiles first debuted, they allowed viewers to see all articles authored by the subject of the profile and included or indexed within the LJL.…
Resource Spotlight: Courtlink in Lexis Advance
Within the Lexis Advance platform you’re already accustomed to using, you will now find Courtlink, which has previously been a separate Lexis product (and platform) excluded from our academic subscription. Courtlink allows you to search across dockets and court documents…
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Resource Spotlight: Librarians
Instead of highlighting a database this month in our Resource Spotlight, we thought that the beginning of the new school year was a great time to re-introduce our talented group of librarians. From library administration to cataloging to research support,…
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Preparing for On-Campus Interviews? Try These Resources.
Are you participating in on-campus interviews at the law school? If so, take a look at our guide on researching legal employers, with links to useful resources for researching law firms, judges, major clients, and much more! http://library.law.northwestern.edu/Employers
Resource Spotlight: Oxford Public International Law Resources
Next time you are working on a project that involves international legal research, consider using our Oxford Public International Law online resources. Our library now subscribes to the Max Planck Encyclopedia of Public International Law, Oxford Scholarly Authorities on International…
Resource Spotlight: Lexis Context
For today’s litigators, analytics platforms are a useful tool, offering strategic guidance and a potential competitive advantage. One such platform, available to members of the Northwestern Law community, is Lexis Context, accessible through Lexis Advance. In this post, we’ll walk…
Resource Spotlight: Citation trails in NUSearch
Legal researchers are highly attuned to the importance of knowing if and how an authority has been cited. It’s the idea behind Shepard’s and KeyCite. The importance of determining whether something is still good based on how it has been…
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Resource Spotlight: SCOTUS Research
The Pritzker Legal Research Center has created a new LibGuide: Supreme Court of the United States Research. The new guide includes links to and information about both primary and secondary resources for Supreme Court research, including opinions, dockets, oral arguments,…
