Nervous about “Real World” Legal Research?

Whether they are part-time, temporary, or permanent gigs, you need to shine in your initial legal employment experiences before and after graduation. To assist in this endeavor, the library has prepared several practice-related research guides. They include Practice Materials, Practice Forms, Legal Research Bootcamp, and Verdicts, Awards and Settlements. So don’t hesitate to consult these resources for a research refresher, and feel free to continue contacting us with your questions even after you leave campus this spring.

A Career in Climate Change and Sustainability?

Legal observers view climate change as an emerging practice area in its own right or at least the “next big thing” in environmental law. Some large firms advertise entire practice groups focused on climate change and related matters. To get an idea of the legal issues underlying this growing practice area, stop at the library circulation desk for a look at Climate Change and Sustainable Development Law in a Nutshell (2011). To find other readily available books on climate change, do a subject search on the phrase climatic change. To find suggestions for career-related library materials, see our post on job searches and career quests.

Printing Tips.....

April 22nd is Earth Day! Lets protect our environment and save paper.

Did you know you can print on both sides from the printers in the law library?

All you have to do is select a printer before printing a document and click on properties. Select duplex and print. More detailed instruction is here. You can also staple and punch holes to your document using these printers.

Minnesota Online CLE Library

Did you know that Hamline students and faculty members can access the Minnesota CLE Online Library for free?

The Online Library is the electronic version of CLE course materials offered by the Minnesota Bar Association. Use the online library to find full-text outlines, chapters on the most recent developments in Minnesota Law, forms, checklists and other practice help.

This is a great tool that supplements Hamline Law Library's hardbound CLE collection. Stop by the library to pick up your code to access the Online Library today!

FDsys: America's Authentic Government Information

Did you know that everyone has free online access to the Federal Register, CFR, Congressional Hearings, and many more government publications? For more than 15 years, GPO Access was our source for Government information online. The next generation of Government information is now online with GPO's Federal Digital System (FDsys).

You can browse by collection, for instance the Congressional Record Index, or by committee. There is also an advanced search option for searching by full text or you can retrieve a document by citation.

Eventually all of the publications on GPO Access will be available on this new, more robust, site. When you are in need of a government publication, remember that FDsys is available to you.