Legal Research

Intersession and Holiday Library Hours

Posted on December 12, 2007
During the Intersession and Holiday Period the Law Library will observe the following hours:                                                                                     Thursday, December 13 through Friday,  December 21: Monday - Thursday                8:00 am - 6:00 pm Saturday                                 10:00 am - 6:00 pm Sunday                                   CLOSED Saturday, December 22 through Tuesday, December 25: CLOSED All Days Wednesday, December 26 through Friday, December 28: Wednesday - Friday               9:00 am - 5:00 pm  Saturday, December [...

Westlaw Training

Posted on October 18, 2007
Monday, October 22nd - Statutory Research 8:30-9:00 am in Room 231 12:45-1:15 pm in Room 231   Here is a list of the current Westlaw training sessions being offered next week:  Tuesday, October 23rd - Secondary Sources Online 8:30-9:00 am in Room 231 12:45-1:15 pm in Room 231   Wednesday, October 23rd - Job Search Training 8:30-9:00 am in Room 231 12:45-1:15 pm in Room 135

Legislative Updates

Posted on October 11, 2007
Interested in the laws passed or pending in South Carolina? Go to the Legislative Information page under Member Resources to the SC Bar?s website.  The 2007 Legislative Update provides a summary by topic of all legislation recently signed into Acts in South Carolina...

Additional Westlaw Training Sessions

Posted on September 27, 2007
Kimberly Wolenberg, Our Westlaw representative is scheduling more training for all law students. Here is the schedule: Tuesday, October 2nd - Basic Westlaw Training - This class covers all the basic online research skills that a 1L should know by the end of fall semester...

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New Lexis and Westlaw Classes

Posted on September 17, 2007
Be sure to sign up and attend these sessions.  Two new Lexis classes have been added to the schedule: Shepard’s & Basic Research Skills class this Wednesday. Wednesday, September 19th, 2007 at 12:45 in room 333! Danielle Eckelt, Lexis Representative will show students how to search for cases, narrow their results to the most relevant results and then Shepardize...

Interested in Learning Lexis?

Posted on September 06, 2007
Danielle Eckelt, our Lexis representative is giving a class in basic LexisNexis.  Learning LexisNexis Class: The Learning LexisNexis class is a 30 minute introduction to Lexis. I will show students how to navigate the Lexis website, pull cases, case briefs, study outlines and how to print...

Need Training on Westlaw?

Posted on September 06, 2007
Here is your chance for lunch and learn.  Kimberly Wolenberg (Kim), our Westlaw representative, will be giving training classes during lunch with pizza ! The following classes are schedule for students on Westlaw Training:   Tuesday, September 18th, 12:40-1:30 pm - room 135 — 1L Basic Training (30 Minutes, 12:45-1:15 pm) — 1Ls ONLY  Wednesday, September 19th, 12:40-1:30 [...

Where do all these cases come from?

Posted on August 26, 2007
Typically, the process begins with an appeal. Both parties file briefs and present their respective written and oral arguments before an appellate court. The court then issues its opinion. Law students are required to read these opinions ad nauseam.  If you can find just a little time to put it all in perspective, try listening to [...

WELCOME TO THE USC LAW LIBRARY BLAWG

Posted on August 16, 2007
Welcome back to all returning students and hello to all of the new students. We have been very busy over the summer with presentations and classes and not as diligent at updating the Blawg. We will be updating the blawg regularly the rest of the year...

South Carolina Blogs

Posted on July 20, 2007
If you?re interested in technology, check out the South Carolina Trial Law Blog: Using Technology to be a Better Trial Lawyer . For weekly updates on current topics in appellate law, try South Carolina Appellate Law Blog: Following the Opinions of the South Carolina Appellate Courts, the Fourth Circuit, and the United States Supreme Court...

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