Suffolk Law - 2020 New Student Information Guide

RESOURCES

Law Library Moakley Law Library Sargent Hall, 120 Tremont St., 6 th Floor Access

While the Moakley Law Library physical space is closed until further notice, the Legal Research Librarians and staff are working remotely and are actively engaged and dedicated to providing top-notch services to our students. When new information is available regarding access to the Law Library physical space, we will notify students via email and post that information on the library’s website. Remote Reference The Research Desk is operating virtually and with extended hours, from 9am to 6pm, Monday through Thursday, 9am to 5pm on Friday, and by appointment. Suffolk Legal Research Librarians will be answering emails during this time and are also available to schedule virtual meetings, which allow for screen sharing, through Zoom. Email us at lawref@suffolk.edu. Legal Research Databases – Westlaw Edge, Lexis Advance, and More All students will be emailed information about access to some of the major legal research databases that you will be using in law school like Westlaw Edge, Lexis Advance, and Bloomberg Law. In that email, you will also receive information about CALI – a resource that has great interactive exercises to help you with your 1L courses. In addition to Westlaw Edge & Lexis Advance, all AJD students have access to a number of other research databases via the Law School’s Research Databases page. To keep up with the news, students can create their own free, online NYT account and access the Washington Post. Study Aids Students study and learn in different ways – we try to accommodate all learning styles. The Law Library offers a wealth of resources and services to help Suffolk University Law School students succeed in law school and be practice ready. Study aids are a great way to prepare for class and get ready for exams. Access online, full-text West Study Aids, including the Hornbook and Nutshell series (which explain the law) and Exam Pro series (which includes essay and multiple-choice questions so you can test your knowledge). You can also listen to detailed lectures in more than twenty areas of law in the Sum and Substance series. CALI has wonderful online, interactive exercises to help you test and review your knowledge for your 1L classes – they’re also great practice as you prepare for exams. (AJD students will get a CALI registration code before your classes start in May.) Many professors post copies of exam questions from previous years in our past exams database. Use these exams to practice test-taking and gauge your knowledge of the subject.

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