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New UNC Law E-book Library - Digital Access to More Major Legal Books & Treatises

Lexis E-Books
Just in time for the fall semester we have many of the major legal treatises and desk books you need all in one place, your mobile device! That's right, you can download high-demand legal texts to your device and (coming soon) highlight and add your own notes.

Need to spend quality screen time curled up with Nimmer on Copyright, Corbin on Contracts, Collier on Bankruptcy, or North Carolina Criminal Procedure? Need a mobile version of the North Carolina General Statutes? Look no further.

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Posted by Donna L. Nixon on Mon. August 26, 2019 10:33 AM
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A Law Student’s Experience Using Casetext - Part 2: Using CARA

This post is my second in a series about Casetext. If you didn’t get a chance to read my first post, check it out here.

In this post, I discuss my experience using Casetext’s Case Analysis Research Assistant (CARA). CARA is an artificial intelligence research tool that examines a brief, complaint, or memo you’ve uploaded and returns case results that are based on the same facts, legal issue, and jurisdiction.


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Posted by Jasmine Plott on Tue. April 30, 2019 1:00 PM
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Current Awareness Resources for Summer Associates

Current awareness resources can help you prepare for your summer positions! Many of the databases that the UNC Law Library subscribes to offer newsletters and news alerts in a variety of subject areas that can help you get up to speed in a given topic and help you stay relevant throughout the summer.
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Posted by Allison Symulevich on Thu. April 18, 2019 11:06 AM
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Exploring NC Legislative Materials Online: Committee Materials

In my last blog post, we looked at the various bill tracking features on theNorth Carolina General Assembly’s (“NCGA”) website. Ideally, the legislative history research process tracks a bill as it makes its way through the legislative process, and that means our next stop is researching legislative committee materials. 
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Posted by Melissa M. Hyland on Wed. April 17, 2019 10:25 AM
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A Law Student’s Experience Using Casetext - Part 1: Introduction to Casetext

Calling all law students! Have you heard of the newest legal research database Casetext? If not, listen up!  Dedicated to “eliminating inefficiencies in legal research,” Casetext was developed with litigators in mind, but it is intended for use by all types of legal researchers, including law students.


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Posted by Jasmine Plott on Tue. April 9, 2019 1:00 PM
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Audio & E-Book Study Aids on the Go with the Mobile App for West Academic Study Aids

As a law student who likes audio study aids, I have found the West Academic Library Mobile App to be the most convenient way to listen to them anytime on my phone for free using the UNC Law Library's West Study Aids subscription. The mobile app can also be used to access all of the print e-book study aids available via West Study Aids. This post will show you how to set it up.
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Posted by Sara M. Farnsworth on Thu. April 4, 2019 12:03 PM
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