When you’re writing a law review
comment or note, one essential part of the process is keeping aware of developments
in your topic area. You’ll want to know about any game-changing news or legal developments so that your work isn’t outdated
on arrival.
Luckily, there are ways to automate
current awareness. This post will cover two helpful resources – Bloomberg Law
and Law360 – that will send relevant legal news and updates right to your inbox.
Bloomberg Law
You might already be familiar with
Bloomberg Law as a legal research database, but it is also a great current
awareness tool because of its newsletter subscriptions and search alerts.
Newsletter subscriptions will deliver
daily news in a topic area of your choosing sent straight to your inbox. Subscribing
is easy: begin by selecting “subscribe to newsletters” on the Bloomberg Law homepage.
From there you are taken to the Subscription
& Alert Management page, where you can simply select the newsletters you
would like to subscribe to.
Another helpful tool for current
awareness is Bloomberg’s search alerts. A search alert will direct Bloomberg to
run a search of your choosing daily, weekly, or hourly, and alert you of any
new material. You can keep multiple alerts organized with titles, descriptions,
and tags.
To create a search alert, simply run
a search in Bloomberg and then select “Create Alert” at the top of the results
page.
From there, you can filter your desired
frequency and add descriptions to the request. Search alert hits will be sent
to your email, as well as the Subscription & Alert Management page.
Law360
Bloomberg Law isn’t the only source
for current awareness newsletters. Law360 (accessible to the UNC law community
through their Lexis+ accounts) has its own formidable array of newsletters.
Beginning at the Lexis homepage,
select “Legal News Hub” on the far left side of the screen.
From the Legal News Hub, select the
“More” drop down tab from the top of the screen and choose the area of law you are
interested in. From there, simply select “subscribe to newsletter” at the top
of the screen.
These two convenient resources will
help make sure your journal note is as up to date as possible. If you’d like information and resources, check out the Legal News
Sources page of our Newspapers research guide.
Posted by Andrew J. Wisniewsky on Wed. September 8, 2021 10:00 AM
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