Georgetown Law Library

From now until Jan. 26, come up to the 5th Floor Atrium to learn about the Mayflower Compact (signed in 1620!) and its influence on the development of voluntary associations like the NAACP and AFL-CIO in this traveling exhibit. Big thanks to Standing Committee on the Law Library of Congress for letting us host.

Fuel Your Studies. From Dec. 5 through Dec. 20 at Legal Eats Café, regular coffee is discounted to $1. Best of luck on your Finals. You've got this! ❤️

We love the amazing GULC journals and their staff. From library orientations to research consultations to article pre-checks, we are here (literally just upstairs!) when you need us. 🥰Georgetown Law Journal Georgetown Journal of International LawGeorgetown Journal of Legal EthicsGeorgetown Journal on Poverty Law & PolicyJournal of National Security Law & Policy

Looking for a quiet space to study over the long weekend? Come to the Reading Room! And it's a Quiet Zone, so not even Denzel Washington can disturb your reading.

Looking for a quiet space to study over the long weekend? Come to the Reading Room! And it's a Quiet Zone, so not even Denzel Washington can disturb your reading. 😂😮

GULC students! It’s time for the annual student survey. Be on the lookout for an email from the Law Library’s Acting Director, Austin Williams, on February 14. Respondents will have the opportunity to win:

Grand Prize: Bose QuietComfort 45 Wireless Noise Canceling Headphones
Second Prize: $100 Amazon.com gift card
Additional Prizes: GULC branded baseball caps (2) and coffee mugs (2)

Need a break? Check out the Georgetown Law Library's resources for virtual stress relief at https://guides.ll.georgetown.edu/virtual-stress-relief.

Opening in the Georgetown Law Library - Research Services Librarian. See for details:

Research Services Librarian, Law Library - Georgetown University Law Center Located in a historic neighborhood in the nation's capital, Georgetown offers rigorous academic programs, a global perspective, exciting ways to take advantage of Washington, D.C., and a commitment to social justice. Our community is a tight knit group of remarkable individuals interested in intelle...

Summer interns and recent law grads are often assigned to research legislative history to help with statutory interpretation questions, or to conduct research on administrative law issues while working for administrative agencies or firms engaged in regulatory work. If these are unfamiliar research areas for you, the Law Library’s Prepare to Practice Series can help you learn (or refresh) skills in legislative history or administrative law research before you get your first assignment. Our Prepare to Practice Series can also help with tips to transition to researching in the workplace.

• Legislative History Research - Friday, March 26 at 11am ET
• Administrative Law Research - Friday, April 9 at 11am ET (Date changed from April 23)
• Researching in the Workplace - Friday, April 30 at 11am ET

Register to attend one or more sessions in our Prepare to Practice Series. Each session will be recorded. For any questions or more information, please contact [email protected].

Looking for some virtual stress relief during exams? Check out our Virtual Stress Relief Guide, at

https://guides.ll.georgetown.edu/virtual-stress-relief

Virtual escape rooms
Cute animal therapy
Online social gatherings
Celebrity story time
Virtual group exercise
Puzzles
Coloring books
and more!

Good luck on exams!

New Study Resources!

For the 2020-21 academic year, the library has added a digital subscription to West's collection of study aids, providing access to more than 500 publications from West Academic, Foundation Press and Gilbert. Access includes: Academic success, Acing series, Black letter outlines, Career guides, Concise hornbook series, E-Flash cards, Exam pro series, Law stories series, Gilbert law summaries, High court case summaries, Nutshell series, Sum & substance quick reviews, and Turning point series. New titles are added regularly.

The library has subscribed to the Wolters Kluwer Online Study Aid Library through June 30, 2021. It includes popular study aids like Examples & Explanations. Information about how to access this platform, as well as the West Academic Study Aids platform, are on our Student Resources for Fall 2020 guide (gtownlaw.li/fall2020).

For more information, or if you need help using these resources, contact the reference desk, either by email at [email protected] or by using
the "Chat With A Librarian" feature on the library website.

Georgetown Law Remembrance of Justice Ginsburg, September 21, 7pm US Eastern Time.

On Monday, September 21 at 7:00 p.m. EDT, Georgetown Law will host a live Facebook event (facebook.com/georgetownlaw) celebrating the life and legacy of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

Her biographers, Georgetown Law Professors Mary Hartnett (L’85) and Wendy Williams, will talk about her career. Former clerks, Georgetown Law Professors Dori Bernstein (L’89) and Mitt Regan (L’85), will discuss their experience working in her chambers. We will also hear from fellow Judges Margaret McKeown (L’75, H’05) and Cornelia “Nina” Pillard. More info: https://bit.ly/3hO5hqv