Law

As you prepare to graduate, it’s important to understand how your access to legal research databases will change this summer. For Law Students About to Graduate (3Ls) Westlaw (Thomson Reuters) Graduating students may continue using Westlaw through the Grad Elite program for up to six months after graduation. This includes… Read More

We’re excited to share that the law school now has access to Harvey.ai, a generative AI platform designed specifically for lawyers. Harvey helps with drafting, research, and analysis by working within legal workflows and leveraging large language models tailored for the profession. Think of it as an assistant… Read More

    Did you know we have access to The Atlantic and Bloomberg News?  The Jean and Alexander Heard Libraries are now offering online subscriptions to… Read More

This semester, all Vanderbilt Law students can get free access to midpage.ai, a new legal research platform.   On midpage, you can run searches, ask questions across all your search results, and chat with cases. It’s a great tool to sense-check your understanding of complex cases. We have… Read More

The Alyne Queener Massey Law Library is excited to introduce Hotshot, a digital learning platform for lawyers to help them develop their legal, business, and technology skills. The video-based learning platform is used by dozens of top law firms to support on-demand learning and experiential training programs. Students,… Read More

Collaborations between Vanderbilt University faculty and librarians at the Jean and Alexander Heard Libraries highlight an important facet of the academic librarian's role: leveraging research expertise to find and organize information and evaluate its quality, accuracy and validity to bolster faculty scholarship. Read More

Embark on a journey of exploration into the transformative realm of Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) with this newly launched online course, now available on Coursera. Led by Mark Williams of Vanderbilt Law School and the Vanderbilt AI Law Lab (VAILL), the “Generative AI for Legal Services Primer” offers users… Read More

The Alyne Queener Massey Law Library is excited to introduce PowerNotes, a powerful browser extension that allows you to gather and organize your legal research in one place. Students, staff, and faculty now all have access. Use your Vanderbilt.edu email address to sign up for free! PowerNotes is a… Read More

Join VAILL for an introductory workshop on AI tools that are transforming the legal profession. Through demonstrations and discussions, students will learn how to evaluate when and how to use these emerging tools to enhance efficiency and expertise. The workshop is designed for all law students, regardless of… Read More

A new program launching at the Alyne Queener Massey Law Library in January will enable Vanderbilt Law School students to borrow essential textbooks for the full length of a semester and help alleviate some of the costs associated with attending law school. Read More