The Law Library will be open for student study beginning on August 17th.
Before you arrive:
When you arrive:
You will need a campus ID card to enter the law school building.
Westlaw (with TWEN access), Lexis+, CALI, and Bloomberg Law passwords and information have been emailed to students. Contact Stephanie Wilson if you did not receive the email.
We have two Lexis printers in the law library. You can print content from Lexis+ with those printers. Click the Video Tutorials tab to learn how to configure your Lexis account for the Lexis printers in the library.
Need help registering for Westlaw/TWEN and Lexis+?
The short videos on the next tab will help you register for Westlaw, set up TWEN, and register Lexis+.
These short videos will help you register for Westlaw, set up TWEN, and register Lexis+.
Our three reference librarians have practiced law and spent many years teaching students, alumni, and lawyers how to research. We love working with students and are available to help you via email, Zoom, or over the phone. Check our hours for specific availability. Here are the hours when you can reach us this fall (beginning on August 24th):
Monday - Wednesday: 9:00 AM - 5:30 PM
Thursday: 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Friday: 9:00 AM - 3:30 PM
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Our circulation staff also love working with students. Right now they can help you check out online materials and troubleshoot database problems. In the fall they can help you with services in our physical space, such as printing, studying in the library, or finding a book and checking it out. Contact them at lawcirc@seattleu.edu.
Quimbee provides case briefs, course outlines, videos, and practice questions for law school course topics. For access, go here and create an account using your Seattle University email.
Short for Computer Assisted Legal Instruction, CALI provides online study lessons and podcasts about all law school course topics. You will need a registration code to access CALI. Send an email to lawreference@seattleu.edu requesting the CALI code to register.
Our library homepage is the access point to find e-books, online resources, and print materials in the SU Law Library, SU's Lemieux Library, and libraries in our inter-library loan systems. Online items can be checked out with your SU email address and password.
We maintain 37 unique online guides about researching specific topics and to help you research successfully in externships, summer jobs, and as law journal staff. Be sure to check and bookmark our newest guide: library services during the COVID-19 pandemic. We will use this guide to keep you informed about any changes to library access and services.
The Law Library also provides you with specialized research databases. View the complete list on our databases page.
For information about print study aids, see our print study aids guide.
Prepare for exams with our exam taking resources guide.
Once you find a book or two you want to borrow, send an email with the title and other information to our circulation staff at lawcirc@seattleu.edu.
The Law Library's Document Delivery Center (DDC) is located right inside the law library entrance and has two printers and one photocopier/scanner students can use. We also have a printer for students on the third floor.
To use the library printers you must first take your laptop to the Law School Technology and Media Services office so they can configure your laptop. This process will take about ten minutes. Their office is room 311 in the law school building. Call 206-398-4178 to schedule a time. Their hours are 8:30AM to 9PM Monday-Friday and 9AM to 1PM Saturday.
Once your laptop is configured you can send a print job to the library printers, then stop by the law library to pick up your printouts in the DDC or from the 3rd floor printer.
The law library also has two Lexis+ printers located in the DDC. These printers can be used to print content from Lexis+, such as cases, articles, or the section of a statute.