Online study aids including Examples & Explanations, Emanuel Crunchtime and Law Outlines, Glannon Guides, and Casenote Legal Briefs.
PracticePerfect is a video library that explains core legal concepts and includes multiple-choice quizzes to test your knowledge. Designed to work with most major casebooks.
To register for PracticePerfect complete the following form: https://access-aspen.pub/seattleu Be sure to use your Seattle University email address. You will receive a confirmation email from Aspen with your login information, including your temporary password required to register.
For a specific title, search the library catalog, Primo, using the title of the series and the topic.
Recent editions can be found in Reserve and can be checked out for 24 hours. Older editions of some study aids are in the 4th floor treatise collection and are available for a longer checkout period.
Remember, study aids are just that: aids to your regular study. They are not a substitute for attending class and reading required material!
Please do not hesitate to ask for assistance.
Law students can access case briefs and case summaries through Aspen Learning Library, Lexis, and Westlaw. See below for guidance on how to access case briefs/summaries within each database.
Note that when practicing law, you will likely use either Westlaw or Lexis to look up and quickly review cases, so it is a good idea to practice using Westlaw and/or Lexis for case briefs while in law school.
Case briefs and summaries are a supplement and not a substitute for reading cases. Relying exclusively on case briefs (especially AI-generated case summaries) may result in wrong or incomplete information about a case.
Aspen Learning Library includes some case briefs, though it does not cover every case you may come across in law school.
Log in to Aspen Learning Library. From the main page, select Filter By > By Series > Casenote Legal Briefs:
Review the title list to see if there is a book of case briefs keyed to the casebook for your course.
If there isn't a book keyed to your casebook, look for a case briefs book that covers the topic that you are studying (for example, Criminal Law). Open those books and review the Table of Cases to see if there is a brief for the case that you are looking for:
Log in to Lexis using your student account and look up the case using the case name or citation. If you need help accessing Lexis, contact the law librarians for help.
Many (but not all) cases on Lexis include a link to a Law School Case Brief at the top of the page, under the case title:
If there is no case brief link, scroll down to the Case Summary, which provides an overview of the procedural history, facts, and holdings from the case:
Students can also use the Lexis AI Assistant to create an AI generated case brief:
Select the "Summarize a case" task and then enter the case citation to generate a summary. Note that AI-generated content may be incorrect or incomplete, so be sure to review the case yourself to verify that the AI summary is accurate.
Log in to Westlaw using your student account. If you need help accessing Westlaw, contact the law librarians for help.
Look up up the case using the case name or citation. Review the Synopsis and the Headnotes at the beginning of the case for an overview of the main facts, points of law, and holdings:
