Law

  • The Atlantic logo

    The Atlantic and Bloomberg News Now Available

        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

    Apr 24, 2025

  • midpage logo

    Midpage Now Available to Students

    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

    Jan 15, 2025

  • Hotshot logo

    Hotshot Subscription Now Available to Students, Staff, and Faculty

    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

    Oct 30, 2024

  • Vanderbilt University

    Heard Libraries’ research engagement collaborations bolster faculty scholarship

    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

    May 3, 2024

  • Artificial Intelligence

    Generative AI for Legal Services Primer Now Available on Coursera

    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

    Apr 25, 2024

  • PowerNotes: The only productivity tool built for legal research

    PowerNotes Now Available to Students, Staff, and Faculty

    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

    Apr 10, 2024

  • VAILL logo

    VAILL presents “Smart Choices: Selecting and Deploying AI in Practice”

    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

    Jan 29, 2024

  • Law Library Exterior

    New law library textbook lending program aims to help students with financial need

    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

    Jan 8, 2024

  • Artificial Intelligence

    Alyne Queener Massey Law Library Partners with Vanderbilt Law School on Creation of AI Legal Lab

    Dean Chris Guthrie announced the creation of the Vanderbilt AI Legal Lab (VAILL) to explore how artificial intelligence intersects with the delivery of legal services and access to justice. “AI has the potential to reshape the law and legal services in an unprecedented fashion,” said Guthrie. “Through this new lab, Vanderbilt… Read More

    Nov 2, 2023

  • Vanderbilt Law Library Presents Prepare to Practice

    Prepare to Practice presents Mallory Acheson and Jason Epstein

    This year, Vanderbilt Law Library’s Prepare to Practice series will spotlight AI and its impact on legal practice. Invited speakers will include attorneys and tech leaders who will discuss the practical implications of AI, particularly how students can leverage this technology in their future roles, as well as its impact… Read More

    Nov 2, 2023