Law
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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 MoreApr 24, 2025
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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 MoreJan 15, 2025
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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 MoreOct 30, 2024
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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 MoreMay 3, 2024
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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 MoreApr 25, 2024
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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 MoreApr 10, 2024
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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 MoreJan 29, 2024
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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 MoreJan 8, 2024
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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 MoreNov 2, 2023
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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 MoreNov 2, 2023