According to the US Constitution, The President “shall from time to time give to the Congress Information of the State of the Union, and recommend to their Consideration such measures as he shall judge necessary and expedient.” U.S. Const. art. II, §3, cl. 1. President Barack Obama will deliver his last State of the Union address to a …
A new Library Research Guide on how to find SEC filings using the tools and resources available here at Harvard Law School and the web is now available. Learn about the core filings U.S. public companies make, the databases you can use to find specific filings or search across the data to identify companies, industries, and trends. See …
“Liberty cannot be preserved without a general knowledge among the people, who have a right and a desire to know;” John Adams Trying to research and review all of the information that the government releases on any particular topic can be overwhelming. Add in trying to stay up to date on current happenings in the government generally, and …
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Welcome to the 1L class, HLS class of 2018! In a way, we are in the same boat. I am a first year academic law librarian, and I am also new to Harvard Law School life, schedules, pressures, pitfalls, and wonder. I went in to orientation this week not knowing what to expect, who I’d meet, or why …
LexisNexis recently released a white paper about a study of 300 hiring partners and senior associates in law firms about what skills were most desired in new lawyers. Although they agree that new lawyers have mastered basic legal research skills, 95% of respondents believe recent law grads lack key practical skills to jump right in and help with …
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