Law Library Services for Online Learning and Teaching

AILALink is a research database created and maintained by the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) providing fully searchable access to immigration-related statutes, regulations, and case law; agency correspondence and manuals; AILA/government liaison minutes; immigration forms; and other AILA publications. Access primary, secondary, and guidance resources essential to effective immigration law practice, including Kurzban's Immigration Law Sourcebook, Business Immigration: Law and Practice, and AILA's Asylum Primer.
This resource is only accessible through the law school's on-campus network.

Examples & Explanations, Glannon Guides, videos on fundamental legal concepts, and more can be found in the Aspen Learning Library, formerly known as the Wolters Kluwer Online Study Aid Library. Read ebooks online or install an app and download materials for off-line study. Register a personal account to save notes, highlights, and bookmarks. Temple Law students, faculty, and staff can find login instructions on the Law Library's Canvas page or request access by sending a message to tulawlib@temple.edu.

CALI provides nearly 1,000 online lessons on a variety of law topics. CALI lessons are a great way to build fluency in points of law, making you more confident when it's exam time. Lessons are keyed to major casebooks, so it's easy to find the topics you're needing. You'll need a law school code to create an account; ask at the Law Library or email tulawlib@temple.edu.

Casetext has nearly 100 years of federal cases; state case and statute coverage varies. Casetext supports cross-jurisdictional and advanced terms and connectors searching. Its SmartCite citator tool and key passage highlighting are driven by machine processing and artificial intelligence. Registering an account with Casetext is free while you're a law student.

Docket Navigator contains patent litigation activity in U.S. district courts and the Court of Federal Claims, the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), and the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB). See detailed content notes on the Docket Navigator Scope page. Save, manage, share, and set alerts for searches in binders. To learn more about the search, navigation, and analysis features, visit the Docket Navigator Training Center.
To register for a free account, send an email to contact@docketnavigator.com and provide your full name, Temple Law email address, and anticipated date of graduation (month/year). Let them know which of the libraries you need to access: Patent, Trademark, Copyright, and Antitrust.

Fastcase provides state and federal cases (1925- ), statutes, regulations, and constitutions. Customize your search by adjusting the impact of certain factors -- precedential authority, search term locations, and times cited. Validate authorities using citation analysis tools included in result displays and use built-in data visualization tools to recognize relevant cases. Fastcase is also the access point for Docket Alarm's collection of state trial court and agency briefs, pleadings, and motions.
This resource is only accessible through the law school's on-campus network.

Federal Developments Knowledge Center provides information to monitor proposed and enacted laws and regulations. Find their current status and view a predictive outlook based on political, economic, and other factors at play. Link to news on the latest developments, curated by Wolters Kluwer's attorney editors.

Global Arbitration Review (GAR) is a source for international arbitration news and community intelligence. GAR provides daily news and analysis, annual firm rankings, practice area guides, and other insight reports on international arbitration. Consult content in GAR to understand aspects of international dispute resolution, including new developments, special topics, enforcement, litigation, jurisdictional activity, and practical strategies.

Research in IAReporter's news, commentary, casefiles, treaties, and arbitrator profiles to learn about investor-state dispute settlements. Consult IAReporter's editorial analysis and up-to-date data to understand developing litigation and policy in foreign investment.

An index to UK cases and laws back to the 12th Century.

Identify and research potential employers in Leadership Connect's directories of law firms, federal and state courts, Congressional members and staff, and other private and public sector professionals. Profiles can include individuals' affiliations (alma mater, previous employment, network ties, etc.) that may help you connect with interviewers and employers. Consult this quick start guide online.
This resource is only accessible through the law school's on-campus network.

This browser extension lets you capture and annotate excerpts from PDFs and websites, including Lexis and Westlaw. Organize these excerpts in projects and download your research as a Word file. Sign up for this research organizing tool using your @temple.edu address.

Quimbee's online study aids help you review material for core law school courses and prepare for class and exams. Quimbee's interactive video tutorials, quizzes, outlines, flashcards, and case briefs supplement your required readings. All Temple Law School students, faculty, and staff are eligible to register for a Quimbee account. Use this form to sign up for an account with Quimbee. You will receive an email invitation from Quimbee to join the Temple Law Library's Quimbee subscription along with instructions to complete the set-up.

Research reports, advocacy guides, and other materials produced in the Stephen and Sandra Sheller Center for Social Justice at Temple University Beasley School of Law. These publications are the result of the Center's work to promote justice for disadvantaged populations.

Familiar study aids like Nutshells, Hornbooks, Gilbert Law Summaries, and more are now accessible online through the West Academic Study Aids package. Resources are available for 1L and upper division courses, as well as law school and career success. To use these study aids remotely or through the mobile app, create an account from a campus computer. Use the link above, click "Create an Account," and register using your @temple.edu email. Accounts are available for all Temple Law School students, faculty, and staff. These study aids are not a part of Westlaw Edge; register a separate account.

Examples & Explanations, Glannon Guides, videos on fundamental legal concepts, and more can be found in the Aspen Learning Library, formerly known as the Wolters Kluwer Online Study Aid Library. Read ebooks online or install an app and download materials for off-line study. Register a personal account to save notes, highlights, and bookmarks. Temple Law students, faculty, and staff can find login instructions on the Law Library's Canvas page or request access by sending a message to tulawlib@temple.edu.

WordRake is an add-in created by legal writing coaches that can help you edit documents in Microsoft Word. WordRake will suggest edits and revisions to your work to improve clarity and brevity. Just like using track changes, go through each suggested edit and accept or reject it. Temple Law students, faculty, and staff can complete this form to request installation instructions and a license key. View a video demo here.

Vault Law is a career planning resource that surveys associates and uses this data to rank legal employers on a variety of aspects -- including firm culture, business outlook, and diversity -- and in categories such as practice area, size, or region. Vault also provides basic firm profiles and career planning tools, including tips on interviewing, writing samples, networking, and alternative career paths. Temple Law students, faculty, and staff can register for an account using their @temple.edu email address.

Formerly named Cheetah, VitalLaw provides access to CCH resources in a broad range of topics including tax law, corporate law, and legal compliance. The library's subscriptions include the Practice of Law Library, the Litigation Library, the Almanac of the Federal Judiciary, Administrative Law, Folk on the Delaware General Corporation Law, and the Corporate Legal Compliance Handbook.