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After an extended hiatus the New Books list is back. All of the titles in the document below are now on the shelves in Birmingham. Now that it’s electives time you may want to take a look and see whether there are any titles that can help you. If there aren’t, we are happy to take suggestions for orders (though please bear in mind we reserve the right not to buy them, if they’re not deemed to be of benefit to the College as a whole or are just downright exhorbitant). Please check the blog at the end of each month for our list. We also keep a copy at the library counter.
Please note the list is arranged in classmark order.
Our opening hours this weekend are as follows:
- Saturday 28 Feburary 12 – 5 pm
- Sunday 1 March 12 – 5 pm (March already, only three months left!)
Well the chance of winning some anyway. Actually when I say money I mean vouchers. LexisNexis have launched their annual student survey and have added some remuneration as an incentive for your cooperation.
They’d like to know – amongst other things:
- How you conduct your research
- Where you go to find information
- What your thoughts are on legal research training
The survey will take approximately 10-15 minutes to complete and all students who complete it are eligible to be entered into a prize draw to win £1,000 of Virgin vouchers. Ten further entrants will be drawn at random and will each win £100 of Virgin vouchers. The closing date for entries this year is 20th March.
Our opening hours this weekend are:
- Saturday 21 February 12 – 5pm
- Sunday 22 February 12 – 5pm
There is a pile of the legal magazine Lawyer2B on the table near the newspapers in the library. There is a particularly useful article on CV and cover letter writing which takes you through the do’s and don’ts/rights and wrongs of impressing potential employers. The visual approach is good for anyone wanting to get the basics in about 5 minutes flat.
Look out also for an article featuring our very own LPC student Victoria Green; as well as a pull out guide to graduate recruitment.
Help yourselves
From the publishers of Solicitor’s Journal this legal quarterly is aimed at all who are on their way to qualifying; from students to trainees to the newly qualified.
Offering advice on how to go about constructing the career you want as well as insights into life as a lawyer/barrister, previous articles include:
- Project the right image – what are firms looking for in new recruits?
- Banking on it – financing your legal studies
- A sporting chance – working in sports law
REGISTER NOW for your free copy
For those of you too busy (or too cynical) to show your loved ones how much they mean to you, our weekend opening hours are as follows:
- Saturday 14 February 12 – 6pm
- Sunday 15 February 12 – 6pm
Please note we are open an extra hour each day as it is an LPC study weekend
February 9 – 13 is Consolidation Week. Although we are open as usual, any books borrowed during this period will be due back on Monday 16 February at the earliest. So students will in fact have their books for longer than usual.
Please remember you can renew your books:
- on Elite>My Library>Library Resources>My Library Account
- by email LIBRARY-BRM@lawcol.co.uk
- by telephone on 01483 606041
Michael Carter is the new Westlaw and Lawtel Student Representative here at the College of Law, Birmingham.
Please Email him at michael.carter04@lawcol.co.uk with:
- Any problems which you are experiencing with either database
- Any help needed with legal research tasks
- Any guidance needed on using either database.
He will also be holding twice weekly drop-in clinics in the Library to deal with any of the above in person. The times of these clinics are posted around the Library.
If you need any assistance finding or contacting him, please ask at the library counter.
Our opening hours this weekend are:
- Saturday 7 February 12 – 5pm
- Sunday 8 February 12 – 5pm
In the unlikely event that the weather is bad we may have to review our closing times. Please call the library desk for confirmation on 01483 216043 or email Library-brm@lawcol.co.uk
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