Hugh & Hazel Darling Law Library

I hope that you are doing well. I have a question and possible request for the library. Does the library have materials for law students/attorneys in translating; either a Spanish and English Legal Dictionary or a set of books that assist attorneys with brushing up on Spanish skills? If not, can the library purchase one? I have had hard time translating several documents into Spanish due to the technical, legalese language that is necessary. I am a current 3L.

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Posted by Donna Gulnac at 6:55 PM | Permalink

QUESTION:

I'm a law student trying to find out if somebody else has already written about my journal/law review topic. Where should I go to cover all my bases? Note: My topic primarily focuses on California law.

RESPONSE:

To ascertain whether there are any law review articles on a particular topic, you should run searches in a number of indexes and full-text databases, some of which are available through Westlaw and Lexis and some of which are available through the Library’s electronic subscriptions. We have prepared two guides that provide instructions on how to access and use these resources: Guide G8--Finding Law Review & Journal Articles Online, available at http://www.law.ucla.edu/docs/guideg8.pdf; and Guide G7—Online Research: Beyond Lexis and Westlaw (see Section III on Periodical Indexes) available at http://www.law.ucla.edu/docs/guideg7.pdf. 

We also encourage you to visit the reference desk, where a reference librarian can provide you with additional assistance.  Thank you for your question!

Please note: It is helpful to refer to the entry on Web accelerators before using the databases listed in the resources above.
 

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