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Rutgers Newark Law Library: 1L Orientation Guide: Home

Welcome to your first year of Rutgers Newark Law School and welcome to the Rutgers Newark Law Library! This Libguide has been created to help you navigate the Rutgers Newark Law Library and its various resources in your first year. It contains helpful digital resources, guides to library print resources, and much much more. And if you can't find the answer here, come into the library, call or email and we are always happy to help.  Rutgers Scarlet Raiders Fox

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About the Rutgers Newark Law Library

Located in the Rutgers Center for Law and Justice, the Law Library serves the educational and research needs of the faculty and students of Rutgers Law School, the School of Criminal Justice, and the university community. Read more about the Law Library here and find the Law Library website here.

Additionally, please take a look at our welcome video - and welcome to the Law Library!

Library Hours:

Our library hours vary during the year.  Please check out what our current hours are here

Contacting the Rutgers Newark Law Library:

Circulation Desk Phone

973-353-5677

Reference Desk Phone

973-353-5676

Reference Email

refdesk@law.rutgers.edu

Rutgers Newark Campus

Health & Wellness

We know that the first year of law school can be difficult, please take time to take care of yourself.  

Rutgers University Resources:

ABA Law Student Division Resources:

Rutgers Bookstore

The Rutgers University–Newark Bookstore is located on the corner of Halsey Street and Bleeker Street. It provides RU–N students, alumni, faculty, and staff with access to textbooksspirit gear, and many other supplies. You can rent as well as buy textbooks.

Barnes & Noble at Rutgers University Newark
42 Halsey Street
Hahne's Building
Newark, NJ 07102

Map: https://maps.app.goo.gl/rx53DQ4p53sRA2x97

Phone (973) 353-2200

Welcome to Law School

Here are some initial and introductory resources and tips to help guide you on your way in your first year of law school. 

The Center for Computer-Assisted Legal Instruction (CALI): 

As a Rutgers Law student you will be given access to CALI. CALI provides tutorials on a wide range of legal topics written by law professors and other experts. Rutgers Law students may register for CALI here.  You can locate the Authorization Code on Canvas in the Academic Success section.  Students can also call or email the Reference Desk (973-353-5676/refdesk@law.rutgers.edu) to get access. Here are some initial CALI resources which may be helpful as you begin law school.

BARBRI:

Here are some helpful 1L tips from BARBRI:

FindLaw:

Check out this Surviving Law School guide from FindLaw:

Justia:

Here are some resources and tips from Justia. 

Law School Toolbox:

The Law School Toolbox® has compiled a bunch of helpful tips and strategies relating to all different parts of the law school experience in Law School 101.

American Bar Association (ABA):

Take a look at the ABA's Law Student Division to a find a number of helpful articles/videos/podcasts to help you as a law student:

Legal Podcasts

As a new law student, podcasts can be a great way to learn new information. You can listen while you are on the go or home relaxing. Check out these legal podcasts to relax and learn more about the law school experience and the law.

Online Legal Dictionaries & Glossaries

As a 1L we know not all of you are familiar with all of the new legal vocabulary.  Here are some free online resources which may help.