Although you can use any of the resources on this guide to pick a topic, these are some introductory resources that help you to get the lay of the land and see what issues are current. You can come back to this page throughout your research process to get clarity on a particular concept using the encyclopedia and dictionaries, or to run a broad search once you have a clearer idea of your topic.
Recent or Upcoming Conferences will reflect what scholars and practitioners are focusing on currently. Modify the Google Search below by adding in your practice area or general paper topic idea.
One way to select a topic is to listen to recent legal podcasts or watch recent legal videos that discuss current topics in some area of law.
Sometimes, having a look at the detailed contents page of a study aid like the West Nutshell Series, will be helpful in deciding what aspect of the area of law you would like to write about.
You may want to review recent articles published in these journals to see what issues are topical. What have issues have scholars and practitioners been engaged with in recent years?
