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Law - 1L & New Law Students

Library resources, services and policies for first year law students.

Welcome

Welcome to the Arthur Neef Law Library!

We're here to help!

The law librarians and library staff are here to support your research efforts - please don't hesitate to ask questions or seek our assistance. We're looking forward to working with you. 

A librarian is available to assist you in person Monday through Friday, 11:00 am - 5:00 pm. You may also contact us at asklaw@wayne.eduPlease note the email box will not be monitored during university / holiday closures - see hours below.

FALL EXAM LIBRARY HOURS - December 3-21, 2025 

Monday – Thursday 8:00am – 10:00pm

Friday 8:00am – 5:00pm

Saturday 9:00am – 5:00pm

Sunday - 12:00pm - 8:00pm

INTERSESSION 

Monday, Dec. 22 & Tuesday, Dec. 23  8:00 am - 5:00 pm

Wednesday, Dec. 24. 8:00 am - Noon

UNIVERSITY HOLIDAY CLOSURE - Thursday, Dec. 25 to Sunday, Jan. 4, 2026

INTERSESSION

Monday, Jan. 5 - Friday, Jan. 9  8:00 am to 5:00 pm

Saturday, Jan. 10 & Sunday, Jan. 11 CLOSED

 

Regular hours resume on Monday, Jan. 12, 2026. Closed Monday, Jan. 19 for the Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday. Additional information on hours may be found at  https://library.wayne.edu/info/hours/neef/

 

Law Library Contacts

Arthur Neef Law Library
https://library.wayne.edu/neef/

Circulation Desk
313-577-6181  

Reference Desk 
313-577-6180  or asklaw@wayne.edu 
                               
(Monday -  Friday, 11am - 5pm)
                                 

Law Library Director  
313-577-6166                              
Lesliediana Jones (
LesliedianaJones@wayne.edu)

 

Hammurabi Lobby Display

Librarians prepare displays in the lobby adjacent to the law library entrance.  The current Hammurabi Lobby installation is a 4 panel display that shows you how to search and retrieve Michigan Supreme Court filings online for free.

Recently, the library partnered with two major publishers to digitize its print records and briefs collection.  Today, most of the retrospective filings (pre-2011) are discoverable, searchable and downloadable on Google Books and the LLMC Digital database. Both resources are available via the Article Databases tab at the library website.  The Michigan Supreme Court continues to make digital versions of filings from 2011 forward on its website.

Questions about using these resources? Ask your law librarian!

Want more information about the digitization project?  Go to the digital commons