The Feminist Law Professors blog has some useful tips for research assistants in their Sept.12 post:
http://feministlawprofs.law.sc.edu/?p=2289
Here's a really good one:
14. Get to know the law librarians. They’re smart, knowledgeable and have heard most requests before. They can do a whole lot more than just help you with Westlaw problems or point you toward the F.Supp. Often the librarians have been working with certain professors for years, and they know what the professor means when she asks an RA to do x or y.
Thanks to Connie Lenz for the head's up.
