Leigh H. Taylor Law Library
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Please note that this Catalog does not include all content from every database to which the Library subscribes. You will need to search Bloomberg Law, CEB, Lexis, and Westlaw separately. We also recommend that you search directly in the relevant research databases (for example, HeinOnline and JSTOR).
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Located in the Bullocks Wilshire Building, one of the most admired and significant Art Deco structures in the world, the library was named in honor of Dean Emeritus Leigh H. Taylor in 2004. Dean Taylor served as dean from 1978 to 2005 and spearheaded Southwestern's purchase, preservation, and renovation of the building.