Melissa Bernstein
Director, S.J. Quinney Law Library
Professor of Law
Melissa J. Bernstein, library director and professor of law, joined the S.J. Quinney College of Law in 2012. Prior to 2012, she served in various capacities including Head of Reference and Faculty Services at the Tarlton Law Library, University of Texas School of Law. Professor Bernstein received a B.A. from Wellesley College and a J.D. from Harvard Law School. She earned her M.L.I.S. from the Pratt Institute. Prior to her career as a law librarian, Professor Bernstein practiced corporate law at several law firms in New York and New Jersey, specializing in leveraged leasing. In addition to her administrative duties in the library, Professor Bernstein teaches legal research, specializing in corporate and business research.
Scholarship Highlights
Books
Contributor to Fundamentals of Legal Research, 10th ed. (Steven M. Barkan & Barbara Bintliff eds., forthcoming 2012) and 9th ed. (Steven M. Barkan, Roy M. Mersky, & Donald J. Dunn eds., 2009)
Professional Service
American Association of Law Libraries, Economic Status of Law Librarians Committee, 2011-2013
Southwestern Association of Law Libraries, Constitution & By-Laws Committee, 2011-2012
American Association of Law Libraries, Academic Law Libraries Special Interest Section, ALL-SIS Membership/ALL-NEW Committee, 2009-2010
American Association of Law Libraries, Academic Law Libraries Special Interest Section, Legal Research Roundtable and Sourcebook Committee 2008-2009
Professional Affiliations
American Association of Law Libraries
American Bar Association
Western-Pacific Chapter (WESTPAC), American Association of Law Libraries
Utah Academic Library Consortium
Utah Library Association
Bar Memberships (retired status)
New Jersey
New York