Leslie A. Street
Clinical Professor of Legal Research and Director of the Wolf Law Library
Email: [[lstreet]]
Office phone: (757) 221-3252
Office location: Room L102F
Representative Professional Activities and Achievements
Leslie Street joined the law school in 2019 as the Director of the Law Library and as Clinical Professor of Legal Research. She graduated from Brigham Young University’s School of Law cum laude. She also received her undergraduate degree from Brigham Young University in International Studies, magna cum laude. Additionally, she received her Master in Library and Information Science (MLIS) degree from the University of Washington.
After law school, Professor Street practiced as an Assistant Corporation Counsel for the City of New York, working in the Bronx Family Court Division. She then worked in private practice at firm in Tacoma, Washington for two years, focused on family law and immigration. While in Washington, Professor Street worked extensively for the Southern Sudanese Community of Washington.
Her research interests are varied, but primarily focused on legal information policy and the intersection of technology and the structure of legal information. She also speaks and researches on the issues of copyright and libraries. Professor Street is active in regional, national, and international law library organizations. She is the past chair of the Government Relations Committee of the American Association of Law Libraries, and currently serves as the Chair of the Law Libraries Standing Committee for the International Federation of Library Associations.