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Legal Research Courses

BASIC WESTLAW

 
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Overview:

 

This class is an introduction to using Westlaw to find cases and statutes with an emphasis on basic search techniques.

Basic Lexis
Finding Forms
Free Legal Websites
Introduction to Citators
Introduction to Government Documents
Introduction to Foreign and International Legal Research
Legal Research: Introduction to Electronic Resources and Research Strategies
Legal Research: Introduction to Print Resources
Locating Legal Documents
Researching California Legislative History

Topic includes:  

 

- Finding cases about particular issues
  of law
- Accessing databases
- Searching with Natural Language and
  Terms and Connectors
- Reviewing search results
- Finding cases by party name or citation
- Checking citations in KeyCite
- Hands-on exercises

Level:

 

Basic
*Must have basic computer skills

Max Registrants:

 

12

Instructor:

 

Reference Staff