Thursday, May 2, 2024: 12:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Thursday, July 25, 2024: 12:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Thursday, October 17, 2024: 12:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.

--- CLASSES WILL BE HELD VIA ZOOM. ZOOM INFORMATION WILL BE EMAILED TO REGISTRANTS PRIOR TO CLASS START TIME ---

Receive hands-on instruction on how to use a popular all-in-one source for legal research. The Westlaw (formerly known as WestlawNext) legal research database that has been described as "ground breaking" and "Google for lawyers."

Class covers:

• Formulating search queries
• Reviewing and filtering search results
• Finding cases and code sections
• Hands-on exercises

Presented by: LA Law Library Reference Librarians

Registration fees: FREE
Registration reserves spot

No legal advice:
LA Law Library provides access to legal resources and assistance with legal research. LA Law Library does not provide legal advice. For legal advice, you should consult an attorney.

Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2023 | 4:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.

 Come create or update your resume to make you a compelling candidate.  We will review the basic components of a resume, appropriate formatting and length, how to identify transferable skills from past experiences and how to tailor your resume for a specific job opportunity. 

 Class Covers:

• How to build a resume that employers are looking for
• Basic resume formats
• How to best present previous work experiences
• Drawing on your non-employment background to build a compelling resume
• Using tools, such as template and online resources to build a better resume
• Resources for employment assistance

For this class, participants will be using the public computers at LA Law Library. In order to do so, participants must have a LA Law Library card. If you are not currently a card holder, please arrive 15 minutes prior to your scheduled time slot to get signed up. Please bring a photo ID with you. If you have any questions, please contact the Community Resource Specialist at (213) 785-2585 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Presented by:
Chloe Casey, Community Resource Specialist, LA Law Library (https://www.lalawlibrary.org/)

 LA Law Library does not provide legal advice:

LA Law Library does not provide legal advice.  LA Law Library provides legal resources and assistance with legal research as an educational service.  The information presented in this program is not legal advice and is provided solely as an educational service to our patrons.  For legal advice, you should consult an attorney.

Taxpayers have the right to know what they need to do, how to comply with tax laws and what their options are for resolving debt. These rights are found in the Internal Revenue Code and in IRS Publication 1.

Presented by: Krystal Premachandra, Director, Bet Tzedek Tax Project, Bet Tzedek Legal Services (https://bettzedek.org/)

Course Materials: If you would like to receive a copy of the course materials for any of the classes, including any PowerPoint used, please register at the Register Now! button for the class, provided below.

LA Law Library does not provide legal advice: LA Law Library does not provide legal advice.  LA Law Library provides legal resources and assistance with legal research as an educational service.  The information presented in this program is not legal advice and is provided solely as an educational service to our patrons.  For legal advice, you should consult an attorney. 

Tuesday, April 23, 2024: 6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.

Please join the LA Law Library book discussion group as we continue our exploration of labor and employment related issues.  The Great Escape: A True Story of Forced Labor & Immigrant Dreams in America, by Saket Soni recounts the civil rights crusade of 500 workers from India who were recruited in the mid-2000s to work for Signal International, an American oil rig builder, under the false promise of a green card.  Upon arrival, the men were kept in semi-captivity in an unscrupulous bid to save money.  The book documents Soni’s uphill battle to free the Indian workers and put them on a path to apply for the green cards they were promised.  This is the gripping story of one of the largest human trafficking cases in modern American history and the workers’ heroic journey for justice.

About the author:

• Recognized as a national expert on post-disaster economies, immigrant rights and the future of work
• Founder and director of Resilience Force, a national initiative to transform America’s response to natural disasters by strengthening and securing America’s resilience workforce
• Co-founded New Orleans Workers’ Center for Racial Justice (2006)
• Founded the National Guestworker Alliance (2011)
• Began career as a community organizer in Chicago at the Coalition of African, Asian, European, and Latino Immigrants of Illinois

Presented by: Katie O’Laughlin, Managing Librarian, Reference & Research

Registration fee: FREE.  This discussion will be hosted via Zoom.  Zoom information and link will be emailed to registrants prior to discussion.