LIVE ZOOM: Validating Caselaw with Citators
Wednesday, April 23, 2025, 12:00 p.m. – 1:15 p.m.
Wednesday, August 27, 2025, 12:00 p.m. – 1:15 p.m.
Wednesday, December 3, 2025, 12:00 p.m. – 1:15 p.m.
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Learn how to use citator tools—such as Shepard’s in Lexis+ and KeyCite in Westlaw—to make sure your cases remain good law, and find additional citations relevant to your legal question.
Class covers:
- Why validate? Using citator tools to help determine “good law”
- How to use Shepard’s on Lexis+ and KeyCite on Westlaw
- Review of Shepard’s signals and KeyCite symbols
Presented by LA Law Library Reference Librarians
Registration fees: FREE
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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.
Last Updated: Friday, 06 December 2024 16:25
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LIVE ZOOM: Using Legal Databases
Wednesday, March 19, 2025, 12:00 p.m. – 1:15 p.m.
Wednesday, July 9, 2025, 12:00 p.m. – 1:15 p.m.
Wednesday, November 5, 2025, 12:00 p.m. – 1:15 p.m.
--- CLASSES WILL BE HELD VIA ZOOM. ZOOM INFORMATION WILL BE EMAILED TO REGISTRANTS PRIOR TO CLASS START TIME ---
Learn fundamental research strategies in two of the Law Library’s most useful legal databases, Westlaw and Lexis+. Gain tips on how to perform caselaw research, validate primary sources, and access secondary sources digitally.
Class covers:
Using the Westlaw or Lexis+ legal database to…
- Formulate search queries
- Filter search results
- Find primary sources such as cases and codes
- Find secondary sources such as legal practice guides
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.
Last Updated: Friday, 06 December 2024 16:25
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LIVE ZOOM: Legal Research on the Internet
Wednesday, February 19, 2025, 12:00 p.m. – 1:15 p.m.
Wednesday, June 25, 2025, 12:00 p.m. – 1:15 p.m.
Wednesday, November 19, 2025, 12:00 p.m. – 1:15 p.m.
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Learn how to evaluate and use free sources of legal information online. This class also introduces select low cost websites for researching California and federal law.
Class covers:
- How to search for bills, codes, regulations, and case law on the open Web
- Sources for Los Angeles City and County law and government
- General legal research sites, including Google Scholar and FindLaw for Legal Professionals
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.
Last Updated: Friday, 06 December 2024 16:25
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LIVE ZOOM: Types & Sources of Law
LIVE ZOOM: Types & Sources of Law
Wednesday, January 22, 2025, 12:00 p.m. – 1:15 p.m.
Wednesday, May 14, 2025, 12:00 p.m. – 1:15 p.m.
Wednesday, October 15, 2025, 12:00 p.m. – 1:15 p.m.
--- CLASSES WILL BE HELD VIA ZOOM. ZOOM INFORMATION WILL BE EMAILED TO REGISTRANTS PRIOR TO CLASS START TIME ---
This class introduces legal researchers to cases, statutes, and regulations, and the roles they play in your research. Learn fundamental legal research concepts by focusing on the features of legal research materials and the tools by which to locate them.
Class covers:
- Introduction to primary and secondary authority
- Characteristics of legal research materials
- Legal research tips
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.
Last Updated: Friday, 06 December 2024 16:24
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IN PERSON: Tenant Anti-Harassment Ordinance
Friday, December 20, 2024: 3:00 p.m.- 5:00 p.m
In 2021, the Los Angeles City Council adopted the Tenant Anti-Harassment Ordinance (TAHO), establishing legal rights for tenants facing harassment from their landlord. Tenant harassment is when a landlord knowingly takes actions that cause harm to a tenant. Actions such as refusing to do repairs, taking away services provided in the lease, attempting to coerce a tenant to move-out or intentionally disturbing a tenant’s peace and quiet. Through outreach and education programs, Strategic Actions for a Just Economy (SAJE) works with tenants to educate them on their rights and what to do when facing landlord harassment. Join this class and learn about tenants’ legal rights to protection against landlord harassment.
- What is Harassment
- Harassment under the Tenant Anti-Harassment Ordinance (TAHO)
- What you can do if your landlord is harassing you
- How to assert your rights and report harassment
- Where to get support
Last Updated: Monday, 02 December 2024 11:01
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