Thursday, October 2, 2025: 5:00 p.m.– 6:00 p.m.
Thursday, November 6, 2025: 5:00 p.m.– 6:00 p.m.
Thursday, December 4, 2025: 5:00 p.m.– 6:00 p.m.

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If you or someone you love is experiencing abuse, violence or threats of violence outside of a dating or close personal relationship, that might be civil harassment. Join a live question and answer session with experienced civil litigation attorneys. At this session, learn what civil harassment is and isn’t – and what you can do about it. Ask questions about who qualifies for a civil harassment restraining order (CHRO), how to apply to the court for a CHRO, including what to expect at the court hearing, what a CHRO can do and other procedural topics.

Although you can listen to the class from various kinds of devices, you will need video to view the speaker(s) and any presentation materials, and will need to connect through Zoom to be able to participate in the written Q&A or chat features.

Presented in partnership with the L.A. Incubator Consortium (Los Angeles Attorney Incubator Consortium (laincubatorconsortium.com)

ZOOM LINK:

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

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

ZOOM LINK for Wednesday, August 27 class:

https://us06web.zoom.us/j/86126137441

ZOOM LINK for Wednesday, December 3 class:

https://us06web.zoom.us/j/86092192323

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.

Wednesday, July 9, 2025, 12:00 p.m. – 1:15 p.m.
Wednesday, November 5, 2025, 12:00 p.m. – 1:15 p.m.

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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

ZOOM LINK for Wednesday, July 9 class:

https://us06web.zoom.us/j/87149033857

ZOOM LINK for Wednesday, November 5 class:

https://us06web.zoom.us/j/88347219933

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.

Class recorded July 9, 2025

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

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. A staff member will email you the course materials (usually within one business day)."

Video Recordings: We recognize that not everyone can attend in person classes, so even if you can't make it in, please watch any of these recordings and remember that we are still here to help! Call us at (213) 785-2513, email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., or chat with us online to get help finding information and resources on any legal (or not-quite-legal) question. Access to the video recordings is free.

Dated Material: Please note that the law changes. The original recording date for each class is provided on the display page. To be certain that you receive up-to-date information, please attend the in-person class, or contact us for help researching or updating your specific legal issue.