​Legal Writing and Research

Videos for LWR Courses

Fall 2023 Videos

• Jurisdiction and Sources of Law
  
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• Introduction to the Research Plan 
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• Navigating Westlaw & Lexis
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• Secondary Sources
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• Researching Statutes
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• Researching Cases
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• Advanced Search
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• Citators
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• Working through the Research Plan
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Spring 2023 Videos

• Procedural Research
  
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• Legal Research Refresher
  
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• Successful Research in Your Summer Job
  
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• Litigation Analytics
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LWR Training Materials & Handouts

2023-2024

• LLMC: Legal Research on Westlaw and Lexis (PDF)

2022-2023

• Fall Hypos Handout (PDF)
• Fall Week 7A Slides (PDF)
• Fall Week 8A Terms & Connectors Handout (PDF)
• Fall Week 8A Citators Handout (PDF)
• Spring Week 3 Slides (PDF)

More Resources

Lexis Student Certification: Legal Research Certification

Westlaw Student Certification: Westlaw Certified Instructions

Free or Low-Cost Legal Research Resources for LWR (PDF)

Print Research Tools - short videos on individual print research tools like Digests, Encyclopedias, the American Law Reports system, and code services.