Legal Writing and Research
Videos for LWR Courses
- Introduction to the Legal Research Center
- Introduction to the Research Plan
- Navigating Lexis and Westlaw
- Legal Encyclopedias and ALR
- Treatises and Practice Guides
- Journals Online
- Researching Statutes
- Researching Cases: Court Structure and Case Citations
- Researching Cases: Finding Cases
- Key Numbers and Headnotes
- Advanced Search
- Citators
- Working through the Research Plan
LWR Training Materials & Handouts
2021-2022
- Spring Week 13 Slides (pdf)
- LLMC Legal Research on Westlaw and Lexis (pdf)
- Spring Week 1 Slides (pdf)
- Fall Week 7, Class 1 Handout (pdf)
- Fall Week 7, Class 2 Handout (pdf)
- Fall Week 8 Handout (pdf)
- Fall Week 8 Slides (pdf)
- Fall Week 9 Handout (pdf)
- Fall Week 9 Slides (pdf)
2020-2021
- Fall: LLMC Legal Research on Westlaw and Lexis (pdf)
- Fall: Introduction to Legal Research Part 1 Slides (pdf)
- Fall: Introduction to Legal Research Part 1 Handout (pdf)
- Fall: Introduction to Legal Research Part 2 Slides (pdf)
- Fall: Introduction to Legal Research Part 2 Handout (pdf)
- Fall: Advanced Search Handout (pdf)
- Spring: Procedural Research (pdf)
- Spring: Research Refresher (pdf)
- Spring: LLMC Legal Research on Westlaw and Lexis (pdf)
- Spring: Successful Research in Your Summer Job - 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.