Legal Writing and Research
Videos and Handouts for LWR Courses
- Spring Research Refresher Outline (pdf)
- Civil Procedural Research Resources (pdf)
- LLMC: Researching for Seminar Papers (pdf)
- Introduction to the Legal Research Center (video)
- The Research Plan (video)
- Navigating Lexis and Westlaw (video)
- Legal Encyclopedias and ALR (print and online) (video)
- Treatises and Practice Guides (print and online) (video)
- Journals Online (video)
- Cases (print) (video)
- Cases (online) (video)
- Key Numbers and Headnotes (online) (video)
- Citators (online) (video)
- Statutes (print) (video)
- Statutes (online) (video)
More Resources
Research Resources for summer work: Tips and Tools (pdf)
Lexis Student Certification: Legal Research Certification (contact our USD Lexis Rep to learn how to start the follow-on Professional Research Certification)
Westlaw Student Certification: Westlaw Certified Instructions
Free or Low-Cost Legal Research Resources for LWR (pdf, 1MB)
Print Research Tools - short videos on individual print research tools like Digests, Encyclopedias, the American Law Reports system, and code services.