​Legal Writing and Research

Videos for LWR Courses

• Introduction to the Legal Research Center
  • (slides only pdf)
• Introduction to the Research Plan 
  • (slides only pdf)
• Navigating Lexis and Westlaw
  • (slides only pdf)
• Legal Encyclopedias and ALR
  • (slides only pdf)
• Treatises and Practice Guides
  • (slides only pdf)
• Journals Online
  • (slides only pdf)
• Researching Statutes
  • (slides only pdf)
• Researching Cases: Court Structure and Case Citations
  • (slides only pdf)
• Researching Cases: Finding Cases
  • (slides only pdf)
• Key Numbers and Headnotes
  • (slides only pdf)
• Advanced Search
  • (slides only pdf)
• Citators
  • (slides only pdf)
• Working through the Research Plan
  • (slides only pdf)

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 1 Slides (pdf)
• Fall Week 7, Class 2 Handout (pdf)
  • Fall Week 7, Class 2 Slides (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.