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Decisis

Decisis is a low-cost legal research alternative to Lexis and Westlaw. This video introduces Decisis and discusses its coverage. It also covers searching and browsing the service, including using…

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Cost Effective Legal Research Video Part 2: Tables of Contents, Indexes & Folders

This video covers cost effective legal research techniques. It discusses how to use tables of contents, indexes, and folders to save time and money when researching on Lexis and Westlaw. The video…

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Cost-Effective Legal Research Part 1

This video discusses cost-effective research methods. It covers knowing your firm or institution's pricing structure, retrieving by citation when possible, using Find & Print and Get and…

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Introduction to the CFR

This video discusses the structure and organization of the CFR, parts of a CFR citation, finding regulations in the CFR, and more. This video is 7:05 minutes long and features closed captioning and a…

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Introduction to Legal Analytics Part 2: Litigation Analytics Products

This video takes you on a quick tour of 3 litigation analytics products from: (1) Bloomberg Law; (2) Westlaw; and (3) Lexis. It will demonstrate searching for firm analytics and judge analytics in…

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Introduction to Legal Analytics Part 1

This video introduces you to legal analytics. It discusses why you might want to learn more about legal analytics and how firms and companies are using them. It then identifies the different types of…

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Advanced Lexis & Westlaw Searching Video Part 6: Commands & Special Search Techniques for 1Ls

This video covers Westlaw commands such as Find and KeyCite, as well as turning plurals on and off on a Lexis or Westlaw search. The video also identifies general cost saving search techniques,…

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Advanced Lexis & Westlaw Searching Video Part 6: Commands & Special Search Techniques

This video covers Westlaw commands such as Find, KeyCite, Database Identifier, and Publication Name; as well as turning plurals on and off on a Lexis or Westlaw search. The video also identifies…

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Advanced Lexis & Westlaw Searching Video Part 3: Lexis Topic Summaries and Lexis and Westlaw Answers -- by Susan Boland

This video explains and demonstrates using Lexis Topic Summaries for research as well as how to access the Lexis and Westlaw answers. The video is 3:59 minutes long and features closed captioning and…

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Advanced Lexis & Westlaw Searching Video Part 2: Highlighting, Annotations, and History -- by Susan M. Boland

This video looks at the cost and time efficient tools of highlighting, annotations, and history in Lexis and Westlaw. The video is 3:30 minutes long and features closed captioning and a table of…

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Research Strategy & Documentation Part 2

This video continues the Research Strategy & Documentation process by discussing the research process, tracking your research, documenting your research, and turning in your research. The video…

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Research Strategy & Documentation Part 1

This video covers the importance of legal research and of having a research strategy for every problem. It addresses what to do when you get a research assignment and how to start your plan. The…

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Researching Statutes: Statutory Finding Tools

This video looks at how to retrieve a statute by citation, how to get to an annotated code, and how to use statutory finding tools such as the index, table of contents, and popular names table. The…

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Researching Statutes: Annotated Codes on Lexis & Westlaw

This video covers the format of annotated codes on Lexis and Westlaw and discusses navigation aids within each statutory section such as the table of contents, as well as editorial enhancements such…

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Researching Statutes: Organization of Constitutions & Codes

This video describes what a statute is, what a code is, and how constitutions and codes are organized. It is 6:31 minutes long and features closed captioning and a table of contents.

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Introduction to Legal Encyclopedias

This video provides a brief introduction to legal encyclopedias. It discusses the two general legal encyclopedias and state encyclopedias and why you would use an encyclopedia. The video is 5:55…

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