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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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Basic Terms & Connectors Searching Part 1: Lexis & Westlaw Pricing Structures

Welcome to a short video tutorial on terms and connectors searching. Part I of basic terms and connectors searching will deal with some background on online searching costs. The video is 4:22 min.…

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Introduction to Legal Databases

This video introduces you to three legal databases: Lexis, Westlaw, and Bloomberg Law. It also discusses registering for your passwords and where to get help. The video is 7:25 minutes long and…

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Casetext -- By Susan Boland

This video covers Casetext, a low cost alternative to Lexis and Westlaw. The video demonstrates searching by keyword and CaraAI on Casetext, as well as going over connectors, truncation, and the…

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Federal Law Part 5: Finding Federal Cases on Lexis & Westlaw

This video demonstrates how to use the "one good case" method to find more cases. It covers using headnotes in Lexis and Westlaw to find more cases on an issue, making sure your cases are…

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Researching Statutes: Using Citators for Validation & Research

This video covers KeyCite and Shepards features for statutes. It looks at how you make sure your statute is good law and how to use the citators for more research. The video is 7:16 minutes long…

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Researching Session Laws, State Statutes, and Superseded Codes

This video, updated in 2020, covers state statutes, superseded codes, and session laws. It describes how statutes are codified, explains the structure of state session laws and codes, tells you…

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Municipal & Local Government Law

This video explains charters, ordinances, and the source of municipal law. It demonstrates how to find municipal codes on the web and on Lexis and Westlaw. The video shows how to find secondary…

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Uniform Laws & Model Acts

This video explains what a uniform law and model act are, explores the Uniform Laws Annotated set in print and online, demonstrates how to use the finding tools within this set, and discusses…

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Practical Law -- by Susan M Boland

This brief video provides an introduction to Westlaw's Practical Law. It is 1:24 min.

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Federal Law Part 4: Researching Federal Case Law: Overview of the Federal Courts, the Reporter System, and Case Law Authority -- by Susan Boland

This video covers the structure of the Federal court system; Federal reporters, and identifying what court a case is from using the citation. The video is 6:36 minutes long and features closed…

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