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Lexis & Westlaw Tutorials

Both Lexis and Westlaw offer a number of online tutorials to guide users on everything from basic search strategies to subject searching to updating the law. A few of the basic tutorials are listed below. Follow these links to access the complete list of tutorial offerings by each vendor.

To access all of the Lexis Tutorials, you will have to enter your Lexis password.


Examples of Lexis Tutorials

  • Basic Research Skills
  • Basic Shepards Skills
  • Case Briefs
  • Retrieving a Document
  • Statutory Research
  • Terms & Connectors Searching
  • Topical Research

To access all of the Westlaw Tutorials, you will have to register with your Westlaw password and e-mail address.


Sample Lessons on Westlaw

  • Accessing Westlaw
  • Getting Started with Westlaw.com
  • Finding Documents by Title or Citation
  • Find and Print
  • Searching with Terms and Connectors
  • Searching with Natural Language
  • Searching with KeySearch

 

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