Westlaw Training CLE

Westlaw Training Classes for Harford County Bar

Mon., Feb. 24, 2020

 

12-1:00pm Westlaw Skills Refresher:  Cases, Statutes, Cite-Checking, and Secondary Sources

Instructor:  Sharon K. Cole, Atty.  Westlaw Account Manager for Government Sector

This class will review navigation of the Westlaw legal research platform and teach techniques for effective research and maximum efficiency. Learn about features new to Westlaw and also review essential legal research skills, such as how to retrieve a document by its citation, case name, or statutory language; be reminded of the distinctions between Natural Language and Terms and Connectors searching.  Also learn how to fully explore KeyCite®, West’s essential cite-checking and citation research system for cases, statutes, and other types of documents. This class will review the expansive collection of authoritative publications and legal encyclopedias on Westlaw, such as Maryland Law EncyclopediaMaryland Pattern Jury InstructionsMaryland Law of ConfessionsLaFave’s Search & SeizureWilliston on ContractsEmployment Discrimination Coordinator as a sampling of available resources.

Monday, Feb. 24, 2020

Harford County Circuit Court, Grand Jury Room

20 W. Courtland Street, Bel Air, Maryland 21014

RSVP to: mhurff@lfbalaw.com

Details
February 24, 2020 12:00 PM - February 24, 2020 1:00 PM
Harford County Circuit Court
Grand Jury Room
20 W. Courtland Street
Bel Air, bbMD
Matt Hurff
CLE Committee
mhurff@lfbalaw.com