Training Schedule

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Unless otherwise noted, all training will take place in Room D236.

Classes will be added throughout the semester, so check this list often.

For additional information on the Library Workshops, please contact Nick Harrell.

For additional information on the Lexis and Westlaw training sessions, please contact Pam Lucken.

October 1
1:00pm-1:30pm
Lexis Advance: Basic Shepard's
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October 2
12:30pm-1:45pm
WestlawNext: Certification Program
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October 15
4:30pm-5:00pm
Lexis Advance: Basic Shepard's
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October 16
12:30pm-1:45pm
WestlawNext: Certification Program & Career Prep
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October 16
4:30pm-5:00pm
WestlawNext: Career Prep
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October 17
1:00pm-1:50pm
Library: Bloomberg Law in Rm F402
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October 21
12:30pm-1:45pm
WestlawNext: Certification Program & Career Prep
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October 22
12:30pm-1:00pm
Lexis Advance: Advanced Shepard's
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October 22
4:00pm-4:30pm
Lexis Advance: Advanced Shepard's
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October 23
12:30pm-1:45pm
WestlawNext: Certification Program & Career Prep
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October 23
4:30pm-5:00pm
WestlawNext: Career Prep
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October 24
1:00pm-1:50pm
Library: Foreign & International Law
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October 29
12:30pm-1:00pm
Lexis Advance: Shepard's Certification
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October 29
1:30pm-2:00pm
Lexis Advance: Shepard's Certification
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October 30
1:00pm-1:50pm
Library: Administrative Law
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November 6
1:00pm-1:50pm
Library: Business & Transactional Law
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November 13
1:00pm-1:50pm
Library: Google Legal Research
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November 20
1:00pm-1:50pm
Library: Cost-Effective Legal Research
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Sessions to Go

Pre-recorded research lectures to watch and enjoy as needed

Basics of Searching the Library Catalog (4/13)
Administrative Law Research (5/11)
Case Law Research (5/10)
Comparative Law Research (1/10)
Cost Effective Legal Research (5/10)
Federal Research Refresher (1/11)
Fundamentals of Online Searching (10/10)
International Law Research (9/13)
Internet Legal Research (5/11)
Legislative History (5/11)
Keycite/Shepards Training Part 1   |   Part 2 (10/10)
Researching Statutes (5/10)
Research Strategy (10/10)
Secondary Resources (5/11)
Ultimate Research Refresher Material & Recordings (5/11)

LComm Series

The Importance of Legal Research (06:52)(8/13)
The Process of Legal Research (06:32)(8/13)
How and When to Use Print Sources (08:56)(8/13)
Evaluating Websites (10:18)(9/13)
Fundamendals of Online Searching (16:54)(9/13)
Secondary Sources: Part I (legal encyclopedias and treatises) (15:00)(9/13)
Secondary Sources: Part II (Restatements and American Law Reports) (9/11)
Statutory Research (9/11)
Internet Sites (9/11)
Case Law Research (10/11)

Materials from Previous Training Sessions

Administrative Law
Inter-American Law Review Training
Business Law Review Training
International Moot Court
Human Rights Clinic
International Economic Law Training
University of Miami Law Review (Slides)
National Security & Armed Conflict (Bluebook)
Using Tax Resources (pdf)
International Law Training
Race & Social Justice Law Review
International & Comparative Law Review Training
Externship Training Program
African Probate & Policy Initiative
Legal Research: Externship Program
Legal Research: Exploring New Tools
Researching Potential Employers
Types of Resources and Costs
Wednesday Workshop: Finding Government Information
Law, Culture, and Society
Secondary Sources
Statutory Research
Case Law Research
Federal Legislative History
Basics of Legal Research

QUOTE

"Perhaps the two most valuable and satisfactory products of American civilization are the librarian on the one hand and the cocktail in the other."

- Louis Stanley Jast, Librarian


Upcoming Training

Federal Legislative History
Oct. 3rd, 1-1:50pm in D236
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LIBRARY PHONE NUMBERS

Reference: 305-284-3585
Circulation: 305-284-3563