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This guide provides supplemental resources for students working on the LRW writing projects and should be used in conjunction with the Legal Research Strategy Guide and the reading materials posted in your Canvas Course modules.
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Handouts
- Starting with a Case or Statute You've Been GivenA Lexis resource on the One Good Case Method
Organization
Secondary Sources
Secondary Sources
Locating Secondary Sources on Westlaw
- Retrieving Secondary SourcesWestlaw Edge handout on locating relevant secondary sources.
Running Time: 2 minutes 47 seconds
Locating Secondary Sources on Lexis
- Rely on Secondary Sources FirstLexis Nexis handout on starting with secondary sources.
Dictionaries
Running Time: 12 seconds
Treatises
Running Time: 13 seconds
American Law Reports
Running Time: 12 seconds
Primary Authority
Statutes
Case Finding
Westlaw & Lexis Handouts
- How to Retrieve and Search for CasesWestlaw Edge guide to locating cases
- How to Use the Key Number SystemTips for how to navigate the Westlaw Edge digest system
- Find Influential Cases with Ravel ViewExploring the Lexis Plus Ravel View
Advanced Searching
Westlaw & Lexis Handouts
- How to Search with Boolean Terms and ConnectorsWestlaw Edge handout on advanced search tools.
- Using Search Commands and Connectors at Lexis AdvanceLexis handout on advanced search functions.
Tips for Specific Advanced Search Functions
Updating Your Research
Updating Your Research
- Be Confident in Your Cases with Shepard'sInformation on updating your research with Lexis Plus
Westlaw & Lexis Handouts
When to Stop Writing
Ask Your Librarian
Librarian Instructors
Feeling stuck? Contact your library instructor.
Section 1
Mindy Kent
mkent@law.harvard.edu
Section 2
Kyle Courtney
Section 3
Michelle Pearse
Section 4
Christine Park
Section 5
Deanna Barmakian
Section 6
Debbie Ginsberg
Section 7
Catherine Biondo
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