Hybrid JD - Westlaw, Lexis, Bloomberg and HeinOnline: What are they and how to use them: Westlaw Edge

Thomson Reuters' Westlaw Edge is the legal research platform that generations of lawyers and legal teams have depended on to get work done quickly, efficiently, and with confidence.

UNH Law's Academic Rep is Holly Rush.  She's done a video for you all on an overview of Westlaw - 2019 UNH Law Westlaw for 1L's (includes annotating cases right on Westlaw and using folders).

Essential Legal Research

Start Right

• Build a Research Strategy (how to best start finding legal issues on Westlaw)
• Identify Key Search Terms (what to put in that search box)
• How to Use WestSearch Plus (using the West Topic and Key number system to find cases in an organized, efficient manner)
• Work with Search Results (uses the highlighter function to work with your key words)

Quickly Understand a Legal Topic

• Getting Started with Practical Law 
• Getting Started with Secondary Sources (getting context and analysis surrounding the caselaw - how to quickly understand a legal topic)

Research Using Statutes

• Getting Started with Statutory Research
• Anatomy of a Statute

Research Using Cases

• Getting Started with Case Law Research
• Anatomy of a Case

Validate Your Authority

• What is a Citator?
• Introduction to KeyCite
• Is Your Case Actually Good Law?

Get it Right

• Confirm and Share Your Research