Westlaw training is the best way to prepare for your legal career. Use the information presented here to organize your approach to the legal research assignments that you will receive during your summer legal job.
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Get Westlaw training, which is available from several sources:
- In-house, with a West account manager
- Over the telephone, with a West account manager (1-800-328-0109)
- On the Web
Web training
Take advantage of online courses to enhance your expertise with Westlaw. Click
Training Options on the Westlaw sign-on page. Then click Web-Based Training.
You can also access Westlaw courses at lawschool.westlaw.com. Click Westlaw Training to view your options.
Download free how-to guides for every feature on Westlaw:
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WestCheck.com
WestCheck.com is West's citation research application on the Web that automatically extracts citations from a legal document or a citations list you create manually. WestCheck.com makes WestCheck available to anyone with Internet access. You can check your citations in KeyCite, create a table of authorities for cases, statutes, and other legal authority cited in your document, and use the Find service to retrieve the documents on Westlaw. This can be important when - sometimes at the eleventh hour - you need to verify that all the citations in a lengthy memorandum are correct and that the supporting cases are good law.
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WestCiteLink
WestCiteLink finds citations in your word-processing documents and converts them to hyperlinks, allowing you to link to the corresponding documents on Westlaw. A table of authorities is automatically created, listing the cases and other documents you have cited, along with page numbers for each.
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West BriefTools
West BriefTools allows you to instantly view the status of cited cases, regulations, rules, and administrative decisions, and link to the full-text documents on Westlaw; retrieve all internal documents that contain a particular citation; monitor the status of citations within your documents; and create an online report with KeyCite status flags and links to the full-text documents on Westlaw.
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Deal Proof
Deal Proof Helps you review, edit, and proofread complex legal documents.
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LiveNote
LiveNote is software that allows you to view and work with depositions.
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