Introduction to Online Legal Research  (Westlaw and Lexis)
Professor Callister


Session: Fall - Spring
Working with databases with tables of contents.Using clip and alert services to stay current.Keeping track of your searches.Practice problems for the Fall Session of Westlaw and Lexis instruction.
Segment and restricted field searching.Natural language search on both Lexis and Westlaw.How to find similar documents using Lexis "More Like This" searching.How to searcher for similar cases using West Key Numbers.How to check status with Shepards and KeyCite.

Lexis:  Natural Language Searches

  
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Lexis uses similar search technology.  Suppose you had been asked to research the following technical tax law question for an article in a professional tax journal:
Can a profit sharing plan serve a dual purpose as a health or accident plan under Internal Revenue Code section 105?
You first construct a simple terms and connectors query in the Federal Courts Tax Cases database . . . 

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