Hang In There–Fall Training Schedules Are Here!

Need a little extra help? Fall Training Schedules from Academic Success, Lexis & Westlaw are here. Sign up for a workshop (or go to all 22!)

Academic Success Workshops–Fall 2012

Each Workshop is given twice a week!

WEEK ONE – How to Succeed in Law School – Room 236

Tuesday, August 28 or Thursday, August 30 – 12:40-1:40

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An overview of the skills and habits you need to do your best in law school, including tips on time management, class participation, and planning for exams.  Pizza will be served!

WEEK TWO – Exam-Focused Reading, Notes, and Participation – Room 236

Tuesday, September 4 or Thursday, September 6 – 12:40-1:40

In college, reading, note-taking, and class attendance is usually passive – students read the textbook, go to class, listen to a lecture, take notes, and then regurgitate the information for the exam (and whoever remembers the most stuff gets the “A”).  Since law school exams reward legal analysis, not rote memorization, you need to learn how to read “like a lawyer” and “activate” your notes for your exams.

WEEK THREE – Outlines: Succeeding on Exams – Room 236

Tuesday, September 11 or Thursday, September 13 – 12:40-1:40

You’ll hear a lot about class outlines, and every year students say that they wished they had started them earlier.  This Workshop will teach you how to make an effective one.

LATER IN THE SEMESTER:

How to Write an Exam I (Basics), How to Write an Exam II (Walkthrough), and Simulated Exams – Work on law school questions under Simulated Exam conditions.

Tuesdays with Lexis

Sept. 4^th “Lexpo” – Quick expo style intro to a variety of Lexis features demoed by fellow students

Sept. 11^th  There’s An App For That: Researching Lexis on Mobile Apps

Sept. 18^th State Statutes: TOC Search, Annotations, Shepards

Sept. 25^th Legal Research Certification: Getting docs, running searches, secondary sources, cases, statutes, Shepards (all on Lexis Advance)

Oct. 2^nd “Sheptober”: All about Shepards

Oct. 9^th State Case Law: T&C search, Filters, Legal Issues Trail, Shepards

Oct. 16^th Memo-Aid: Secondary sources, Topic Summaries, search strategies, filters, expanding research

Oct. 23^rd Bar App Help: Lexis public records search

Oct. 30^th Staying Organized: Folders, TOA, LMO, BriefCheck

Nov. 6^th Exam Prep:  Case Summaries, Treatises, Outlines

Our Lexis rep, Carmela Orsini, is also available on Mondays for individual appointments, Lexis table days, and make-up sessions.

Westlaw

Tuesday, September 4^th ; 12:40pm – 1:40pm:  Tools that help 1Ls Succeed in Law School

Tuesday, September 18^th ; 12:40pm – 1:40pm:  Researching Statutes on Westlaw

Tuesday, October 2^nd ; 12:40pm – 1:40pm:  Researching Cases on Westlaw

Tuesday, October 9^th ; 12:40pm – 1:40pm:  Updating Cases with Westlaw’s KeyCite

Tuesday, October 16^th ; 12:40pm – 1:40pm:  Using Secondary Sources on Westlaw

Register for the sessions at:  http://lawschool.westlaw.com/calendar/trainingcalendar.aspx?view=list

As always, come visit us at the reference desk if you’ve got questions or need help with other library resources!