Basic Legal Research for Paralegals

Basic Legal Research for Paralegals

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Overview
CLE Hours: 
CLE Credit: 
Course Level: 
Basic
Fees: 
$45 for Members and $65 for Nonmembers
Start Date and Time (CT): 
Tuesday, December 14, 2021 - 12:00pm
Course Materials: 
Most live webinars include the ability to ask questions during the webinar about the topic, view slides of the presentation and have access to a recording of the webinar.

What techniques do you need to research the open web and commercial databases?  What are the rules regarding searching – especially public records? How should you create search strings? How do you select the appropriate content or material to search? All of this, and more, will be covered in this webinar. 

Learning Objectives

  • Discover methods for conducting research with varying results.
  • Gain an understanding of how online platforms have been enhanced to predict what you are searching. 
  • Ascertain the multiple ways to filter searches before and after searching for specific terms. 
  • Discover different search term approaches, including natural language and terms and connectors. 
  • Realize the various ways you can analyze your search results list.
  • Understand how cases and statutes can be validated.
  • Organize and save items found while conducting online legal research.
  • Organize and save items found conducting online legal research.
Instructor: 
Course Year: 
2021