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Westlaw Australia

Thomson Reuters Training & Support

new Westlaw (Australia) - Legal Research Essentials for Students

Students will learn to skillfully navigate, access and retrieve legal materials and implement effective legal research strategies. This session introduces new Westlaw (Australia) and highlights the power of the Global Search Bar to locate relevant legal content. This course is open to all students.

Trainer
Mary Dossis
Date & Time
Wed 20 Oct 2021, 1:00pm
to
Wed 20 Oct 2021, 1:30pm
AEDT
Duration
30 minutes

The session introduces new Westlaw (Australia) and focuses on navigating the site to locate legal content.  Learn how to use the Global Search to locate information quickly. Search techniques using both Natural Legal Language and Terms and Connectors to search for Cases, Journals and Commentary will be discussed.   Downloading and exporting content will also be covered.                                                 

Note: This is Westlaw Australia's new platform which was unveiled in May 2020, check that your university has access.


MCLE and CPD - If this educational activity is relevant to your immediate or long term needs in relation to your professional development and practice of the law then you may claim one "unit" for each hour of attendance.