LexisNexis Legal Research Certificate

This course is perfect for students who want to develop the skills to perform computer-assisted legal research using LexisNexis – often referred to as "Lexis." LexisNexis is a searchable archive that holds the world's largest collection of public records, unpublished opinions, forms, legal news and business information.

This is an important skill for many professions, including:

Lawyers
Legal assistants
Law students
Journalists
Academics

Graduates of this course can display the following skills:

Research techniques for both traditional and online libraries
Evaluating the credibility of information found online
Effectively finding and utilizing information from libraries and multiple electronic sources
Understanding key concepts, including describing sources, using basic citation procedures, locating cases and statutes using appropriate sources, reading and briefing a case, using Lexis.com for legal research, searching and retrieving primary and secondary legal sources, locating and profiling people and businesses, and using the Internet to perform factual business and legal research
And more!

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