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Essential Resources for 1Ls: Foundations for Legal Study at Gallagher Law Library

This guide offers first-year law students (1Ls) at the Gallagher Law Library essential resources for their legal studies. Discover tools like LexisNexis and Westlaw for case research, understand how to read legal citations, and learn how to retrieve cases and law review articles. Find valuable books in the library to enhance your class preparation, and access CALI DVD tutorials. This concise resource equips students with vital skills to navigate legal research efficiently. Start your journey to success today!

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Essential Resources for 1Ls: Foundations for Legal Study at Gallagher Law Library

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  1. Library Resources for 1LsFoundations for Legal Study Gallagher Law Library September 2009

  2. Do You Have? • Pen from Gallagher Law Library • Westlaw password • LexisNexis activation code • CALI DVD • Information about other online research products (Loislaw, CaseMaker, Fastcase, VersusLaw)

  3. Goals • Get you started on LexisNexis and Westlaw • Learn how to read a legal citation • Retrieve cases and law review articles by citation • Find books in the Law Library to help you prepare for classes

  4. Gallagher Law Library Website http://lib.law.washington.edu/ Start Here!

  5. LexisNexis and Westlaw • Register your Passwords and IDs • LexisNexis http://www.lexisnexis.com/lawschool/ • Westlaw https://lawschool.westlaw.com/

  6. Legal Citation The Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation, 18th ed.(KF245.U5 2005 in Reference Area) legalbluebook.com ($) Introduction to Basic Legal Citation (free)

  7. Common Pattern: • Name of Something, • volume # • Name of Pub. • page # • (date)

  8. Case Citation Format U.S. Oil & Ref. Co. v. Dep’t of Ecology, 96 Wash.2d 85, 91, 633 P.2d 1329 (1981).

  9. Case Citation Format Party 1 v. Party 2 U.S. Oil & Ref. Co. v. Dep’t of Ecology, 96 Wash.2d 85, 91, 633 P.2d 1329 (1981). Reporter Name Volume Number Page Number Pinpoint a Particular Page Parallel Citation Year of Decision

  10. Law Review Article Citation Format Mark B. Greenlee, Kramer v. Java World: Images, Issues, and Idols in the Debate Over Tort Reform, 26 Cap. U.L. Rev. 701 (1997).

  11. Law Review Article Citation Format Author Mark B. Greenlee, Kramer v. Java World: Images, Issues, and Idols in the Debate Over Tort Reform, 26 Cap. U.L. Rev. 701 (1997). Title of Article Volume Number Journal Title Page Number Year

  12. Use citation to look for a volume...

  13. ... or retrieve document online • Get a Document on LexisNexis • Find on Westlaw • EJournals list

  14. Langan v. Valicopters, Inc., 88 Wash. 2d 855, 567 P.2d 218 (1977)

  15. 61 Yale L.J. 1172 ). 110 Yale L.J. 333

  16. Preparing for Class:Save Time & Improve Comprehension • Legal Dictionaries • Hornbooks • Nutshells • Commercial Outlines • Legal Encyclopedias  Find them in the Library’s Reference Area

  17. Black’s Law Dictionary What’s a “certified question”?

  18. Hornbooks

  19. Nutshells Briefly, how do torts relate to environmental law?

  20. Commercial Outlines What are the of • elements of • private nuisance?

  21. Legal Encyclopedias 58 Am. Jur. 2d Nuisances § 179 Examples: • Corpus JurisSecundum (CJS ) • American Jurisprudence (AmJur) • Washington Practice

  22. Finding Books in the Library • Law Library Catalog • http://lib.law.washington.edu/ • Bookmark Guide to Reference Area

  23. CALI • Over 700 online law school tutorialsand podcasts • available via DVD or website (http://www.cali.org) • Includes first-year class subjects • Register on website with the UW Law School Authorization Code • see blue handout

  24. Need Help? Ask a Reference Librarian! • Visit the Reference Office • Call (206) 543-6794 • Click on Ask Us! link

  25. The fine print… Gallagher Law Library University of Washington School of Law Box 353025 Seattle WA 98195-3025 http://lib.law.washington.edu • We are happy to have our guides used by other libraries, librarians, and legal researchers. • Before copying or adapting one of our guides, please contact Cheryl Nyberg (cnyberg at u.washington.edu) to obtain permission. Then give appropriate attribution, such as: "Adapted from a guide by Ann Hemmens at the Gallagher Law Library website." 

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