Effectively Using Google for Legal Research (On-Demand)

Course Description

Effectively Using Google for Legal Research is a one-hour CLE designed to help practitioners become more familiar with the legal research capabilities of Google. It will review using Google to locate both primary sources of law, i.e., cases, and secondary sources, articles, and other items. Agenda is provided below.

Syllabus

1. Using the Google Search Bar
2. Advanced Google: What Is It?  Where Do I Find It?
   • Search Operators
3. Google Scholar
   • Primary Sources
     • Cases
     • Citators
   • Secondary Sources
     • Articles
     • Google Scholar as an Academic Search Engine

Instructor

Lisa Smith-Butler, Esq.