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Westlaw New Zealand - Case Law Deep Dive

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In this session learn how to:

  • Search for a case by citation or title/party name.
  • Search for cases using plain language and the Cases advanced template.
  • Locate cases that cite a section of legislation.
  • Locate the litigation history and citing reference information (KeyCite citator).
  • Create an Alert to be notified when a case status changes.
  • Locate cases on a specific point of law using the Key Numbers.
  • Manage search results including refining, sorting and annotating.
  • Set up an alert to be notified when new cases are added to Westlaw.

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.

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Westlaw New Zealand - Case Law Deep Dive

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In this session learn how to:

  • Search for a case by citation or title/party name.
  • Search for cases using plain language and the Cases advanced template.
  • Locate cases that cite a section of legislation.
  • Locate the litigation history and citing reference information (KeyCite citator).
  • Create an Alert to be notified when a case status changes.
  • Locate cases on a specific point of law using the Key Numbers.
  • Manage search results including refining, sorting and annotating.
  • Set up an alert to be notified when new cases are added to Westlaw.

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.

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Researching in Checkpoint New Zealand

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At the end of this session the participant will be able to:

  • Locate and navigate subscription products
  • Conduct a Natural Language and Terms & Connectors search
  • Filter results and make use of links to jump to related content
  • Print/email/export/annotate documents
  • Locate and open a variety of tools, including calculators and templates
  • Identify personalisation features, such as Quicklinks, History, Folders & Alerts and how to access help

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.

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End Date

Researching in Checkpoint New Zealand

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At the end of this session the participant will be able to:

  • Locate and navigate subscription products
  • Conduct a Natural Language and Terms & Connectors search
  • Filter results and make use of links to jump to related content
  • Print/email/export/annotate documents
  • Locate and open a variety of tools, including calculators and templates
  • Identify personalisation features, such as Quicklinks, History, Folders & Alerts and how to access help

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.

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End Date

Westlaw New Zealand – Getting Started

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In this session learn how to:  

  • Access Westlaw and use Client ID.  
  • Locate and browse content.  
  • Search for legislation and related commentary. 
  • Find a case by party name/citation.  
  • Locate a case on a point of law using the Key Number System. 
  • Ask a legal question and view the Law Summaries via Natural Language searching. 
  • Conduct a topic-based search using basic Terms & Connectors. 
  • Manage results, via a variety of methods, including filtering, saving and downloading. 
  • Access the Westlaw Training & Support Portal.  

 


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.

Start Date
End Date

Westlaw New Zealand – Getting Started

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In this session learn how to:  

  • Access Westlaw and use Client ID.  
  • Locate and browse content.  
  • Search for legislation and related commentary. 
  • Find a case by party name/citation.  
  • Locate a case on a point of law using the Key Number System. 
  • Ask a legal question and view the Law Summaries via Natural Language searching. 
  • Conduct a topic-based search using basic Terms & Connectors. 
  • Manage results, via a variety of methods, including filtering, saving and downloading. 
  • Access the Westlaw Training & Support Portal.  

 


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.

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End Date

Westlaw New Zealand - Spotlight on Employment Law

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In this session we will cover the following: 

  • Navigate the home page and understand the depth of accessible content. 
  • Locate a document, commentary publication or case using the global search bar. 
  • Natural Legal Language (NLL) Search-Explain the advantages of NLL and how to refine or filter results. 
  • How to structure a T&C search – query, identify keywords, locate T&Cs, build search string. 
  • Refine or filter search results – search within a search. 
  • When to use an Advanced Search template – discuss benefits. 
  • Print, Download or Save to folders. 
  • Create a Search alert to be notified of future documents related to your search. 

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.

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Westlaw New Zealand - Spotlight on Environment & Resources

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In this session you will learn how to: 

  • Navigate the home page and understand the depth of accessible content for Environment and Resources. 
  • Locate a document, commentary publication or case using the global search bar. 
  • Understand the various available search options. 
  • Be able to print, download or save documents to folders. 

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.

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Introduction to Westlaw New Zealand – Council Sessions

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In this session learn how to:

  • Locate and browse content available in your subscription.
  • Navigate the homepage.
  • Quickly find relevant legislation, commentary, and cases.
  • Locate a case on a point of law using the Key Number System.
  • Conduct a topic-based search using Plain Language and basic Terms & Connectors.
  • Manage results, via a variety of methods, including filtering, sorting and downloading.
  • Keep up to date with new and changing materials within your practice area.
  • Access the Westlaw Training & Support Portal.

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.

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End Date

Introduction to Westlaw New Zealand – Council Sessions

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In this session learn how to:

  • Locate and browse content available in your subscription.
  • Navigate the homepage.
  • Quickly find relevant legislation, commentary, and cases.
  • Locate a case on a point of law using the Key Number System.
  • Conduct a topic-based search using Plain Language and basic Terms & Connectors.
  • Manage results, via a variety of methods, including filtering, sorting and downloading.
  • Keep up to date with new and changing materials within your practice area.
  • Access the Westlaw Training & Support Portal.

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.

Start Date
End Date

Westlaw New Zealand - Search Techniques

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This session will cover the following:

  • Locating a document, commentary publication or case using the global search bar
  • Natural Legal Language (NLL) Search
    • Explain the advantages of a plain language and how to refine or filter results
    • Introduce Best Portion feature, to quickly identify the relevant section of a document
  • Terms & Connectors (T&C) Search
    • How to structure a T&C search – query, identify keywords, locate T&Cs, build search string.
    • Refine or filter search results – search within a search
    • When to use an Advanced Search template – discuss benefits.
  • Print, Download or Save to folders.
  • Create a Search alert to be notified of future documents related to your search

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.

Start Date
End Date

Westlaw New Zealand - Advanced Research Techniques

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This session will cover the following:

  • Locating a document, commentary publication or case using the global search bar
  • Natural Legal Language (NLL) Search
    • Explain the advantages of a plain language and how to refine or filter results
    • Introduce Best Portion feature, to quickly identify the relevant section of a document
  • Terms & Connectors (T&C) Search
    • How to structure a T&C search – query, identify keywords, locate T&Cs, build search string.
    • Refine or filter search results – search within a search
    • When to use an Advanced Search template – discuss benefits.
  • Print, Download or Save to folders.
  • Create a Search alert to be notified of future documents related to your search

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.

Start Date
End Date

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