LexisNexis®
Legal Research
CERTIFICATE OVERVIEW
Learn the skills you need to perform computer-assisted
legal research using the searchable archive called LexisNexis (sometimes
simply called "Lexis"), the world's largest collection of public
records, unpublished opinions, forms, legal news, and business information.
Lexis derives its content from newspapers, magazines, legal documents,
and other printed sources.
The ability to effectively use Lexis
is an important research skill
for lawyers, legal assistants,
law students, journalists, and
academics.
Learning Objectives
When you complete this course, you’ll be able to:
- Research techniques for both
traditional and online libraries.
- Evaluate the credibility of information
found online.
- Become effective in finding and
utilizing information from libraries
and multiple electronic sources.
- Understand key concepts which
include: 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 much more...
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When
you enroll with Penn Foster,
you're able to start your studies
almost immediately. Once you
receive your confirming email
with your student I.D. number,
you can log into the Penn Foster
student website and begin
your course.
Contact us to request free information or to enroll and you could be working on your first lesson – and toward a new career – in a matter of minutes! |
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