Lexis Training: October 22 and On-Demand

Join us on Thursday, October 22, for a webinar from LexisNexis. This virtual Vendor Visit will be a one-hour continuing legal education session called Navigating the New Town Square: Cultivating Competency in Basic Online Legal Research. The goal of the course will be to assist attorneys in navigating online legal research so they feel more confident and competent when researching subjects important to their work. Texas attorneys can earn 1.0 hour CLE. To enroll, please visit the registration page on the Legal Tech Institute course calendar.

For additional LexisAdvance training, consider subscribing to the LexisNexis Legal YouTube channel where you can watch on-demand videos from the comfort of your desk. Videos cover a wide range of topics to help you become more adept at using this powerful legal research platform. Selected topics include:

• Starting Your Search

• Searching and Navigating Treatises

• Exploring Content

• Document and Navigation Tools

• Managing Search Results

• Natural Language Searching

• Terms & Connectors

• Using Annotated Forms

For additional guidance, explore the LexisNexis Digital Library video playlist where you can learn to more effectively navigate the LexisNexis ebook collection. The Harris County Law Library is a happy to provide access to this indispensable collection for all interested library users. Simply submit a request for access to the Lexis Digital Collection, and we will send you logon credentials as quickly as we can. Then, sign in to explore an expansive collection of Lexis treatises and practice guides, including Dorsaneo’s Texas Litigation Guide and the Texas Transaction Guide.

Don’t forget: Join us this Thursday, October 22, to build your proficiency in using LexisAdvance, and earn one hour of Texas CLE credit for attending. Hope to see you there!

Texas Legal App from the State Bar Computer & Technology Section

Typically, access to the Texas Legal App is a benefit provided to members of the Computer & Technology Section of the State Bar of Texas. For a limited time, through June 30, 2020, the C & T Section is offering free access to the Texas Legal App for all Texas attorneys, paralegals, and law clerks. To become an authorized user of the app during this period, simply submit the enrollment form, available here. You will be asked to provide your name, an email address, your Bar number (or cell phone number if not a Bar member), and your area of practice. You will then be provided with links to the Web interface, the iOS app, and the Android app. You will also get login credentials to access the app itself. Once logged in, you will find a wealth of useful information and primary sources, including more than 62 civil codes and statutes. For a full list of the available resources, click here.

All content is keyword searchable and includes internal linking to other code sections available via the app. The app is also customizable, allowing you to create modules of content relevant to your practice area. Instructions for adding modules are provided in the C & T Texas Legal App how-to installation video available in the TechBytes library, which we wrote about for this blog in 2018. If you find content you wish to print and/or save as a PDF, the app will allow you to do that as well.

While we all continue to Stay Home and Work Safe, access to some traditional legal research resources may be limited. Take advantage of the Computer & Technology Section’s generous offer to share access to this valuable tool, the Texas Legal App, and consider joining the section to ensure the app’s continued availability. Also, remember that we at the Harris County Law Library are still providing services via our Virtual Reference Desk and new Chat Reference. Until we can see you again at the Law Library, stay in touch and informed using our remote services. We’re here to help!