Program Title: Fastcase and Casemaker

Speaker: Elizabeth Bolles, Assistant Law Librarian, Harris County Law Library

Program Description: Speakers will introduce Casemaker and Fastcase, two next-gen legal research platforms that are available for free to all members of the State Bar of Texas. The course will cover research strategies, databases features, and limitations of each platform for comprehensive legal research. It will also cover techniques for accessing, evaluating, and using premium features of Fastcase through the Texas State Law Library’s Electronic Collection.

Event Type: Hands-On Legal Tech Training

Date: Thursday, February 14, 2019

Time: 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM (CST)

Cost: Free

Where: County Attorney's Office Conference Center, Harris County Law Library, 1019 Congress Street, Houston, Texas 77002. For directions and parking information, visit our Contact Us page.

Total CLE Hours: 1.0 (accredited by the State Bar of Texas)

Program Title: Find and Format Legal Forms

Speaker: Heather Holmes, Assistant Law Librarian, Harris County Law Library

Program Description: Having access to reliable legal research tools and current, accurate forms from trusted sources is an important component of effective and efficient legal drafting. In this CLE, librarians will demonstrate legal database research techniques used for finding and vetting forms. They will also cover techniques legal professionals can use to quickly and accurately tailor documents to their clients’ needs.

Event Type: Hands-On Legal Tech Training

Date: Thursday, February 7, 2019

Time: 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM (CST)

Cost: Free

Where: County Attorney's Office Conference Center, Harris County Law Library, 1019 Congress Street, Houston, Texas 77002. For directions and parking information, visit our Contact Us page.

Total CLE Hours: 1.0 (accredited by the State Bar of Texas)

Program Title: Digital Legal Research Refresher

Speaker: Joe Lawson, Deputy Director, Harris County Law Library

Program Description: Speakers will provide a comprehensive overview of digital legal research concepts, present strategies for navigating popular legal research databases, and tips for finding and using free online resources, including free access to Westlaw and Lexis Advance available at the Law Library. Speakers will also address techniques for automated cite-checking and hyperlinking citations.

Event Type: Hands-On Legal Tech Training

Date: Thursday, January 31, 2019

Time: 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM (CST)

Cost: Free

Where: Legal Tech Lab at the Harris County Law Library, 1019 Congress Street, 1st Floor Houston, Texas 77002. For directions and parking information, visit our Contact Us page.

Total CLE Hours: 1.0 (accredited by the State Bar of Texas)

Program Title: Harris County Law Library Tech

Speaker: Heather Holmes, Assistant Law Librarian, Harris County Law Library

Program Description: This program provides an overview of the research and drafting technology available to all for free through the Harris County Law Library. The course will focus on strategies for using databases for case law and statutory research, including techniques for finding relevant documents and updating research digitally using Westlaw and Lexis citators, annotations, and secondary sources. Students will explore research options for finding more elusive materials, like briefs, trial court documents, jury verdicts and settlements, forms/templates, and checklists.

Event Type: Hands-On Legal Tech Training

Date: Thursday, January 24, 2019

Time: 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM (CST)

Cost: Free

Where: Legal Tech Lab at the Harris County Law Library, 1019 Congress Street, 1st Floor, Houston, Texas 77002. For directions and parking information, visit our Contact Us page.

Total CLE Hours: 1.0 (accredited by the State Bar of Texas)

Program Title: Free Legal Tech for the Public

Speaker: Elizabeth Bolles, Assistant Law Librarian, Harris County Law Library

Program Description: This program is intended for legal aid attorneys, attorneys engaged in pro bono work, and members of the public interested in legal matters. It will focus predominantly on family law, housing, and consumer issues. The presenters will cover online legal resources and other tech available for self-represented litigants. Specifically, we will explore TexasLawHelp.org, database access provided by the Texas State Law Library, and forms and guidance available from local government and nonprofit entities.

Event Type: Hands-On Legal Tech Training

Date: Thursday, January 17, 2019

Time: 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM (CST)

Cost: Free

Where: County Attorney's Office Conference Center, Harris County Law Library, 1019 Congress Street, Houston, Texas 77002. For directions and parking information, visit our Contact Us page.

Total CLE Hours: 1.0 (accredited by the State Bar of Texas)

Program Title: Blending Your Legal Research

Speakers: Amy Small, Assistant Director of the Texas State Law Library, and Joseph Lawson, Deputy Director of the Harris County Law Library

Program Description: Speakers Amy Small of the Texas State Law Library, and Joseph Lawson of the Harris County Law Library, discuss strategies for using free and low cost legal research sources effectively

Total CLE Hours: 1.0 (accredited by the State Bar of Texas)

Event Type: Legal Tech Institute Lecture

Date: January 17, 2019

Time: 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Central Time

Where: Harris County Law Library, Congress Plaza, 1019 Congress Street, 17th Floor, Houston, Texas 77002. For directions and parking information, visit our Contact Us page.

Cost: Free

Program Title: Free Legal Tech for Legal Professionals

Speaker: Heather Holmes, Assistant Law Librarian, Harris County Law Library

Program Description: This program will cover legal apps and other tech available on Law Library computers, as well as online, including databases accessible to members of the Texas Bar. Course will also explore options for conducting legislative history research through the Texas Legislative Reference Library, and finding obscure items though HathiTrust Digital Repository. 

Event Type: Hands-On Legal Tech Training

Date: Thursday, January 10, 2019

Time: 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM (CST)

Cost: Free

Where: County Attorney's Office Conference Center, Harris County Law Library, 1019 Congress Street, Houston, Texas 77002. For directions and parking information, visit our Contact Us page.

Total CLE Hours: 1.0 (accredited by the State Bar of Texas)

Program Title: Free Legal Tech for Legal Professionals

Speaker: Elizabeth Bolles, Assistant Law Librarian, Harris County Law Library

Program Description: This program will cover legal apps and other tech available on Law Library computers, as well as online, including databases accessible to members of the Texas Bar. Course will also explore options for conducting legislative history research through the Texas Legislative Reference Library, and finding obscure items though HathiTrust Digital Repository. 

Event Type: Hands-On Legal Tech Training

Date: Thursday, December 27, 2018

Time: 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM (CST)

Cost: Free

Where: County Attorney's Office Conference Center, Harris County Law Library, 1019 Congress Street, Houston, Texas 77002. For directions and parking information, visit our Contact Us page.

Total CLE Hours: 1.0 (accredited by the State Bar of Texas)

Program Title: Word for Legal Work

Speaker: Heather Holmes, Assistant Law Librarian, Harris County Law Library

Program Description: This session highlights legal drafting techniques using tools available in the most widely-available word processing software, Microsoft Word. Key topics will include efile formatting, legal citations, tables of authorities, tables of contents, and indexes along with  fonts, styles, headers and footers, and page and paragraph numbering. 

Event Type: Hands-On Legal Tech Training

Date: Thursday, December 20, 2018

Time: 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM (CST)

Cost: Free

Where: County Attorney's Office Conference Center, Harris County Law Library, 1019 Congress Street, Houston, Texas 77002. For directions and parking information, visit our Contact Us page.

Total CLE Hours: 1.0 (accredited by the State Bar of Texas)

Program Title: Finding and Formatting Legal Forms

Speaker: Joe Lawson, Deputy Director, Harris County Law Library

Program Description: Having access to reliable legal research tools and current, accurate forms from trusted sources is an important component of effective and efficient legal drafting. In this CLE, librarians will demonstrate legal database research techniques used for finding and vetting forms. They will also cover techniques legal professionals can use to quickly and accurately tailor documents to their clients’ needs.

Event Type: Hands-On Legal Tech Training

Date: Thursday, December 13, 2018

Time: 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM (CST)

Cost: Free

Where: County Attorney's Office Conference Center, Harris County Law Library, 1019 Congress Street, Houston, Texas 77002. For directions and parking information, visit our Contact Us page.

Total CLE Hours: 1.0 (accredited by the State Bar of Texas)

Program Title: Practical Cybersecurity for Lawyers

Speaker: Dustin Sachs, Senior Forensic Consultant at D4

Program Description: Guest speaker, Dustin Sachs, Senior Forensic Consultant at D4, will focus on common attacks facing law firms and tips to prevent exposure of client data. The presentation will prepare law firms and counselors for 2019 by exploring the landscape of emerging cyber threats and suggesting steps to take in the event of a cyberattack. The presentation will also include a discussion of the new California Consumer Privacy Act.

Total CLE Hours: 1.0 (accredited by the State Bar of Texas)

Event Type: Legal Tech Institute Lecture

Date: December 13, 2018

Time: 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Central Time

Where: Harris County Law Library, Harris County Attorney Conference Center, 1019 Congress Street, Lower Level, Houston, Texas 77002. For directions and parking information, visit our Contact Us page.

Cost: Free

Program Title: Free Legal Tech for the Public

Speaker: Elizabeth Bolles, Assistant Law Librarian, Harris County Law Library

Program Description: This program is intended for legal aid attorneys, attorneys engaged in pro bono work, and members of the public interested in legal matters. It will focus predominantly on family law, housing, and consumer issues. The presenters will cover online legal resources and other tech available for self-represented litigants. Specifically, we will explore TexasLawHelp.org, database access provided by the Texas State Law Library, and forms and guidance available from local government and nonprofit entities.

Event Type: Hands-On Legal Tech Training

Date: Thursday, December 6, 2018

Time: 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM (CST)

Cost: Free

Where: County Attorney's Office Conference Center, Harris County Law Library, 1019 Congress Street, Houston, Texas 77002. For directions and parking information, visit our Contact Us page.

Total CLE Hours: 1.0 (accredited by the State Bar of Texas)

Program Title: Free Legal Tech for Legal Professionals

Speaker: Heather Holmes, Assistant Law Librarian, Harris County Law Library

Program Description: This program will cover legal apps and other tech available on Law Library computers, as well as online, including databases accessible to members of the Texas Bar. Course will also explore options for conducting legislative history research through the Texas Legislative Reference Library, and finding obscure items though HathiTrust Digital Repository. 

Event Type: Hands-On Legal Tech Training

Date: Thursday, November 29, 2018

Time: 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM (CST)

Cost: Free

Where: County Attorney's Office Conference Center, Harris County Law Library, 1019 Congress Street, Houston, Texas 77002. For directions and parking information, visit our Contact Us page.

Total CLE Hours: 1.0 (accredited by the State Bar of Texas)

Program Title: Word for Legal Work

Speaker: Elizabeth Bolles, Assistant Law Librarian, Harris County Law Library

Program Description: This session highlights legal drafting techniques using tools available in the most widely-available word processing software, Microsoft Word. Key topics will include efile formatting, legal citations, tables of authorities, tables of contents, and indexes along with  fonts, styles, headers and footers, and page and paragraph numbering. 

Event Type: Hands-On Legal Tech Training

Date: Thursday, November 15, 2018

Time: 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM (CST)

Cost: Free

Where: County Attorney's Office Conference Center, Harris County Law Library, 1019 Congress Street, Houston, Texas 77002. For directions and parking information, visit our Contact Us page.

Total CLE Hours: 1.0 (accredited by the State Bar of Texas)

Program Title: Finding and Formatting Legal Forms

Speaker: Heather Holmes, Assistant Law Librarian, Harris County Law Library

Program Description: Having access to reliable legal research tools and current, accurate forms from trusted sources is an important component of effective and efficient legal drafting. In this CLE, librarians will demonstrate legal database research techniques used for finding and vetting forms. They will also cover techniques legal professionals can use to quickly and accurately tailor documents to their clients’ needs.

Event Type: Hands-On Legal Tech Training

Date: Thursday, November 1, 2018

Time: 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM (CST)

Cost: Free

Where: County Attorney's Office Conference Center, Harris County Law Library, 1019 Congress Street, Houston, Texas 77002. For directions and parking information, visit our Contact Us page.

Total CLE Hours: 1.0 (accredited by the State Bar of Texas)

Program Title: Free Legal Tech for the Public

Speaker: Joe Lawson, Deputy Director, Harris County Law Library

Program Description: This program is intended for legal aid attorneys, attorneys engaged in pro bono work, and members of the public interested in legal matters. It will focus predominantly on family law, housing, and consumer issues. The presenters will cover online legal resources and other tech available for self-represented litigants. Specifically, we will explore TexasLawHelp.org, database access provided by the Texas State Law Library, and forms and guidance available from local government and nonprofit entities.

Event Type: Hands-On Legal Tech Training

Date: Thursday, October 25, 2018

Time: 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM (CST)

Cost: Free

Where: County Attorney's Office Conference Center, Harris County Law Library, 1019 Congress Street, Houston, Texas 77002. For directions and parking information, visit our Contact Us page.

Total CLE Hours: 1.0 (accredited by the State Bar of Texas)

Program Title: Free Legal Tech for Legal Professionals

Speaker: Heather Holmes, Assistant Law Librarian, Harris County Law Library

Program Description: This program will cover legal apps and other tech available on Law Library computers, as well as online, including databases accessible to members of the Texas Bar. Course will also explore options for conducting legislative history research through the Texas Legislative Reference Library, and finding obscure items though HathiTrust Digital Repository. 

Event Type: Hands-On Legal Tech Training

Date: Thursday, October 18, 2018

Time: 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM (CST)

Cost: Free

Where: County Attorney's Office Conference Center, Harris County Law Library, 1019 Congress Street, Houston, Texas 77002. For directions and parking information, visit our Contact Us page.

Total CLE Hours: 1.0 (accredited by the State Bar of Texas)

Program Title: Free Legal Tech for Legal Professionals

Speaker: Heather Holmes, Assistant Law Librarian, Harris County Law Library

Program Description: This program will cover legal apps and other tech available on Law Library computers, as well as online, including databases accessible to members of the Texas Bar. Course will also explore options for conducting legislative history research through the Texas Legislative Reference Library, and finding obscure items though HathiTrust Digital Repository. 

Event Type: Hands-On Legal Tech Training

Date: Thursday, September 27, 2018

Time: 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM (CST)

Cost: Free

Where: County Attorney's Office Conference Center, Harris County Law Library, 1019 Congress Street, Houston, Texas 77002. For directions and parking information, visit our Contact Us page.

Total CLE Hours: 1.0 (accredited by the State Bar of Texas)

Program Title: Word for Legal Work

Speaker: Joe Lawson, Deputy Director, Harris County Law Library

Program Description: This session highlights legal drafting techniques using tools available in the most widely-available word processing software, Microsoft Word. Key topics will include efile formatting, legal citations, tables of authorities, tables of contents, and indexes along with  fonts, styles, headers and footers, and page and paragraph numbering. 

Event Type: Hands-On Legal Tech Training

Date: Thursday, September 20, 2018

Time: 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM (CST)

Cost: Free

Where: County Attorney's Office Conference Center, Harris County Law Library, 1019 Congress Street, Houston, Texas 77002. For directions and parking information, visit our Contact Us page.

Total CLE Hours: 1.0 (accredited by the State Bar of Texas)

Program Title: Finding and Formatting Legal Forms

Speaker: Elizabeth Bolles, Assistant Law Librarian, Harris County Law Library

Program Description: Having access to reliable legal research tools and current, accurate forms from trusted sources is an important component of effective and efficient legal drafting. In this CLE, librarians will demonstrate legal database research techniques used for finding and vetting forms. They will also cover techniques legal professionals can use to quickly and accurately tailor documents to their clients’ needs.

Event Type: Hands-On Legal Tech Training

Date: Thursday, September 13, 2018

Time: 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM (CST)

Cost: Free

Where: County Attorney's Office Conference Center, Harris County Law Library, 1019 Congress Street, Houston, Texas 77002. For directions and parking information, visit our Contact Us page.

Total CLE Hours: 1.0 (accredited by the State Bar of Texas)

CANCELED

Program Title: Talking Tech: Building a Better Practice with Technology

Speaker: MacKenzie Dunham, Executive Director for Access Justice Houston

Program Description: Guest speaker, MacKenzie Dunham, Executive Director for Access Justice Houston, provides an overview of how to incorporate technology into your law practice, gives specific examples of tools that incorporate the latest technology, and discusses opportunities for lawyers and other legal professionals to use these tools to make the practice of law easier, and more efficient.

Total CLE Hours: 1.0 (accredited by the State Bar of Texas)

Event Type: Legal Tech Institute

Date: September 13, 2018

Time: 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Central Time

Program Title: Free Legal Tech for Legal Professionals

Speaker: Heather Holmes, Assistant Law Librarian, Harris County Law Library

Program Description: This program will cover legal apps and other tech available on Law Library computers, as well as online, including databases accessible to members of the Texas Bar. Course will also explore options for conducting legislative history research through the Texas Legislative Reference Library, and finding obscure items though HathiTrust Digital Repository. 

Event Type: Hands-On Legal Tech Training

Date: Thursday, September 6, 2018

Time: 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM (CST)

Cost: Free

Where: County Attorney's Office Conference Center, Harris County Law Library, 1019 Congress Street, Houston, Texas 77002. For directions and parking information, visit our Contact Us page.

Total CLE Hours: 1.0 (accredited by the State Bar of Texas)

Program Title: Free Legal Tech for Legal Professionals

Speaker: Elizabeth Bolles, Assistant Law Librarian, Harris County Law Library

Program Description: This program will cover legal apps and other tech available on Law Library computers, as well as online, including databases accessible to members of the Texas Bar. Course will also explore options for conducting legislative history research through the Texas Legislative Reference Library, and finding obscure items though HathiTrust Digital Repository. 

Event Type: Hands-On Legal Tech Training

Date: Thursday, October 18, 2018

Time: 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM (CST)

Cost: Free

Where: County Attorney's Office Conference Center, Harris County Law Library, 1019 Congress Street, Houston, Texas 77002. For directions and parking information, visit our Contact Us page.

Total CLE Hours: 1.0 (accredited by the State Bar of Texas)

Program Title: Word for Legal Work

Speaker: Elizabeth Bolles and Heather Holmes, Assistant Law Librarians, Harris County Law Library

Program Description: This session highlights legal drafting techniques using tools available in the most widely-available word processing software, Microsoft Word. Key topics will include efile formatting, legal citations, tables of authorities, tables of contents, and indexes along with  fonts, styles, headers and footers, and page and paragraph numbering. The LTI's flagship program will be presented for the first time in the dynamic setting of the County Attorney's Office Conference Center.

Event Type: Hands-On Legal Tech Training

Date: Thursday, August 30, 2018

Time: 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM (CST)

Cost: Free

Where: County Attorney's Office Conference Center, Harris County Law Library, 1019 Congress Street, Houston, Texas 77002. For directions and parking information, visit our Contact Us page.

Total CLE Hours: 1.0 (accredited by the State Bar of Texas)

Program Title: Find & Format Legal Forms

Speaker: Joe Lawson, Deputy Director, Harris County Law Library

Program Description: Having access to reliable legal research tools and current, accurate forms from trusted sources is an important component of effective and efficient legal drafting. In this CLE, speakers will demonstrate legal database research techniques used for finding and vetting forms. They will also cover techniques legal professionals can use to quickly and accurately tailor documents to their clients’ needs. The program will be presented several times during the year to small groups at the Harris County Law Library using the same content delivered by the same speakers.

Event Type: Hands-On Legal Tech Training

Date: Thursday, August 23, 2018

Time: 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM (CST)

Cost: Free

Where: Legal Tech Lab, Harris County Law Library, 1019 Congress Street, Houston, Texas 77002. For directions and parking information, visit our Contact Us page.

Total CLE Hours: 1.0 (accredited by the State Bar of Texas)

Program Title: MS Word for Legal Work

Speaker: Heather Holmes, Assistant Law Librarian, Harris County Law Library

Program Description: This session highlights legal drafting techniques using tools available in the most widely-available word processing software, Microsoft Word. Key topics will include efile formatting, legal citations, tables of authorities, tables of contents, and indexes along with fonts, styles, headers and footers, and page and paragraph numbering. The program will be presented several times during the year for small groups at the Harris County Law Library using the same content delivered by the same speakers.

Event Type: Hands-On Legal Tech Training

Date: Thursday, August 16, 2018

Time: 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM (CST)

Cost: Free

Where: Legal Tech Lab, Harris County Law Library, 1019 Congress Street, Houston, Texas 77002. For directions and parking information, visit our Contact Us page.

Total CLE Hours: 1.0 (accredited by the State Bar of Texas)

Program Title: Free Legal Tech for Legal Professionals

Speaker: Elizabeth Bolles, Assistant Law Librarian, Harris County Law Library

Program Description: This program will cover legal apps and other tech solutions. The presenter will demonstrate the use of legal databases including Westlaw, Lexis, and O'Connor's Online, which are available on Law Library computers free of charge; as well as Fastcase and Casemaker, two databases accessible to members of the Texas Bar. This course will also explore options for conducting legislative history research through the Texas Legislative Reference Library, and for finding obscure items through the Hathi Trust Digital Repository. 

Event Type: Hands-on Legal Tech Training

Date: Thursday, August 9, 2018

Time: 2:00 PM through 3:00 PM (CST)

Where: Legal Tech Lab, Harris County Law Library, 1019 Congress Street, Houston, Texas 77002. For directions and parking information, please visit our Contact Us page.

Total CLE Hours: 1.0 (accredited by the State Bar of Texas)

Program Title: Find & Format Legal Forms

Speaker: Heather Holmes, Assistant Law Librarian, Harris County Law Library

Program Description: Having access to reliable legal research tools and current, accurate forms from trusted sources is an important component of effective and efficient legal drafting. In this CLE, speakers will demonstrate legal database research techniques used for finding and vetting forms. They will also cover techniques legal professionals can use to quickly and accurately tailor documents to their clients’ needs. The program will be presented several times during the year to small groups at the Harris County Law Library using the same content delivered by the same speakers.

Event Type: Hands-On Legal Tech Training

Date: Thursday, August 2, 2018

Time: 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM (CST)

Cost: Free

Where: Legal Tech Lab, Harris County Law Library, 1019 Congress Street, Houston, Texas 77002. For directions and parking information, visit our Contact Us page.

Total CLE Hours: 1.0 (accredited by the State Bar of Texas)

Program Title: MS Word for Legal Work

Speaker: Joe Lawson, Deputy Director, Harris County Law Library

Program Description: This session highlights legal drafting techniques using tools available in the most widely-available word processing software, Microsoft Word. Key topics will include efile formatting, legal citations, tables of authorities, tables of contents, and indexes along with fonts, styles, headers and footers, and page and paragraph numbering. The program will be presented several times during the year for small groups at the Harris County Law Library using the same content delivered by the same speakers.

Event Type: Hands-On Legal Tech Training

Date: Thursday, July 26, 2018

Time: 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM (CST)

Cost: Free

Where: Legal Tech Lab, Harris County Law Library, 1019 Congress Street, Houston, Texas 77002. For directions and parking information, visit our Contact Us page.

Total CLE Hours: 1.0 (accredited by the State Bar of Texas)