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Video: How to use FormFinder

Jon Hanke — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 14:00:19 +0000

In this two-minute video, West Reference Attorney Andy O’Meara demonstrates how easy it is to find the form you need using FormFinder on Westlaw.

FormFinder gives you access to more than 500,000 forms, with clauses and checklists for just about any legal filing. For more information, visit west.thomson.com/formfinder.

AALL Day 3: Coming to a Close

Anders Holine — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 14:04:29 +0000

It’s the last day of AALL, but first Jenny finds out why bringing librarians and vendors together is important, and asks: “What do you love about being a law librarian?“

Opening day at the AALL Annual Meeting in Denver

Anders Holine — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 19:13:56 +0000

See highlights from the AALL Expo Floor and Tech Center including an interview with the President of AALL.

WestlawNext sneak preview returns to LA on April 20

Marcus Anderson — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 19:19:28 +0000

Back by popular demand: WestlawNext is cooking up another breakfast preview for anyone who missed it the first time around. This time, we’ll be in downtown LA at the Millennium Biltmore Hotel on Tuesday, April 20.

Know someone in Los Angeles who might be interested? Refer a friend, and you could each win an iPad or Amazon Kindle – even if you can’t make it there yourself! Watch this short video to learn more about the giveaway and hear what attendees at the first LA preview had to say about WestlawNext.

April 20 is just a few days away, so RSVP today – and tell a friend!

RSVP at WestlawNext.com

Just for fun: Video bloopers from the Road Show

Marcus Anderson — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 01:18:07 +0000

Johnny, Jenny and the crew had a lot of fun crisscrossing the country to cover the WestlawNext preview breakfasts in February and March. If you were following along, you won’t want to miss this short collection of bloopers and outtakes from the tour.

WestlawNext question: How are search results organized?

Jon Hanke — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 16:01:58 +0000

If you’ve seen WestlawNext in action, you know that it searches in an entirely new way. Rather than choosing a database first, you simply search through all of West’s core legal content and secondary sources in a single pass. The system gives you multiple ways to slice and dice the results, so you can quickly pinpoint the best resources.

OK, that’s great – but how are these supercharged search results organized? This is a question we’ve heard from many of you, so we asked Kim Ellenberg, a West reference attorney, to explain.

Reference attorneys like Kim answer questions like this every day, and they played a critical role in shaping WestlawNext in the years leading up to its launch. The feedback from customers continues daily, and reference attorneys continue to suggest enhancements to WestlawNext based on what they hear from you.

So please keep the queries coming – and know that, even if we can’t respond directly, we do make note of every comment and tweet that comes our way.

WestlawNext Road Show: Minneapolis

Marcus Anderson — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:37:19 +0000

As the preview tour draws to a close, Johnny visits the place where it all began: West headquarters in Eagan, Minnesota, where WestlawNext was created. Tour organizers reflect on the most memorable moments of their whirlwind 15-city experience, and we look back at some of the highlights of Johnny and Jenny’s road trip.

WestlawNext Road Show: Chicago

Marcus Anderson — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:43:08 +0000

Choices, choices…Johnny asks legal professionals in Chicago to name their favorite feature in WestlawNext, and their most popular answer might surprise you. Tune in to see the results – and find out whether Johnny decides to dine on Chicago’s renowned hot dog or its famous deep-dish pizza!

Name that bird – and win some Starbucks!

Jon Hanke — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:46:13 +0000

There’s still time to play our third round of What’s Next Trivia with Johnny & Jenny Westlaw for a chance at $30 in Starbucks gift cards. Here’s what to do:

Watch the Johnny & Jenny videos from the third week of the tour in Miami, Atlanta and Tampa. (Especially Tampa, wink wink.)
Watch any of last week’s videos (from Houston, Denver or Dallas) and wait for the trivia question to pop up at the end (or click on the PARTICIPATE tab to skip ahead).
Answer a single trivia question about one of the videos. Then type in your name and email address (so we can contact you if you win) and click Submit. That’s it!

One winner will be chosen at random from the entries we receive each week, so keep following and playing along as Johnny & Jenny visit the remaining cities on the tour! (For more information, see the official rules.)

WestlawNext Road Show: Boston

Marcus Anderson — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:31:08 +0000

Join Jenny in Boston as she visits Harvard Law School and discovers from preview attendees how WestlawNext will benefit the next generation of legal professionals. And since this is Jenny’s last stop on the What’s Next tour, she takes a look back and signs off from a place where everybody knows her name.