Secondary Sources on Westlaw
Secondary sources are vital legal tools that provide essential guidance and analysis in every area of the law. Often using Secondary Sources is the best place to start your research. You can get up to speed on a general area of law or dive deep into a specific subject. You can use them to find…
Statutes and Legislative History on Westlaw
Learn how to conduct legislative history research on Westlaw for a specific act as well as how to research a specific statute. We will see how to find links to other documents on Westlaw that cite to your statute including cases, secondary sources, regulations, and administrative decisions. Also, how to pull up historical versions of…
Assessment Appeals in Allegheny County
This CLE will cover an overview of the assessment process in Allegheny County, and will discuss when you should consider filing an assessment appeal and demonstrate how to file assessment appeals. We will conduct a mock hearing to demonstrate the various issues that are commonly raised at assessment hearings. We will also discuss the appeal…
eDiscovery from End-to-End: A Primer for Litigators
presented by John Unice and Brett Creasy As data within corporations continues to explode due to the use of workplace collaboration tools, mobile devices, and other online repositories, the need for attorneys to understand best practices around how to preserve, collect, analyze and produce that information (when required) is certainly heightened. Coupled with many states'…
Closed Labor Day
The ACLL will be closed on September 5, 2022 in observance of Labor Day.
Introduction to Research on Westlaw
This program will cover research fundamentals on Thomson Reuters Westlaw, including how to: • pull up documents by citation and name • search for documents by legal issue • research a case • check if a case is still good law • save your research for later After attending this CLE, users should feel more…
Research Essentials on Practical Law
Practical Law's legal know-how offers law departments resources that address the needs for improved efficiency and client services. Practical Law's expert attorney editors create and maintain a wide range of up-to-date, practical resources to ensure users have exactly what they need in their daily practice. The objective of this course is for the attendee to…
Doors Open
Doors Open Pittsburgh celebrates Pittsburgh’s unique architecture and history by providing historical tours inside iconic buildings. Our historical tours invite the public to go behind-the-scenes with us, hear lesser-known stories, or just simply explore these buildings as we peek into the treasured architecture that unfolds the history of Pittsburgh for you.
Enhance Your Legal Research Efficiency with Westlaw Edge
Learn how the state-of-the-art Westlaw Edge platform can make you an efficient and confident researcher. This session will review the features of Edge, such as WestSearch Plus, Statutes Compare, Jurisdictional Surveys, Litigation Analytics, & QuickCheck. Click here to Register!
Closed Columbus Day
The ACLL will be closed on October 10, 2022 in observance of Columbus Day.